The airstep he performed was a "back to back roll" and was danced while Chick Webb played "Down South Camp Meeting" at Manning's request. He moved to Harlem at the age of three, with his mother, who was a dancer. Manning was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1914. Manning is considered one of the founding fathers of the Lindy Hop. During a dance contest in 1935, Manning and his partner, Frieda Washington, performed the first aerial in a swing dance competition against George Snowden, the inventor of the term Lindy Hop, and his partner, Big Bea. Frankie Manning ( April 27, 2009) was an American dancer, instructor and choreographer. He frequented the Savoy in the 1930s, eventually becoming a dancer in the elite and prestigious "Kat's Corner," a corner of the dance floor where impromptu exhibitions and competitions took place. When he was older, he started going to Harlem's Savoy Ballroom, the only integrated ballroom in New York. Manning started listening to records on a Victrola in his bedroom and would practice dancing with a broom or a chair. Watching from the balcony, he was surprised to see his mother dancing formal ballroom styles such as foxtrot and waltz, having only seen her dance before in a much looser and casual style at neighborhood rent parties. In October 1927, Manning attended the Renaissance Ballroom & Casino.
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