Swing Dance venues in the Bay Area

Sundays:

Lindy in the Park
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA

Sunday Night Swing
LMDC
200 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610

Tuesdays:

Swing Central
Forester's Hall
1204 Middlefield Rd
Redwood City, CA 94063

Tuesday Night Jum2424 Mariposa St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Wednesdays:

Cat's Corner
2937 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA 94110

Dancer's Den
2315 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704

Wednesday Night Hop
1160 N. Fair Oaks Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Thursdays:

920 Special
2460 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

200 Grand
LMDC
200 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610

Fridays:

Ashkenaz (check website)
1317 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley, CA 94703

Friday Night Swing
1500 16th St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

Ellington Hall
3535 Industrial Dr, Ste B4
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Saturdays:

Lindy on Sproul
UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza
near Telegraph Ave at Bancroft Way

Jitterbug Jump
Metronome Ballroom
(3rd & 4th Sat)
1830 17th St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

 

Who is Frankie Manning?

No one has contributed more to the Lindy Hop than Frankie Manning.

Frankie Manning was one of the star dancers at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in the 1930's and 40's. While not one of the inventors of the dance, he certainly was one its greatest innovators, credited with creating the first air-step (aerials).

His infectious enthusiasm and love the for dance can be seen in various film clips, the most famous of which might be Hellzapoppin', as well as in person whereever he goes.

Frankie was seen by the dance community as the Ambassador of Lindy Hop to the world, spreading its popularity to the far corners of our planet while traveling and teaching the dance that he helped to pioneer.

Here in the Bay Area, for many years he was met with eager students who attended his dance workshops. The NCLS was one of the first organizations to devote an entire evening of each workshop to a sit-down session where Frankie told the stories of his youth, accompanied with classic clips of the early days of the dance form. These "Evenings with Frankie" were always standing room only.

He passed away peacefully on April 27, 2009. He was 94.

Click to see Flash photo album of FM2004!

Photos courtesy of Dave Wong Photography

 

 

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