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Synopsis: This is a excellent Swing Dance documentary of the Lindy Hop aka Jitterbug. It includes an oral history with interviews with original Whitey's Lindy Hoppers Norma Miller and Frankie Manning as well as other dancers and musicians including Dizzy Gillespie. Swing musicians from the 1930s argue the derivation of the Jitterbug from the Lindy Hop. It is only available through the Filmakers Library as well as your local Library if available. The clip on the left is a short preview.
Cab Calloway also had a song called "The Call of the Jitterbug" that came out in 1933.
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| 1988 |
Green Room Productions |
Sorensen, Winding, and Ross |
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USA |
English |
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Featured Dancer |
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| Documentary |
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers |
Lindy Hop |
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Dancers in this film |
Special Dance Interest |
| Bill Dillard |
Frankie Manning |
Richard Harris |
Vintage Swing Dance Clips |
| Congaroo Dancers |
George Lloyd |
Roe Edward Johonson |
Savoy Ballroom |
| Darlene Chandler |
Mama Lu Parks |
Sandra Gibson |
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| David Thorton Carnes-Butts |
Mama Lu Parks Dancers |
Sugar Sullivan-Niles |
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| Deborah Youngblood |
Margaret Batiuchok |
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers |
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| Delilah Jackson |
Norma Miller |
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Posters / Lobby Cards |
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Cab Calloway |
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Chick Webb |
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Dizzy Gillespie |
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Earl Hines |
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Harlem Blues and Jazz Band |
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Harry
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Jimmy Lungeford |
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The Swing Now Trio |
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In A Jazz Way: A Portrait of Mura Dehn |
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