Shorty George and Big Bea

[MrCheeko50]

Thats one tall bitch...or...

[tmtke]

@MrCheeko50: She was like 6'2'', and Shorty was 5'2''. And not a bitch.

[tmax45R]

This is the real "Shorty" George Snowden, who named and danced the Lindy Hop. This is who Fred Astaire is singing about in the dance "The Shorty George."

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[tmax45R]

This is the real "Shorty" George Snowden, who named and danced the Lindy Hop. This is who Fred Astaire is singing about in the dance "The Shorty George."

[harvey1954]

It was George that was once asked what the dance was that he was doing. Since Lindbergh had just hop the Atlantic in the first successful solo flight George named it The Lindy Hop. This is evidently in a news short of the Harvest Ball of 1929. I guess the Shorty George was named after him.

[djkaneck1]

This is the man who coin the name Lindy Hop

[slyrahh2k7]

Big Bea Lindy Hoppin all over Shorty George!!

[M0N3t7]

Wow, how tall is the woman?

[FlyingBanjosInc]

Wow, so beautiful

[TheGidgetMidget]

Love! Shorty George is my dance hero.

[bushoisa]

What for a cool performance! A very big woman and a little man!

[bubblinbrownsugar616]

LMAO!!! That was great!!! :)

[MexxyCanada]

hahahahhahah vhery good dancing hahahha nice:D

[manga12]

Yea nice! that is how swing is done, wild but stiff. not the sissy ballroom dance done in unmodest skintight dresses and flimsy sandels.

This is the stuff that the legends are made of, and the way swing was ment to be.

[PsychoHellKat]

wow, how tall was she???

[sakka0]

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

[riedler13]

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

[twobarbreak]

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.

[TriggerHappyGirl013]

That lift at 0:49 was funny hahaha XD.

[RhythmJunkie]

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

[tmax45R]

@RhythmJunkie I received it from someone else. Just type in Shorty George Snowden and press search. Try it on youtube or do a general search on google.

[aquilo84]

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

[lindyhop4life]

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

[smrw416]

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

[RhythmJunkie]

Ask Uncle Sol (1937)

[troach]

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

[RhythmJunkie]

What a Killer Diller!

p.s. What film/Soundie is this from?