This Black History Month, we recognize one of the most extravagant dances ever to exist, the Lindy Hop. The style born during the Harlem Renaissance has evolved to live on in its home neighborhood.

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Swing on over to some local dance groups to learn about Lindy Hop, a dance with historical and cultural ties. SwingColumbus is a small, local swing dance group that mainly focuses on Lindy Hop, the ...

The jazz band is swinging hard as two Black dancers Charleston in the middle of a jam. The crowd roars as one kicks wildly in every direction and then drops into a jazz split. This isn’t 1922—it’s May ...

The Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown by the New Orleans Swing Dance Festival is coming up as dancers polish their dancing shoes for the festival starting on Thursday, October 1st, running through Sunday, ...

John Land has attended the New Orleans Swing Dance Festival & Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown every year since the event came to New Orleans a decade ago. This year, he will be hosting dancers from ...

May I have this dance? Aurelia Santos invites us to join the festivities. A-one and a-two and a-you know what to do. Any lindy hopper worth their swing out recognizes those as the words of the great ...

"Lindy Hop" is a dance form that originates from the late 1920s. It features elements of jazz, and is more frequently ...