49+ Savoy Ballroom Dancers
49+ Savoy Ballroom Dancers. The savoy ballroom was a legendary dance hall on lenox avenue between 140th and 141st streets in harlem, new york. Two members of swing dancing group whitey's lindy hoopers, frankie manning and norma miller, introduced a commemorative plaque to mark the savoy ballroom's entrance on this day in 2002.
Unlike the whites only policy of the cotton club, the savoy was integrated, where white and black danced together. During a time in which new yorkers are itching to get back on the dance floor and commune with one another, it makes sense that today's google doodle … read more on observer.com. Some inspiration for lindy hoppers and swing dancers.
It was known as the world's finest ballroom and home of happy feet.
When the savoy ballroom opened on march 12, 1926, there were two things that set the venue apart from much of new york's dance scene. It was known as the world's finest ballroom and home of happy feet. The savoy ballroom was a large ballroom for music and public dancing located at 596 lenox avenue, between 140th and 141st streets in the harlem neighborhood of manhattan, new york city. The glitzy ballroom shimmered as a center point of jazz and jive.
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