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PREPARTY Turkey Trot for Queen of Swing Fest Weekend for 95th B-Day of living Lindy legend Norma Miller (IN PERSON); She says DON'T FORGET THE WOMEN OF SWING; So, we're focusing on them in workshops, djs, bands, show and 8th North American Open http://www.SwingChampionships.com Norma is master originator of Lindy who danced in Harlem in 1930s w/Frankie Manning & helped spread the love of Lindy around the world (more below)!

Let's spread the celebration of her 95th Birthday with this event invite and give Norma Miller an amazing Party with her IN PERSON:

-Nov. 28 PreParty Turkey Trot @ Symbolic Dance w/DJ Battle & Show! Plus, Daytime workshops! $5-$10 by prereg. More at door.

-Nov. 29 Queen of Swing Birthday @ Ashkenaz w/Band Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers! Plus, Daytime workshops!

Norma Miller has been noted as Queen of Swing in documentaries, Film and tv. Starting as a dancer at the Savoy Ballroom, Harlem in 1930's she has also appeared as a comedian on film and TV with the likes of Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Ella Fitzgerald and Redd Foxx Samford and Son's tv show! Miller has danced with Frankie Manning and others in Films Hellzapoppin and the Marx Brothers' A Day at the Races (1937) and Hellzapoppin' (1941); Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992); Stompin' at the Savoy (1992), John Biffar's Captiva (1995), along with documentaries such as the National Geographic's Jitterbug (1991) and the Smithsonian Jazz series on NPR. More below...

Queen of Swing Fest NORMA 95 celebrates Women in Swing:

-Variety Show with amazing performances.

-Themes to dress up and Pin-up and costume contests!

-Contests:

8th NORTH AMERICAN OPEN in Strictly LindyJack & JillSolo Jazz Showcase (contest outside of Show)Intergenerational (20 year age difference) and any swing goesand separate but equally fun Same Sex Any Swing Goes.

-Night lessons for beginners-Daytime worksopsNo partnerauthentic swing era dances includingLindy Hop and Solo Jazz Steps (like line dances)! Workshops will be focused on follows and what leads need to know to lead follows...by Paulette Brokington of ALHC,Gaby Cook,Amanda Marchand,& other guests...

Join us BEHIND THE SCENES:- if you want to be a part of the planning;-&/or a help with promo as a guest host;-&/or perform;-& get your thoughts...

-Scholarships to youth with FREE full pass. In it's year round goal to provide free dance to youth the festival also provides free entry at three yearly festivals. Funded by adult guests enoying the weekend too: Nightly dances, Ball and workshops with Full Pass price or ala cart online!Half off for students. Free to youth under 15 years old with accompanying paying parent/guardian with full pass.

-Discount Tickets in advance: $10-$25 advance nightly tickets; $60 Dance Pass for all 3 weekend dances does not include lessons; $85 Dance Pass w/lessons. $100-$150 Full Pass includes Dances and daytime beginner workshops!

-STORY:Celebrating Queen of Swing 95th Birthday, San Francisco welcomes original Harlem dancer Queen of Swing, film star and comedian Norma Miller with North American Championships and International Swing Hall of Fame. Three time author with books like 'Swingin' at the Savoy' and comedian who performed and appeared on tv shows with Rede Foxx, Bill Cosby and many comedy greats! Norma Miller (born 2 December 1919 in Harlem, New York) is an American swing dancer known to many people as The Queen of Swing. She was interviewed along with dance partner Frankie Manning in Ken Burns documentary Jazz. Discussing the early days of swing dancing, Norma describes the start of her dancing career at the Savoy Ballroom (which was just across street from where she lived) during the early 30s in Harlem. Discovered at the age of twelve by the Savoy Ballroom's legendary dancer Twistmouth George, Ms. Miller has been in show business ever since. Miller was a member of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. The author of several books, Norma Miller's Swing Baby Swing, chronicles the evolution of the swing dance culture into the 21st century. Norma Miller's biography, Swingin' at the Savoy: A Memoir of a Jazz Dancer, recollects her youthful encounters with Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Ethel Waters, and other jazz musicians. Miller was honored with a 2003 National Heritage Foundation Fellowship from the National Endowments of the Arts for her role in creating and continuing to preserve “the acrobatic style swing dance, known as the Lindy Hop”. In addition, Norma Miller has been featured performing in a number of movies, including some of the most viewed vintage movies by Lindy Hoppers and swing dancers worldwide: the Marx Brothers' A Day at the Races (1937) and Hellzapoppin' (1941); Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992); Stompin' at the Savoy (1992), John Biffar's Captiva (1995), along with documentaries such as the National Geographic's Jitterbug (1991) and the Smithsonian Jazz series on NPR. In the 1960s, Norma Miller began working with Redd Foxx at his comedy club and later joined him on his 1970s television series Sanford and Son, serving as a stand up comic, actor and choreographer. In Ken Burns's documentary Jazz (2001), Norma's recollections provide a first-hand account of the Harlem music and dance scene of the 1930s and '40s. Since her time at the Savoy Ballroom, Norma has also worked on film and TV with the likes of Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby and Ella Fitzgerald. Her latest documentary, Queen of Swing, narrated by Bill Cobbs, takes an inside look at Norma Miller's influence in the globalization of America's jazz culture and her and her fellow artists' role in racial integration. The documentary features interviews with Bill Cosby, Bill Cobbs, the late Frankie Manning, and the late Leonard Reed. Norma now lives in Fort Myers, FL.

Swing Festival weekend includes dances, Bands, Variety Show, Workshops, North American Swing Championships and International Swing Hall of Fame awards!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/528504630542798/

Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/SwingFestivalDanceDiscounts/events/183609432/

website of 8th North American Open: http://www.SwingChampionships.com

This will fund youth under 15 years old to enter the workshops and dances; It doesn't cover travel fees. There is a section also to donate toward Norma's travels...

Youth Program Fundraiser: http://www.gofundme.com/YouthSwingNorma95

Call 415-305-8242 or ,message us for more info. or email:

NorCalSwingChamps@gmail.com.

Plan your Winter Holiday 2014 for living Lindy Legend Norma Miller's 95th Birthday & celebrate Women of Swing!

Norma Miller (https://www.facebook.com/normamillerqueenofswing)

is a master originator of Lindy Hop who danced in Harlem and helped spread the love of Lindy around the world!

Let's spread the celelbration of her 95th Birthday with this event invite and give

Norma Miller (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Norma-Miller/143293099019396)

an amazing Party!

-OPEN DANCES

-WORKSHOPS w/Girl-Jam & Guy-Jam Mash-up in

Lindy Hop & Solo Jazz

by Paulette Brokington of ALHC

& Gaby Cook

& other guests...

-SHOW w/Performances by local & out of town guests

plus, Harlem Coquettes & more...

-8th NORTH AMERICAN OPEN

in Strictly Lindy, Lindy Jack & Jill,

Shag & Bal & Solo Jazz..

Join us BEHIND THE SCENES:

  • if you want to be a part of the planning;

-&/or a help with promo as a guest host;

-&/or perform;

-& get your thoughts...

Contact us to help plan with Paulette Brockington of ALHC & Burnie of NAO.

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/events/528504630542798/

(Now a separate time & weekend the
SF Bal Fest-the dirtiest 1930s inspired Swing Fest (https://www.facebook.com/pages/SF-Bal-Fest-the-dirtiest-1930s-inspired-Swing-Fest/220073044671191)

will hold their 10th anniversary on the following month on December 20).

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