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Hellzapoppin' to "Jumpin' at the Woodside"

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Hellzapoppin' routine to Count Basie's "Jumpin' At The Woodside" - as it was originally intended to be."For Hellzapoppin', I started from the beginning of "Jumpin' at the Woodside" and worked with about sixteen bars at a time, choreographing both the solos and the ensemble section as we went along. (Basie used to stay at the Woodside Hotel on 142nd Street when he played at the Savoy, and some of the jam sessions there inspired the song). I hate to keep saying I choreographed this and I choreographed that because it makes me seem egotistical, but for Hellzapoppin' I set up a routine for each team". . ."By the second day, the musical director at Universal started sitting in on rehearsals to listen to the music and watch us dance.His job was to create a composition for our number so the studio wouldn't have to get permission to use Count Basie's song."-- Exсerpt from "Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop"

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: xsubst

Length: 02:24
Rating: 4.94
Views: 30191

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blinko656 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
i read your more info. What are you doing in Russia? I sent you the above video - a little different but fun...
MonardaManiac (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
There is no smooth at that speed, that's the fun of it!!
kevinherbert (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Incredible...such expression...
adamvonwillis (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Love it!
DanielKeithMorrison (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
THAT is better than todays lindy hoppin. Amazing!
LECLARA (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Ya See Youngsters,Ain't Nothing New Under The Sun,It's been done before Y'all just re-wrote the script! (Tee Hee)
claiborneray (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
This fits so much better to the choreography than the music in the movie, which the producers plugged in because they were too cheap to pay Basie the royalties to use his hit. It is almost unbelievable that the dancers and choreographer perfected this style of dancing when they were barely teenagers, and practically amateurs at that. I am so glad that Frankie Manning and some of the others lived to see it become famous again.
mochawitch (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
This is DA BOMB! when my mom told me this was how they danced in her day I didn't believe her at first, that is until I started seeing footage like THIS..WOW!!!!!
davidschlachter1 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
I totally wish I could do these moves, or even dance so smoothly at that speed, for starters!
00kaza00 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
this is incredibleeeeeeeeee. WOW!!! she even picks up the man at 1:20. WOW amazing. i have never seen such swing moves even today. this is wonderful. i see it is best to learn from the best and the originals.

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