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  1. The Foundation focuses on ensuring the stories of Frankie Manning and the Savoy Ballroom are appropriately preserved and presented, building, connecting, and supporting the Lindy hop community, and preserving and presenting the full history of the Lindy hop.

    • About

      The mission of the Frankie Manning Foundation is to carry on...

    • Archival Resources

      When it looked like it couldn’t get any better, a young...

    • Remembering Frankie

      Frankie 100 took place in New York City May 22nd to 26th,...

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    • Programs

      To encourage continued growth of people dancing the Lindy...

    • Frankie Manning Bio

      From social dancing in Harlem’s ballrooms as a teenager, to...

    • FMF Board

      Frankie Manning Bio; FMF Board; Archival Resources. Archives...

    • Archives of Early Lindy Hop

      A popular first generation Lindy Hopper, in the early years...

  2. The mission of the Frankie Manning Foundation is to carry on the work and the spirit of Frankie Manning in spreading the culture and joy of the Lindy hop. In order to fulfill its mission, the foundation focuses on the following core pillars: 1. Ensuring the Stories of Frankie Manning and the Savoy Ballroom Are Appropriately Preserved and Presented.

  3. From social dancing in Harlem’s ballrooms as a teenager, to his tenure with the elite Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers, Frankie Manning has always been one of the most important forces in the development and dissemination of the Lindy hop.

  4. Frank Manning (May 26, 1914 – April 27, 2009) [1] was an American dancer, instructor, and choreographer. Manning is considered one of the founders of Lindy Hop, an energetic form of the jazz dance style known as swing. Biography. Manning was born in 1914 in Jacksonville, Florida.

    • Frankie Manning, Cynthia R. Millman
    • 2007
  5. After Frankie passed away, the Frankie Manning Foundation was founded to carry on his legacy through educational and cultural activities. This site has lots of information about Frankie and the Foundation’s programs, and many wonderful film clips.

  6. The Frankie Manning Foundation supports the continued spread of Lindy hop dancing through its Ambassador program, developing new communities around the world and building a following among...

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  8. Frankie Manning Foundation. 10,235 likes · 11 talking about this. FMF carries on the work and spirit of swing dancer Frankie Manning. We sponsor...

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