Talk:Lindy Hop
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Wasn't the dance named after Charles Lindbergh? -- Zoe
- That is the myth, which was widely published in newspapers. The truth is much murkier. The term "lindy hop" had been used for many decades before as a general term for social dances, in African-American communities. Probably people had various reasons for using various names, until the Lindbergh story stuck. Now, we will never know.
Who is Frankie Manning, and what does "NCLS 2003" mean? RickK 00:24, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- Frankie Manning was the first Lindy Hopper to do aerials in competition in 1935 at the Savoy. The only other person to influence the dance that much is Shorty George. FM is still alive and teaching.
- The NCLS 2003 was short hand for the Frankie Manning workshop in Oakland, put on by the NCLS in 2003. FM usually gives a talk about history at NCLS events.
Should the history section be first? Chungkuo 15:04, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
External links
I'd like to notice that in wikipedia it is a general policy to keep external links as few as possible. The reason is simple: there is no way to ensure that the links will live or will contain relevant info. Normally only links of encyclopedic value are stored, for issues not covered in the article or for more detailed coverage.
Also, wikipedia is encyclopedia and not link farm and not a billboard for advertising companies, venues, etc. There are plenty of the corresponding places over the net for this.
I am going to brutally trim ext links from this article. If some venues, bands, etc., are notable, please write the corresponding wikipedia articles, wikilink them from here and put the immediately related external links there.
Mikkalai 20:22, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)