About SAVOYBelow are some of the web resources we have used to learn what we can about the original Savoy and the three major decorations it went through. 2LDance.org, the organization that created our dance classes, LEA1 project, and continues to evolve the Savoy, has extensive resources accumulated from countless books, articles, news items and magazines.
Enjoy some of the best of our online resources here: |
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http://www.welcometothesavoy.com/
"Welcome to The Savoy is a project to recreate the now lost Savoy Ballroom, in virtual reality. We want to transport people to the Savoy, Harlem’s most captivating nightspot, to experience the thrills of swinging big bands, breathtaking dancers and jazz age glamour."
"Welcome to The Savoy is a project to recreate the now lost Savoy Ballroom, in virtual reality. We want to transport people to the Savoy, Harlem’s most captivating nightspot, to experience the thrills of swinging big bands, breathtaking dancers and jazz age glamour."
savoyballroom.weebly.com
"During the 1920’s, African-Americans had more opportunities to express themselves, despite their continued sergregation and degradation, blacks advanced music, dance, literature, and the arts in general. The Savoy Ballroom gave integrated audiences a chance to enjoy these black performers, and whites began to appreciate and accept black cultural contributions, opening America's mind to a fully integrated society."
"During the 1920’s, African-Americans had more opportunities to express themselves, despite their continued sergregation and degradation, blacks advanced music, dance, literature, and the arts in general. The Savoy Ballroom gave integrated audiences a chance to enjoy these black performers, and whites began to appreciate and accept black cultural contributions, opening America's mind to a fully integrated society."
frankiemanning.com
Although legendary Lindy hopper Frankie Manning passed away in 2009, his spirit lives on in the hearts and feet of swing dancers around the world. Frankie is remembered and revered for his vital role in the history and revival of swing dancing, as well as for his radiant and charismatic personality. His legacy is hugely important and widely influential.
Although legendary Lindy hopper Frankie Manning passed away in 2009, his spirit lives on in the hearts and feet of swing dancers around the world. Frankie is remembered and revered for his vital role in the history and revival of swing dancing, as well as for his radiant and charismatic personality. His legacy is hugely important and widely influential.
https://aaep1600.osu.edu/book/01_SavoyBallroom.php
"At a time when racial segregation was quite strict, the Savoy enforced a non-discrimination policy and it was one of the few, if not the only place where both Whites and African Americans were welcome in an unsegregated public space. It is estimated that 85% of the clientele was black and 15% White, but sometimes there would be closer to an even split, 50% Black and 50% White. "
"At a time when racial segregation was quite strict, the Savoy enforced a non-discrimination policy and it was one of the few, if not the only place where both Whites and African Americans were welcome in an unsegregated public space. It is estimated that 85% of the clientele was black and 15% White, but sometimes there would be closer to an even split, 50% Black and 50% White. "
http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/d5savoy1.htm
"The Savoy was pink on the inside and had a good size foyer as you entered the building, was very well ventilated (Air-conditioning not yet invented), and had modern furniture of the times and mirrored walls. The ballroom itself was huge, had two bandstands, colored spotlights, and a dance floor that was rectangular in shape (nicknamed the track) and was over 10,000 square ft. of spring loaded, wooden dance floor. The floor had to be replaced every three years due to the tremendous use it went thru. "
"The Savoy was pink on the inside and had a good size foyer as you entered the building, was very well ventilated (Air-conditioning not yet invented), and had modern furniture of the times and mirrored walls. The ballroom itself was huge, had two bandstands, colored spotlights, and a dance floor that was rectangular in shape (nicknamed the track) and was over 10,000 square ft. of spring loaded, wooden dance floor. The floor had to be replaced every three years due to the tremendous use it went thru. "
http://sydneyswingkatz.com.au/blog/2010/12/the-savoy-ballroom-harlem-ny/
"The vision of these two young men was to create one of the first racially integrated public places in the country, which proved to be a wise business decision as well, attracting a wide range of clientele. (The allowing of inter-racial dancing of Blacks and Whites, was really frowned upon by both races at the time at other night spots, but not at the Savoy. The Savoy hardly had any problems with fights or trouble makers due to racial issues. People learnt to overlook there differences and respect the true meaning of the Savoy, it’s music and dance and if not its strict bouncers would fix any problems fast.)"
"The vision of these two young men was to create one of the first racially integrated public places in the country, which proved to be a wise business decision as well, attracting a wide range of clientele. (The allowing of inter-racial dancing of Blacks and Whites, was really frowned upon by both races at the time at other night spots, but not at the Savoy. The Savoy hardly had any problems with fights or trouble makers due to racial issues. People learnt to overlook there differences and respect the true meaning of the Savoy, it’s music and dance and if not its strict bouncers would fix any problems fast.)"
http://www.vintageinn.ca/tag/facts-about-the-savoy-ballroom/
"If you’re a Lindy hopper or a lover of the 1930’s/1940’s, you know the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. You know that it is the hallowed ground of swing dancers everywhere and the ‘Home of the Happy Feet’. All the greats played here AND danced here and anyone who was anyone passed thru it’s doors. It truly was a magical place, where your skin colour did not matter, only the music and the dance did."
"If you’re a Lindy hopper or a lover of the 1930’s/1940’s, you know the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. You know that it is the hallowed ground of swing dancers everywhere and the ‘Home of the Happy Feet’. All the greats played here AND danced here and anyone who was anyone passed thru it’s doors. It truly was a magical place, where your skin colour did not matter, only the music and the dance did."
https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/the-savoy-ballroom-harlem-new-york-1930/
The Savoy was one of many Harlem hot spots along Lenox, but it was the one to be called the “World’s Finest Ballroom”. It was in operation from March 12, 1926, to July 10, 1958, and as Barbara Englebrecht writes in her article ‘Swinging at the Savoy’, it was “…a building, a geographic place, a ballroom, and the ‘soul’ of a neighborhood”.
The Savoy was one of many Harlem hot spots along Lenox, but it was the one to be called the “World’s Finest Ballroom”. It was in operation from March 12, 1926, to July 10, 1958, and as Barbara Englebrecht writes in her article ‘Swinging at the Savoy’, it was “…a building, a geographic place, a ballroom, and the ‘soul’ of a neighborhood”.
https://atlanticlindyhopper.wordpress.com/2015/10/09/7/
"The Savoy was more than a ballroom – it was the beating heart of Harlem. Here is where the best musicians and dancers came together to create swing. It was the largest and most elegant ballroom in Harlem. For a start it was on a different scale to other ballrooms, occupying a whole block from 140th to 141st street, about 250ft by 50ft with two bandstands – it could fit thousands on the dance floor, over 5,000 attended on its opening night on 12 March 1926[i] with Fletcher Henderson’s band."
"The Savoy was more than a ballroom – it was the beating heart of Harlem. Here is where the best musicians and dancers came together to create swing. It was the largest and most elegant ballroom in Harlem. For a start it was on a different scale to other ballrooms, occupying a whole block from 140th to 141st street, about 250ft by 50ft with two bandstands – it could fit thousands on the dance floor, over 5,000 attended on its opening night on 12 March 1926[i] with Fletcher Henderson’s band."
https://welcometoharlem.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/the-savoy-ballroom/
"The vision of these two young men was to create one of the first racially integrated public places in the country, which proved to be a wise business decision as well, attracting a wide range of clientele. (The allowing of inter-racial dancing of Blacks and Whites, was really frowned upon by both races at the time at other night spots, but not at the Savoy. The Savoy hardly had any problems with fights or trouble makers due to racial issues. People learnt to overlook there differences and respect the true meaning of the Savoy, it’s music and dance and if not its strict bouncers would fix any problems fast.)"
"The vision of these two young men was to create one of the first racially integrated public places in the country, which proved to be a wise business decision as well, attracting a wide range of clientele. (The allowing of inter-racial dancing of Blacks and Whites, was really frowned upon by both races at the time at other night spots, but not at the Savoy. The Savoy hardly had any problems with fights or trouble makers due to racial issues. People learnt to overlook there differences and respect the true meaning of the Savoy, it’s music and dance and if not its strict bouncers would fix any problems fast.)"
On December 1, 2018, our name officially changed to SAVOY BALLROOM
Some of our historical records will continue to show our original name: "CP Swing"
Some of our historical records will continue to show our original name: "CP Swing"