I finished my second day at the Frankie Manning 95th Birthday Festival at 4am, exhausted but inspired by a full day of awesome dancing and loving tributes to Frankie. I recorded some video snippets of the day, for those who want a flavor of what's going on:
- Swinging Reverends at the Frankie Manning Memorial
- Dawn and Spuds dancing at the Frankie Manning Memorial
- Manu "Spuds" Smith's remembrance of Frankie at the Memorial
- Hellzapoppin Dance contest semi finals featuring the Cangelosi Cards band
- Minnie's Moocher's performance
What a fantastic day! Looking forward to the formal dance tonight with George Gee & His Make Believe Ballroom Orchestra, The Harlem
Renaissance Orchestra, and Frank Foster & The Loud Minority!
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