This was excellent! What a great tribute to the original. But...and I'm sorry to say this...the fluidity and physical power of the original is mindboggling. It was simply unbelievable, then and now. I'm sure the "new" dancers realize that and that's why they paid tribute to those who went before them...
I'm not sure I have the words to express how phenomenal this video is! I get teary eyed watching it and just get a wave of excitement and happiness every time I watch it. Thank you for this, as a Lindy dancer of 10 years, I know what this video means to people. Truly amazing.
Incredible ... and such great timing - a year since Frankie95, and his headstone at Woodlawn was dedicated on Sunday May 30, 2010. Thank you for this gift.
Tears of Joy come out of me everytime I see this. I got the privilege to learn with Frankie Manning in Barswingona and in Herräng in Sweeden in 2001. Thank you so much to all who keep this joy alive. Inlak´ech = I am another yourself.
In Memory of Frankie Manning. He was a great man and dancer. This is a great tribute. I was fortunate to see him (in person) several times! I remember him talking about these dances that he invented!! One story was how his troop was filmed once as part of a Marx Brothers film (A Day at the Races). That was a spur of the moment thing since his troop was in Hollywood when the film was shooting!
You're right George. An oversight. Im sure it wasn't intentional. The MUSIC is the inspiration! Thank you for keeping this music alive. I enjoyed dancing to your orchestra in Central Park at Frankie 95. Keep up the good work :) And to the dancers, great tribute to Frankie and the Hellzapoppin dancers!
Excellent performance, gave me chills, and made me proud of the lindy hop community. So much love, so much respect. And Frankie deserved every iota of it, he was a fountain of creativity and good will to us all. He would have been very, very pleased by this.
OMG so awesome.... I am tearing up and have shivers. It was great to see the recreation in person but I have to say this editing job is just fantastic! Thanks to all who brought this together.
my eyes seriously teared up watching this clip. you guys are amazing! and the sheer gesture of recreating this routine... this is love, pure love. and i love it.
Mr. Gee is right to give credit for the transcription which I believe was done by Walter Szymanski. However, his tin ear doesn't allow him to differentiate between the original recording used for this video, (not so scratchy) taken from the movie soundtrack not the recreation. There was no live band performance during this dance routine. Perhaps it's the latent guilt he feels for not properly crediting Walt for the work when it was performed nor paying him a fair stipend for the extra work.
Someone mentioned how the girls in the original had "long powerful legs" but not here. Well of course the dancers cannot look identical, the ones in 1941 were women of African American background and they are generally taller and stronger, but I think dancers in this show are black, white, and Asian
They weren't trying to better it, they were paying tribute to these amazing dancers (And for Frankies 95th birthday) I don't get comments like this sometimes.....
Wow. Sadly as with most thing these days, THE ORIGINAL back in the day WAS BEST. The copy/imitation PALES BY COMPARISON. Oh or Jazz and Lindy Hop to return. One day soon!
Lindy Hop is alive and well...check your area, there are clubs, dances and authentic lindy instructors just about everywhere. I hope you'll join us in our addiction...er...hobby.
That's wonderful! Sadly though I don't think dancers like these in Hellzapoppin video EXIST anymore. They had so much JOY and ENERGY like other folk like them in those times. It's a bygone era.
2dasimmons that's just you, there's dancers with so much energy, just search for them, it was difficult to see those dancers also, just like this era. i've seen it and god.. it's awesome.
To all those wanting to see this type of dance return, forget about it. chicks are too fat nowadays. people were poor back in the 40s, didn't eat much, and the food they ate wasn't processed like this garbage we are eating today, try this dance with a so-called bbw.
even skinny or healthy people nowadays look different from skinny people in 1940s films. different physical lifestyles and different foods as you wrote. furthermore, people have so many distractions now..... this level of dancing skill requires focus. recently, there was a music class in india with students living in poverty..... every student was given a violin, so the class was a violin orchestra. some of the students became such excellent musicians that they received music scholarships....... all they had was their violins and plenty of time to practice..... so you are right that being poor can help increase skill.
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This was excellent! What a great tribute to the original. But...and I'm sorry to say this...the fluidity and physical power of the original is mindboggling. It was simply unbelievable, then and now. I'm sure the "new" dancers realize that and that's why they paid tribute to those who went before them...
I'm not sure I have the words to express how phenomenal this video is! I get teary eyed watching it and just get a wave of excitement and happiness every time I watch it. Thank you for this, as a Lindy dancer of 10 years, I know what this video means to people. Truly amazing.
Incredible ... and such great timing - a year since Frankie95, and his headstone at Woodlawn was dedicated on Sunday May 30, 2010. Thank you for this gift.
Tears of Joy come out of me everytime I see this. I got the privilege to learn with Frankie Manning in Barswingona and in Herräng in Sweeden in 2001. Thank you so much to all who keep this joy alive. Inlak´ech = I am another yourself.
Absolutely incredible! The first time I watched it I was amazed, the second time I was choked up. Simply amazing!
In Memory of Frankie Manning. He was a great man and dancer. This is a great tribute. I was fortunate to see him (in person) several times! I remember him talking about these dances that he invented!! One story was how his troop was filmed once as part of a Marx Brothers film (A Day at the Races). That was a spur of the moment thing since his troop was in Hollywood when the film was shooting!
You're right George. An oversight. Im sure it wasn't intentional. The MUSIC is the inspiration! Thank you for keeping this music alive. I enjoyed dancing to your orchestra in Central Park at Frankie 95. Keep up the good work :)
And to the dancers, great tribute to Frankie and the Hellzapoppin dancers!
Man, this really gets my heart pounding. I need to breath...Awesome.
Excellent performance, gave me chills, and made me proud of the lindy hop community. So much love, so much respect. And Frankie deserved every iota of it, he was a fountain of creativity and good will to us all. He would have been very, very pleased by this.
It was amazing to be there for this and I was so proud of all the dancers who were a part of it!! Shubam!
I didn't expect this! It was awesome. I feel a strong sense of pride that this was made available to the world.
aaaah goosebumps!!! How fantastic, brilliant editiing and of course stunning dancing. Thank you.
OMG so awesome.... I am tearing up and have shivers. It was great to see the recreation in person but I have to say this editing job is just fantastic! Thanks to all who brought this together.
Outstanding! 👏👏👏👏
my eyes seriously teared up watching this clip. you guys are amazing! and the sheer gesture of recreating this routine... this is love, pure love. and i love it.
This was a nice tribute and recreation of the original dance sequence.
This always gives me goosebumps. My heart almost exploded watching this in NYC. Amazing.
Me too!
agreed. And great playing at the BotBB, it was awesome dancing to your music!
amazing dancing all around! And great job editing! Congrats to everyone involved.
Great! And thanks for putting the names of everyone, I always wondered who the other ones in the original were. :)
Awesome, magnificent!!!
I just watched this again and got goosebumps.
great dancing and really nice editing!
Wonderfull !
That was just awesome!
Every time I watch this, my heart is about to explode.
MAGNIFICENT!!
That was really amazing..
FANTASTIC WONDERFUL - REAL, COOL BAG !!! KEEP ON SWINGING 4 EVER !!! - "VIKING SPEAKING" -
nice work
thank you...a beautiful thing!
Y'dun better'n good, Brian Grady: Absolutely brilliant!!!
Someone asked Frankie “Was that sped up?”
“No; that's how fast we danced!”
AWSEOME!!!!
That is amazing. I have a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye.
love it!
This needs a remake to bring it up to 2021!
Mr. Gee is right to give credit for the transcription which I believe was done by Walter Szymanski. However, his tin ear doesn't allow him to differentiate between the original recording used for this video, (not so scratchy) taken from the movie soundtrack not the recreation. There was no live band performance during this dance routine. Perhaps it's the latent guilt he feels for not properly crediting Walt for the work when it was performed nor paying him a fair stipend for the extra work.
@davisthurber this is the nicest response we've gotten so far. and I feel the same way!
my fav
This was pure genius.
For the lindy hoppers lucky enough to be in the audience, these two and a half minutes were practically a religious experience.
@swingnance ur 2 kind, thanks very much. Please check out our youtube channel if you haven't already. It's called Jazzlegacy
@FurieuxCamille Thanks for all the nice comments!
the old timers still had them beat
'like' how about a 'love' button?!
Anyone know the name of the original track in the movie (not the "Jumpin' at the Woodside" version) and where I can get it?
Thanks
@iiiceobel share it and that's the love button...
Rip Nora Miller
Funny, I was just about to ask who the band was! Was it yours?
very nice editing...the recreation isn't as good or as clean as the original, but way to pay respect!
Someone mentioned how the girls in the original had "long powerful legs" but not here. Well of course the dancers cannot look identical, the ones in 1941 were women of African American background and they are generally taller and stronger, but I think dancers in this show are black, white, and Asian
Sorry.... Not as good as the original. The original was AMAZING!!!!
They weren't trying to better it, they were paying tribute to these amazing dancers (And for Frankies 95th birthday) I don't get comments like this sometimes.....
Wow. Sadly as with most thing these days, THE ORIGINAL back in the day WAS BEST. The copy/imitation PALES BY COMPARISON. Oh or Jazz and Lindy Hop to return. One day soon!
Lindy Hop is alive and well...check your area, there are clubs, dances and authentic lindy instructors just about everywhere. I hope you'll join us in our addiction...er...hobby.
That's wonderful! Sadly though I don't think dancers like these in Hellzapoppin video EXIST anymore. They had so much JOY and ENERGY like other folk like them in those times. It's a bygone era.
2dasimmons
that's just you, there's dancers with so much energy, just search for them, it was difficult to see those dancers also, just like this era.
i've seen it and god.. it's awesome.
Surely to each his/her own. Enjoy.
To all those wanting to see this type of dance return, forget about it. chicks are too fat nowadays. people were poor back in the 40s, didn't eat much, and the food they ate wasn't processed like this garbage we are eating today, try this dance with a so-called bbw.
even skinny or healthy people nowadays look different from skinny people in 1940s films. different physical lifestyles and different foods as you wrote. furthermore, people have so many distractions now..... this level of dancing skill requires focus. recently, there was a music class in india with students living in poverty..... every student was given a violin, so the class was a violin orchestra. some of the students became such excellent musicians that they received music scholarships....... all they had was their violins and plenty of time to practice..... so you are right that being poor can help increase skill.
Not as good as the original dancers. What I see a bunch of stiff dancers.
thank you...a beautiful thing!