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Alexandre McCormack on Instagram: "Ann Johnson was part of the famous Whitey's Lindy Hoppers.  **Lindy Hop is a Black American artform that emerged in late 1920s in Harlem, NYC during the Swing Jazz era..**  ABOUT ANN JOHNSON It's no surprise that her partner, Frankie Manning, once said : "[She was] like a cat….no matter what way I threw her, she would land on her feet."  To this day, nobody has pulled off "The Snatch" like Ann & Frankie, which is when the flyer is caught on the shoulder with a pause and then thrown back the same direction. Ann & Frankie were dance partners between 1940-1952.  She appeared in Life magazine in 1940 & 1941 and starred in famous Lindy Hop sequences such as Hellzapoppin', Killer Diller & Hot Chocolate.   I've always personally been fascinated with her flying c History, Reading, Harlem Nyc, Lindy Hop, Partner Dance, Like A Cat, Life Magazine, Movie Tv, Bring It On

Alexandre McCormack on Instagram: "Ann Johnson was part of the famous Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. **Lindy Hop is a Black American artform that emerged in late 1920s in Harlem, NYC during the Swing Jazz era..** ABOUT ANN JOHNSON It's no surprise that her partner, Frankie Manning, once said : "[She was] like a cat….no matter what way I threw her, she would land on her feet." To this day, nobody has pulled off "The Snatch" like Ann & Frankie, which is when the flyer is caught on the shoulder…

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