She was known as the Queen of Swing, a dancer who helped make famous the lindy hop, a fast-paced, acrobatic dance popular during the Big Band era of the 1930s and 1940s.
On Sunday, the queen, Norma Miller, died of congestive heart failure at her home in Florida. She was 99 years old.
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Miller, who grew up in Harlem, dancing on the streets of the fabled neighborhood, was the last surviving member of the original Lindy Hoppers, according to the New York Times. The Lindy Hoppers was the all-black troupe that made the dance famous through its members’ appearances in movies and on tours throughout Europe and Latin America.
Source: Rest in Power: Famed Lindy Hop Dancer Norma Miller Dies at 99
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