[Ads-l] Antedating of "Lindy Hop"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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Lindy hop (OED 1931)

1930 _Minneapolis Sunday Tribune_ 2 Feb. 4/5 (Newspapers.com)  The Negro dances under the glowing lights of a ballroom a block long ... he dances "the Lindy hop."

Fred Shapiro



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