Frankie Manning Tribute Video

On May 9th, members of the Toronto Lindy Hop community gathered to remember and celebrate the life of the late .  This is a video tribute of Frankie’s life that was shown that night.

Frankie Manning was a true ambassador of Lindy Hop and an inspiration to people around the world.  Over the past 13 years, Toronto had the honour of hosting Frankie Manning four times.   The evening served as a fundraiser for the Frankie Manning Fund.  In all, over $4000 were raised by Toronto’s generosity.

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Toronto Participates in the Frankie 95 Global Shim Sham

On March 14th, 2009, as part of Frankie Week, Torontonians gathered in front of the CN Tower in order to participate in the Global in honour of ’s upcoming 95th birthday.  That evening, a birthday party was thrown in Frankie’s honour, complete with a live swing band, party favour, cake, and of course more shimmy goodness.  The video in front  of the CN Tower was edited by Geoffery Holmes.

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What Does Frankie Manning Mean to You?

On March 14th, 2009, as part of Frankie Week, Torontonians gathered in front of the CN Tower in order to participate in the Global in honour of ’s upcoming 95th birthday. People there were asked to share what Frankie means to them. Check out their responses.

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Frankie Manning Global Shim Sham Community Night

On March 14th, 2009, as part of Frankie Week, Torontonians gathered in front of the CN Tower in order to participate in the Global in honour of ’s upcoming 95th birthday. That evening, a birthday party was thrown in Frankie’s honour, complete with a live swing band, party favour, cake, and of course more shim sham shimmy goodness.

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