In 1999, Community-Minded Dance founder and executive director Caryn Carrasco found herself enveloped in the cultural revival of American swing music and dance. Frankie Manning and Norma Miller, swing dancing legends from Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom, traveled to cities around the world, bringing the spirit and movement of America’s roots to a new generation. Inspired by this global dance movement, CMDance comes to life as the first organization responsible for world-class social dance education and arts programming.
CMDance will host this annual event with live Jazz era 30-40'S live music, starring nationally acclaimed and NYC-based jazz artist Charles Turner & Uptown Swing, also featuring Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles Jazz Band featuring Honeydoo on vocals, a Jazz for Listeners session, cocktail parties, an