Learn to dance with world ballroom champion Paul Killick - Introduce Style and Elegance into your life
On March 26th, 1926, the Savoy Ballroom opened its doors in New York. The Savoy was an immediate success with its massive dance floor and raised double bandstand. Nightly dancing attracted most of the best dancers in the New York area. Stimulated by the presence of great dancers and the best bands, music at the Savoy was largely Swinging Jazz.
One evening in 1927, following Lindbergh's flight to Paris, a local dance enthusiast named "Shorty George" Snowden was watching some of the couples dancing. When a newspaper reporter asked him what dance they were doing, it just so happened that there was a newspaper with an article titled "Lindy Hops The Atlantic" next to him, to which he replied Lindy Hop.
The Jive is an accumulation of, Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Lindy, Swing and Rock n Roll and was brought to England from the United States during the Second World War. It significantly changed the image of dancing, making it more exciting and carefree.
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