Swingin' at the Savoy
Subtitle: the memoir of a jazz dancer
By: Norma Miller ; with Evette Jensen.
Contributors: Jensen, Evette.
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Jazz dancing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Women dancers -- United States -- Biography.
Description: It was a time when the music was Swing, and Harlem was king. Renowned as the "world's most beautiful ballroom" and the largest and most elegant in Harlem, the Savoy was the only ballroom not segregated when it opened in 1926. The Savoy hosted the best bands and attracted the best dancers by offering the challenge of fierce competition. White people traveled uptown to learn exciting new dance styles.

A dance contest winner by 14, Norma Miller became a member of Herbert White's Lindy Hoppers and a celebrated Savoy Ballroom Lindy Hop champion. Swingin' at the Savoy chronicles a significant period in American cultural history and race relations, as it glorifies the home of the Lindy Hop, and the birthplace of such memorable dance fads as the Big Apple, Shag, Truckin' Peckin', Susie Q, the Charleston, Peabody, Black Bottom, Cake Walk, Boogie Woogie, Shimmy and tap dancing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.