![]() ![]() ![]() But Manning was not driven by fame or money. The man with the million-dollar smile who came of age during the Harlem Renaissance should be as familiar as Fred Astaire. His high-spirited dance style has produced fan-favorite swing routines on “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Dancing with the Stars” (he even received a shout-out from “SYTYCD” judge Mary Murphy on Season 6)-but does his name ring a bell? Unless you love Lindy hop, it probably does not. He made the acquaintance of Queen Elizabeth and won the 1989 Tony Award for his choreography in the musical Black and Blue. Frankie Manning (1914–2009) staged and performed numbers across four continents, arranged choreography for seven films and opened for major musical acts, like Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and Nat King Cole. ![]()
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