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🎙 #FrankieInHisOwnWords - Lindy Hop Will Never Die

🎙 #FrankieInHisOwnWords We close out #FrankieMonth with a quote from this great clip. "[Lindy hop] is a dance that'll last forever."

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🎙#FrankieInHisOwnWords - Dancing with Ella Fitzgerald at the Savoy Ballroom

🎙#FrankieinHisOwnWords In this fascinating account recorded at @herrang, Frankie describes the times he danced with the indomitable Ella Fitzgerald at the #SavoyBallroom. As Frankie said, "Even the floor used to be bouncing!" #FrankieMonth

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🎙#FrankieinHisOwnWords - Teaching Swing Kids At Herrang

🎙#FrankieinHisOwnWords We got another Amazing clip of Frankie teaching the Swing kids of Herrang in 2002! A-one, A-two, You know what to do!

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🎙#FrankieinHisOwnWords - Unstiff

🎙#FrankieinHisOwnWords Who else has found themselves dancing with household objects during the pandemic? Determined to get "unstiff", Frankie would dance with a broom and chair for hours! #FrankieMonth

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#DanceWithFrankie

Here is the #DanceWithFrankie Duet! We hope to see your version up soon! Share with us and don't forget to tag us when you do! #DanceWithFrankie , #FrankieManningFoundation, #HappyBirthdayFrankie Credits: Excerpts from Interview with Frankie Manning and Lance Benishek 1992 Editor - Jocelyn Hassenfeld Image enhancement - Joe Natale Music - Squatty Roo (Hodges), Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five, feat. Hilary Alexander from "Jammin The Blues" (2018) campusfive.bandcamp.com

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🎙#FrankieinHisOwnWords - Social dancing Frankie and Sing Lim

#MotivationMonday Great dancing by @SingLim and Frankie at Herrang in 1992. It looks like they are having so much fun, and have a great connection to each other and the music. #frankiemonth Check out Sing's TikTok Duets that she created for Frankie's Birthday! Make sure to tag #HappyBirthdayFrankie, #FrankieMonth or #FrankieManningFoundation!

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