TRANKY DOO - Nils and Bianca

This routine is called Tranky Doo and it is said to have been created by Frankie Manning as he mentions in his book (Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop). The version that we got inspiration from is the one from the Spirit Moves which is danced by Albert Minns, Pepsi Bethel and Leon James.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbOAR8pmMBA

You can also watch Thomas "Tops" Lee and Wilda Crawford doing the routine to the song "Broadway" by Henry Woods and his orchestra. Thomas "Tops" Lee and Wilda Wilder Crawford were members of the Whitey's Lindy Hoppers and won the Harvest Moon Ball in 1940.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzY1SLL9xOw

More about the Spirit Moves where the Tranky Doo routine that inspired us come from:

The Spirit Moves A History of Black Social Dance on Film, 1900–1986 is a documentary film by Mura Dehn chronicling the evolution of African-American social dance throughout most of the 20th century.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjguncQiw70

See Frankie Manning doing the Tranky Doo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3HYXnvp8wM

We share this routine with you to stay connected to the roots of the dance and to the original dancers of the era but also to show how free of self expression and interpretation jazz dance can be.

We are dancing to: It don’t mean a thing (if you ain’t got that swing) by Duke Ellington.

Filmed in April 2021 by Erik Norving.
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