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Encyclopedia: Savoy Ballroom
The Savoy Ballroom located in Harlem, New York City, was a medium sized ballroom for music and public dancing that was in operation from 1926 to 1958. It was located between 140th and 141st Streets on...
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The marker dedication ceremony, May 26, 2002; Directions to visit the marker; A little bit about the Savoy Ballroom; Tribute to the Savoy Ballroom, September 13, 2003; Coley Wallace;
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Owned by Moe Gale, a Jewish man, and managed by Charles Buchanan, a black man, the Savoy Ballroom opened its doors on March 12, 1926 right in the middle of Harlem, between 140th and 141st Streets on Lenox Avenue.
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Three years earlier Mama Lou turned the “Savoy Preliminary” (for the main “Harvest Moon Ball”), which she had stage every year since the Ballroom closed in ...
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Harlem's Savoy Ballroom was a major music and dance powerhouse of the SWING ERA that lasted from the early 1930's to the mid 1940's. The Savoy actually lasted longer than those two decades.
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Dating to 1988, Harry's food and service has become renowned, starting with the legendary Harry's Savoy Grill in North Wilmington, followed by our chic Harry's Seafood Grill on Wilmington's riverfront, and including the elegant Harry's Savoy Ballroom adjacent to Harry's Savoy Grill.
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Swing Dance was born with the Lindy Hop. It started in Harlem and soared at the Savoy Ballroom. From there it took over the world. ... It all started at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, 1926...
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Frankie Manning has played a major role in the history of swing dance, as one of the original LIndy Hoppers at the Savoy Ballroom and as a teacher today ... Frank Manning's dancing stood out, even among the greats of the Savoy Ballroom, for its unerring musicality. Fast on his feet and with a keen ear,
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All you ever wanted to know about the legendary Savoy Ballroom.
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Swing Dance - History of Dancing. The history of swing dance dates back to 1920. ... On March 26, 1926, the Savoy Ballroom opened its doors in New York. The Savoy was an immediate success with its block-long dance floor and a raised double bandstand. Nightly dancing attracted most of the best dancers in the New York area.
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