DANCER

    Legendary swing dancer with the Whitey's Lindy Hoppers in the 1930's. Danced at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem and Harvest Moon Ball New York (Sandra Pollard-Gibson and Minns won the Ball in 1938.) He can be seen in the film "Cabin in the Sky" as well as the 1961 "Dupont Show of the Week" (remade as: Chicago and All That Jazz) with Leon James doing the Charleston, Shimmy, Snake Hips, Lindy Hop etc.

    During the 1940s, Minns and James had a comedy act called "Moke and Poke" and even took their act to film. During the 1960's Minns and James would do many exhibitions in the Charleston, Shim Sham , Lindy Hop and other dances together trying to help keep the dances alive and by doing so caught the attention of Marshall Stearns (book) and was interviewed heavily by Stearns. Was instruemental in the early 1980's in bringing back the popularity of the Lindy hop in New York and Sweden.