Cynthia Millman's guest appearances

Cynthia Millman

The Track with Ryan Swift

Integrated Rhythm

LaTasha Barnes

Norma Miller

Nick Williams

Hilary Alexander

Jenny Shirar

Christian Frommelt

Valerie Salstrom

Mikey Pedroza

John Festa

Todd Yannacone

Nathan Bugh

Mike Thibault

Laura Glaess

Jerry Almonte

Sylvia Sykes

OwlTail

"In Focus Finally."   When author and librarian Cynthia Millman first saw Lindy Hop legend Frankie Manning dance in the 1980s, a lot of things about the dance finally came into focus. Little did she know she would end up going on the epic journey of co-writing Frankie’s memoir with him. To celebrate World Lindy Hop Day and Frankie Manning's birthday, we at Integrated Rrhythm Podcast had a great conversation with the author where we discuss the world of 1980s New York Lindy Hop, training under Frankie in the Big Apple Lindy Hoppers, the writing and researching of the autobiography, and her hopes and dreams for the future of Jazz dance research.  0:00 The first time Cynthia met Frankie   13:00 Being trained by Frankie in the Big Apple Lindy Hoppers   21:00 Counting and education   25:00 How the 1980s New York scene was different than the modern scene   38:00 Chisomo's Frankie-miss story   43:00 Current and hopeful future research in Jazz dance   56:00 What made you decide to do Frankie's book and how did creating it go?   1:18:00 Details    -----------------------------------------    Welcome to Integrated Rhythm! Two Swing Dancing besties (Chisomo Selemani &amp; Bobby White) navigate race and the Black Experience in the world of Jazz Dance and other Afro-centric social dancing. Our goal is comfortable conversations about uncomfortable things.  Our podcast music is by Laurel Ryan &amp; Michelle Stokes, our intro and ad music this week is by Barron Ryan, Laurel Ryan's brother (check out firstofitskind.net, and www.barronryan.com.) And, the background drumming is by Bobby White.   Find us at your local podcast app, or at: https://anchor.fm/integratedrhythm Please donate to help keep us in business:  Patreon: patreoncom/integratedrhythm  PayPal: robertwhiteiii@gmail.com  Venmo: @bobbyswungover   (Where applicable, lease put the note "IR" in it, so that we know it's for the podcast.)

"In Focus Finally."   When author and librarian Cynthia Millman first saw Lindy Hop legend Frankie Manning dance in the 1980s, a lot of things about the dance finally came into focus. Little did she know she would end up going on the epic journey of co-writing Frankie’s memoir with him. To celebrate World Lindy Hop Day and Frankie Manning's birthday, we at Integrated Rrhythm Podcast had a great conversation with the author where we discuss the world of 1980s New York Lindy Hop, training under Frankie in the Big Apple Lindy Hoppers, the writing and researching of the autobiography, and her hopes and dreams for the future of Jazz dance research. 0:00 The first time Cynthia met Frankie   13:00 Being trained by Frankie in the Big Apple Lindy Hoppers   21:00 Counting and education   25:00 How the 1980s New York scene was different than the modern scene   38:00 Chisomo's Frankie-miss story   43:00 Current and hopeful future research in Jazz dance   56:00 What made you decide to do Frankie's book and how did creating it go?   1:18:00 Details   -----------------------------------------   Welcome to Integrated Rhythm! Two Swing Dancing besties (Chisomo Selemani &amp; Bobby White) navigate race and the Black Experience in the world of Jazz Dance and other Afro-centric social dancing. Our goal is comfortable conversations about uncomfortable things.  Our podcast music is by Laurel Ryan &amp; Michelle Stokes, our intro and ad music this week is by Barron Ryan, Laurel Ryan's brother (check out <a href="http://firstofitskind.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">firstofitskind.net</a>, and <a href="http://www.barronryan.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.barronryan.com</a>.) And, the background drumming is by Bobby White.   Find us at your local podcast app, or at: <a href="https://anchor.fm/integratedrhythm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/integratedrhythm</a> Please donate to help keep us in business:  Patreon: patreoncom/integratedrhythm  PayPal: robertwhiteiii@gmail.com  Venmo: @bobbyswungover   (Where applicable, lease put the note "IR" in it, so that we know it's for the podcast.)

28: In Focus Finally (w/ CYNTHIA MILLMAN)

This month is the 10th anniversary of the publication of the autobiography  Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop, and I am thrilled to be joined by its co-author, Cynthia Millman. A long-time Lindy Hopper in her own right, Cynthia first met Frankie Manning in 1986.  She performed with the Big Apple Lindy Hoppers for five years under his artistic direction, and later studied, taught, and partnered with Frankie.  She is a librarian at The Town School in Manhattan, has contributed articles to Dance Magazine and  The International Encyclopedia of Dance, and has served on the board of directors of the Frankie Manning Foundation since its inception. I joined Cynthia at her home in New York City to talk about her own discovery of Lindy Hop, the NYC swing dance scene of the 1980s &amp; 1990s, and how the modern Lindy Hop world compares to that period, commonly referred to as the “swing revival." We also discussed what it was like writing the book with Frankie, some of her favorite stories that did and didn’t make it into the book, and reflected on Frankie’s legacy, including the work done by the Frankie Manning Foundation.

This month is the 10th anniversary of the publication of the autobiography <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592135641/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=ryanswiftcom-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1592135641&amp;linkId=885b8110586d7799056f967898cdd960" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop</a>, and I am thrilled to be joined by its co-author, <a href="http://www.frankiemanning.com/book.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cynthia Millman</a>. A long-time Lindy Hopper in her own right, Cynthia first met <a href="http://frankiemanning.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frankie Manning</a> in 1986.  She performed with the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBigAppleLindyHoppers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Apple Lindy Hoppers</a> for five years under his artistic direction, and later studied, taught, and partnered with Frankie.  She is a librarian at The Town School in Manhattan, has contributed articles to <a href="http://www.dancemagazine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dance Magazine</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195173694/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=ryanswiftcom-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0195173694&amp;linkId=5bb9e33b3cbb4f24a5667d0554ae12f3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The International Encyclopedia of Dance</a>, and has served on the board of directors of the <a href="http://www.frankiemanningfoundation.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frankie Manning Foundation</a> since its inception. I joined Cynthia at her home in New York City to talk about her own discovery of Lindy Hop, the NYC swing dance scene of the 1980s &amp; 1990s, and how the modern Lindy Hop world compares to that period, commonly referred to as the “swing revival." We also discussed what it was like writing the book with Frankie, some of her favorite stories that did and didn’t make it into the book, and reflected on Frankie’s legacy, including the work done by the Frankie Manning Foundation.

The Track - E025 - Cynthia Millman