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Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > General
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 \u0022spread the power of
swing across the world like Wildfire.\u0022 A dance contest winner
by 14, Norma Miller became a member of Herbert White's Lindy
Hoppers and a celebrated Savoy Ballroom Lindy Hop champion.
Swingin' at the Savoy chronicles a significant period in American
cultural history and race relations, as it glorifies the home of
the Lindy Hop and he birthplace of memorable dance hall fads.
Miller shares fascinating anecdotes about her youthful encounters
with many of the greatest jazz legends in music history, including
Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Artie
Shaw, Duke Ellington, Ethel Waters, and even boxer Joe Louis.
Readers will experience the legend of the celebrated Harlem
ballroom and the phenomenal Swing generation that changed music and
dance history forever.
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