Posted in: Frankie Manning General |29 May|2011
We love this little bit of footage from the Ahoy! Ball – part of the London Swing Festival 2011. We decided to have a Shim Sham for Frankie Manning’s Birthday and it was awesome to look down at the whole boat and see everybody dancing away!
Happy birthday Frankie!
Check out our Shim Sham for Frankie Manning’s birthday at the Swing Patrol Ahoy! Ball 2011
After a difficult time for us all, we were finally able to return to dancing and we kicked it all off with one our favourite events – swinging outside at Spitalfields Market.
Swing Patrol is committed to the development of a sustainable future. We recognise that climate justice is social justice, and that our everyday actions are inextricably linked to both. We are taking conscious steps to reduce our dance community’s and our company’s waste and carbon footprints. We acknowledge that if we want to keep swinging […]
We acknowledge that the core dances we teach, perform and share come from African American and Black culture, as does the jazz music we love. We acknowledge that we do so without lived experience of this culture and are deeply grateful to be able to experience this amazing art form. We endeavour to continue educating […]
