Groovie Movie (1944): Lindy Hop on Film
A Lindy Hop sequence from the 1944 short Groovie Movie, which presents the dance as part of a cartoonish tour of popular entertainment. It is a good example of how the dance had spread into mainstream film by the mid-1940s and how choreography had shifted toward polished, camera-friendly routines. Look at the cleaner lines and the energetic partner work, and compare the style with the earlier Harlem footage to see how the dance travelled.
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