There are a lot of words in today's obituary on Frankie Manning, the ambassador and master of the Lindy Hop, who passed away at 94. And surely it's a good obituary. Just not complete.
How does such a well-constructed three-column story fail to mention how the Lindy Hop got its name, or what dance it was derived from? Terry Monaghan tells us everything interesting about Frankie Manning and the dance. He uses inches of words to describe what Frankie best describes as a "series of three-minute romances." And if Frankie danced with 85 consecutive partners at 85 and wasn't taken to the hospital, then he was on something that hasn't needed FDA approval.
Terry, how hard would this have been?
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