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Telling a riveting true story of the emergence and development of an American icon, this book traces swing dancing from its origins to its status as a modern-day art form.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Swing Dance: Born in the USA
Chapter 2: Bred in Minstrelsy, Raised in Rhythm
Chapter 3: Ragtime, Jazz, and Swing Dance Gets a Name
Chapter 4: It Started at the Savoy
Chapter 5: Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Chapter 6: Swingin' in Hollywood
Chapter 7: A Dance by Any Other Name …(Various Styles of Partnered Swing)
Chapter 8: The Decline
Chapter 9: The Road to Resurgence
Chapter 10:The Second Era of Swing, and Beyond
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Tamara Stevens is a swing dance performance and instructor who co-owns and operates the Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association (PBDA) in Pasadena, CA, where she teaches all styles of American Social dance.

Erin Stevens is co-owner of the Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association (PBDA) and is credited with bringing legendary Lindy Hopper dancer Frankie Manning out of retirement in the mid-1980s, thus re-igniting his swing dance career.