DAWN HAMPTON dances to the music! Leading and following LINDY HOP in 1998

Dawn Hampton dancing with Andrew D'Angelo, Charlie Meade, and Sylvia Sykes at the 1998 American Lindy Hop Championships. Links below:

Dawn Hampton (1928-2016) was a instrumentalist, vocalist, cabaret artist, and dancer. She became one of the modern lindy hop scene's most inspiring elders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Ha...

Her dance partners in this demo were:
Andrew D'Angelo
Charlie Meade
Sylvia Sykes: https://www.sylviasykes.com/

The American Lindy Hop Championships were founded in 1998 and were one of the first all Lindy Hop competition events of it’s kind. It is still going today: https://artspectrum.org/alhc.htm

Live music by the George Gee Swing Orchestra: https://www.georgegee.com/

Thumbnail photo by Tamara Pinco: https://tamarapinco.com/ and   / phototamarapinco  

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