She performed with whitey's lindy hoppers, the marx brothers, and count.

Was the lindy hop a form of escapism from discrimination for you?

Webchoreographer, actress, author, comedian and lindy hop legend norma miller, known as the “queen of swing,” died at her home in fort meyers, florida at the.

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Webat 95, norma miller is the last living member of whitey's lindy hoppers, the pioneering group that helped popularize swing dancing.

Webwhen she was a little girl, norma miller would perch on the fire escape of her tenement building in harlem, watching dancers spin through the savoy ballroom across the street.

I went to europe when i was 15 years.

Norma did not shuck and jive for anyone in her later life, and she spoke her.

Webnorma miller spent her whole life battling for racial equality in the entertainment industry.

Go with it, sweetie.

Web“the last face that you’ll have is forever.

These days, though, she's.

Listening to music gives me the energy to get on stage, to sing, to dance.

Miller, what is music to you?

Webshe spoke of the challenges and truth of black life with love and seriousness.

Early in her career, she encountered prejudice and was.

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That’s it!” miller has lived through ten wars, a jilted lover, and the switch from black and white television.

No, it (discrimination) never bothered me.