Collective Voices for Change

Collective Voices for Change (CVFC) is an international initiative committed to building a new and equitable social fabric in the Jazz dance community.

OrganizationsMelanie GeorgeMarch 28, 2022lindy hop, international

Black Lindy Hoppers Fund

The Black Lindy Hoppers Fund is a program under the umbrella of the Houston Swing Dance Society. Championed by Black leadership of the Lindy Hop community, its mission is to provide assistance to established and developing dancers, musicians, researchers and community builders endeavoring to be of greater service to community members of African and African diasporic heritage.

OrganizationsMelanie GeorgeMarch 28, 2022USAlindy hop, USA

Swing with Us NYC

Swingwithusnyc is a safe inclusive group dedicated to continuing the legacy and narrative of Lindy hop in Harlem and NYC

OrganizationsMelanie GeorgeNovember 21, 2019New York, NYadvocacy, vernacular, education, new york, nyc

Frankie Manning Foundation

The mission of the Frankie Manning Foundation is to carry on the work and the spirit of Frankie Manning in spreading the joy of Lindy hop, danced to big band swing music, throughout the world.

OrganizationsMelanie GeorgeSeptember 9, 2018USAfrankie manning, lindy hop, USA

Center for Choreographic Development

The Center for Choreographic Development at the Rick Odums Dance Center welcomes the principal French and International Modern Jazz Companies and allows them develop their creation, supporting their production and their promotion.

OrganizationsMelanie GeorgeSeptember 9, 2018Paris, Francefrance, choreography, production

Rhythmically Speaking

Rhythmically Speaking is an American vernacular dance presenting organization that sees these diverse forms as socially-informed, musically-driven and versatile frameworks to explore movement that ignites and unites.

Jazz Is... Dance Project

JAZZ IS… DANCE PROJECT is dedicated to the dissemination of jazz dance education, choreography, performance, and scholarship. Founded in 2012, Jazz Is… Dance Project seeks to widen the palette and visibility of jazz dance beyond the most immediate and contemporary forms and venues. Inspired by the democratic nature of jazz music, a uniquely American art form, Jazz Is… Dance Project values improvisation, stylization, and humanity in jazz dance, honoring the roots and fruits of jazz in the classroom, in the studio, and on stage.

OrganizationsMelanie GeorgeJune 26, 2018New York, USAadvocacy, education, melanie george

Jazz Choreography Enterprises

azz Choreography Enterprises (JCE) is a nonprofit corporation formed in 2007 whose mission is to promote the creation of original jazz dance in concert form.

OrganizationsMelanie GeorgeJune 26, 2018New York, NYpresenter, education, USA, nonprofit

Coda Jazz (France)

Coda Jazz brings together dancers, dancers, choreographers, & musicians united by the desire to engage in a collective action with the desire to make Jazz more open, more enterprising, more reactive, more caring and above all more armed to exist strongly in the French cultural landscape

OrganizationsMelanie GeorgeJune 26, 2018Paris, Franceadvocacy, networking, france

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