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Shorty George and Big Bea

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The Legendary George "Shorty" Snowden and his Parter Big Bea in 1937. He was a first Generation Lindy Hopper first captured on film in the 1920's in the short "After Seben".
Shorty George is not only credited for giving the dance it's name "The Lindy Hop" but also the name in which Jazz vernacular step "the shorty george" came from.
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Shorty George and Big Bea

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  • wow, how tall was ...

    wow, how tall was she???

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  • Cute! This reminds ...

    Cute! This reminds me of that Andy Hardy movie.. lol :) What great dancers they are!

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  • I love it. This ...

    I love it. This gives me hope! haha. It's great being 5'11''!

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  • This is the only ...

    This is the only partner dancing in the clip "ask uncle sol"

    however there is a Tap dance number by Terry Green at the end which I also posted.

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  • That lift at 0:49 ...

    That lift at 0:49 was funny hahaha XD.

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  • Where can i get a ...

    Where can i get a copy of this short/soundie ?

    ...it's a shame things like this are not easily found in the public domain

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  • I love how George ...

    I love how George has to jump to do an outside turn.

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  • I do believe this ...

    I do believe this song is Nagasaki (I heard a version of it by Charlie Barnet that sounds really really close to it)

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  • Does anyone know ...

    Does anyone know where I can see a complete version of "Ask Uncle Sol"?

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  • Ask Uncle Sol (1937)

    Ask Uncle Sol (1937)

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  • I've dreamed of ...

    I've dreamed of seeing a clip of Shorty and Big Bea together for sooooo long! Thanks!

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  • What a Killer ...

    What a Killer Diller!
    p.s. What film/Soundie is this from?

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