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World Service,12 Oct 1999,4 mins

Swing Dancing

My Century

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Norma Miller tells us about a day in 1931 when she was spotted dancing on the street in New York by Twist Mouth George, a famous performer of the day and was invited to partner him. She was 12 and it marked the beginning of a long career in Lindy Hop swing dancing. She became known as the Queen of Swing.

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