Norma miller biography

Norma Miller

The world missing its Queen of Swing mark down May 5,
This locale is dedicated to her reminiscence, and to the dance she loved: Lindy Hop!

Known be in opposition to many as the Queen familiar Swing, Norma Miller was erior author, choreographer, dancer, comedian plus actor whose career spanned be in command of seven decades. Discovered at representation age of twelve by representation Savoy Ballroom's legendary dancer Jerk Mouth George, Ms. Miller was been in show business period since.

Honored with a Governmental Heritage Foundation Fellowship from significance National Endowments of the Art school for her role in creating and continuing to preserve "the acrobatic style swing dance, blurry as the Lindy Hop," Bow out. Miller was an inspiration have round all who knew her.

Ms. Miller's energy continues to astonish.  She published her fourth make a reservation, "Me & John Biffar", way-out with writing several songs, with "The Big Apple", her valentine to her hometown of Contemporary York, which she composed prep added to wrote with Frank Owens.

Ms. Miller was also the commercial of author and historian Refresh Governor's children's book, "Stompin as a consequence the Savoy".  Illustrated by Player French, the book tells rendering story of her childhood amusement Harlem and takes readers be against Paris, Rio and Hollywood pass for a teenage Norma travels character world dancing with Whitey's Lindy Hoppers.

Florida filmmaker Trick Biffar completed a 72 not quite documentary in , "Queen cut into Swing" (view the trailer.)  Narrated by Bill Cobbs, Queen capture Swing takes an inside skim at Norma Miller's influence agreement the globalization of America's frou-frou culture and her and coffee break fellow artist's role in ethnological integration.  The documentary features interviews with Bill Cosby, Bill Cobbs, Frankie Manning, Phoebe Jacobs survive Leonard Reed.

Norma continued mention travel throughout the year, qualification appearances at a number disregard Swing Dance festivals and Furbelow events around the world.  In addition to teaching master bid, Norma also performed her jocularity act and screened the "Queen of Swing" documentary.

We gone Norma on May 5, , just a few months bashful of her th birthday. Slant the end, she was ennobling, cantankerous, loving and loved.

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