A little of lindy and a little of blues, the Balboa (born in Jazz Age California of a bit of dancefloor pragmatism) and its Bal-Swing variant can in some ways be the best of all worlds: closed hold and connections, quick tempo and (in the swing style) a few flourishes — and even, perhaps, a…
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Quick Steps
Happy Birthday, Frankie Manning
Today’s Google Doodle pays tribute to the 102nd anniversary of the birth of Lindy Hop legend Frankie Manning — responsible in some measure for helping to develop and innovate the dance into a true genre beyond a social descendant of more traditionally ballroom-based styles. As a choreographer, he also helped expand the style’s public presence,…
