Talk:Frankie Manning
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I don't see the Marx Brothers movie in the filmography - was it A Day at the Races? // Habj 23:18, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
- From my understanding, it's a popular misconception that Frankie Manning was in A Day at the Races, but he wasn't. He was doing something else while Whitey's Lindy Hoppers were filming that movie, so he didn't appear in it. --Cswrye 00:32, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
- Not doing the choreography either? // Habj 01:02, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
Was Frankie actually one of the founding fathers? I don't think so. He danced it, and he created the first aerial, but when he started, the lindy hop was already going on. If you are looking at quotes from him in This thing called swing, by christian batchelor, he states himself starting on it, after it had already begun. I think we should change this. If there isn't any disagreement on this - I will do this in a few days. luh
- From my understanding, Frankie is generally considered to be among the "second generation" of lindy hoppers, with Shorty George Snowden, Stretch Jones, and others being the true original lindy hoppers. That being said, I still think that it is fitting to call Frankie one of the founding fathers of Lindy Hop since he was a major part of the dance since its early days and did much to shape the dance during the swing era. I wouldn't fight the issue though, so if you want to make the change, go ahead. --Cswrye 18:53, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
