Swingin' at the Savoy The Memoir of a Jazz Dancer

Name: Swingin' at the Savoy The Memoir of a Jazz Dancer
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ISBN: 9780585364551

ISBN-10: 0585364559

ISBN-13: 9780585364551

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Authors: Norma Miller, Evette Jensen

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Dancer, award-winning choreographer, show producer, stand-up comedienne, TV/film actress, and author, Norma Miller shares her touching historical memoir of Harlem's legendary Savoy Ballroom and the phenomenal music and dance craze that spread the power of Swing across the world like wildfire. It was a time when the music was Swing, and Harlem was king. Renowned as the world's most beautiful ballroom, and the largest and most elegant in Harlem, the Savoy was the only ballroom not segregated when it opened in 1926. The Savoy hosted the best bands and attracted the best dancers by offering the challenge of fierce competition. White people travelled uptown to learn exciting new dance styles.…

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List price: $49.95
Publisher: Temple University Press
Binding: E-Book
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Preface
Coming Home
Coming to America
Norman Miller
The Early Years
The Savoy
Coming of Age
A Man Called Whitey
The Harvest Moon Ball
The Swingin' Generation
The Other Side of the Ballroom
Ethel Waters
Savoy at the World's Fair
Hollywood Calls
Swingin' Down to Rio
Moving On
Norma Miller Dancers
On the Road Again
Swingin' into the Future
Saying GoodbyeEpilogue
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