The call of the jitterbug
Description
Documentary on the jitterbug and lindy hop, a dance craze that swept the nation beginning in Harlem in the 1930s. Delilah Jackson, Mama Lu Parks, George Lloyd, Sugar Sullivan-Niles, Frank Manning, Sandra Gibson, and musicians Bill Dillard and Dizzy Gillespie also reminisce about dancing at the Savoy Ballroom and other popular clubs, which are seen in historical film footage. Parks and Manning are shown teaching the dance, which continues to be performed in clubs and on stage.
Runtime
36 min
Subjects
- Lindy (Dance) (1)
- Boogie woogie (Music) (1)
- Dance (472)
- Jitterbug (Dance) (2)
- Swing (Dance) (2)
- African Americans (1140)
- African American dance (9)
Contributor
Geography
Date of Publication
c1988
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?DAIV;1664278
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