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Rikomatic’s 2009 Year in Review

Posted on January 1, 2010 by

I'm not sure anything could encapsulate my entire year better than this one picture from the New York Times. For me it was a sublime, bittersweet moment — leading hundreds of people marching, dancing, clapping, making music, laughing and crying in celebration of the life of one humble man who touched us all. The year…

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Jersey Jazz Tribute to Frankie Manning & Frankie95 Fest

Posted on September 26, 2009 by

Frankie's partner Judy Pritchett was kind enough to share with me a high-rez scan of the lovely article and photo spread from the Jersey Jazz magazine about the Frankie Manning 95th Birthday Festival that took place last May in New York City.  Entitled "Frankie Manning: Never Stop Swinging" its one of the sweetest tributes to…

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Frankie 95 Festival DVD set now on sale!

Posted on July 19, 2009 by

I am happy to announce the exciting news that the much-anticipated official DVD set from the Frankie Manning 95th Birthday Festival is now on sale!  Just $75 for a whopping five-DVD set, here's all the amazing, professionally shot footage that you'll get: Frankie's 95th Birthday Festival Highlights, Hellzapoppin' and Jack & Jill Competitions, Performances, Jams…

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Yehoodi Video Talk Show: The Frankie 95 Episode!

Posted on June 23, 2009 by

Spuds & Rik recap the event of the decade: The Frankie 95 Birthday Festival in New York City. The guys share memories and video from this amazing event where over 2,000 lindy hoppers showed their love for our ambassador for Lindy Hop, Frankie Manning. Catch the show on Yehoodi or subscribe to the podcast. Get…

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PBS documentary about Frankie Manning online!

Posted on June 9, 2009 by

PBS channel 13 in New York has put online a sweet 30 minute documentary about legendary lindy hopper Frankie Manning called "Never Stop Swinging." From the website: The documentary features the last major interview of Frankie Manning before his death, as well as precious archival footage of his dancing from the 1930’s to 2009 in…

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Twitter as an Event Organizer’s Tool: Our Experience with the Frankie 95 Birthday Festival

Posted on June 1, 2009 by

About a month ago my friend David sent me an email asking about how we could use the micro-blogging service Twitter to help spread the word and coordinate a swing dance festival that we were helping organize.  We started brainstorming and decided to try it out.  As it turns out, Twitter is a pretty effective…

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The Global Shim Sham compilation video: a labor of lindy love involving 5,000+ dancers from around the world

Posted on May 31, 2009 by

This video is the result of several months of effort involving an estimated 5,000 dancers in over 22 countries: the Global Shim Sham.  This was produced by a dedicated team of volunteers for the Frankie Manning 95th Birthday Festival, and shown to an appreciative audience of about 2,000 people on Saturday, May 23.  Read on…

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Fantastic photos from Frankie 95 Festival on Getty Images

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

In all of the hubbub, I forgot to announce that the prestigious Getty Images stock photography service has put up several beautiful photos from the Frankie 95 Birthday Festival, mostly from the memorial service and the dance in Central Park on Friday, May 22.  Check out the entire set here. One of them has already…

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Frankie 95 Festival Day 5: Chazz dances for his dad, Battle of the bones, Big Apple Lindy Hoppers! We love you, Frankie!

Posted on May 26, 2009 by

Tonight was the final night of the Frankie 95 Birthday Festival, and what a lovely way to end an incredible five days of celebration!  Here's Chazz Young, Frankie Manning's son, dancing on behalf of his dad with 95 follows. Continuing the tradition started at Frankie's 80th birthday of having Frankie dance with one follower for…

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Frankie 95 Festival Day 4: Tribute Show, Campus Five, Boilermakers (video)

Posted on May 25, 2009 by

Here's a sweet video snippet: about 1,000 people at 4am still swinging hard at the close of Day Four of the Frankie 95 Birthday Festival. The highlight of the day was an all-star dance tribute show for Frankie Manning, demonstrating various parts of his career, from the Savoy Ballroom to the Herrang Dance Camp.  Afterwards,…

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