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Stompin' at the Savoy: The Story of Norma Miller Hardcover - 2006

by Compiled by Alan Govenar; Martin French (Illustrator)

The vitality, wry humor, and indomitable spirit of jazz dancer Norma Miller, one of the premier dancers during the Harlem Renaissance, is captured in this text which chronicles her early life and rise to fame as one of the original performers of the Lindy Hop. Full color.

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NORMA MILLER got her start as a professional dancer as a teenager, when she was invited to join the swing dance troupe, Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. By the late 1930s, the Lindy Hoppers were internationally renowned. In 2003, the National Endowment for the Arts honored Norma Miller with a National Heritage Fellowship, the highest form of federal recognition for folk and traditional artists in America. Norma Miller lives in Florida, where she continues to teach, choreograph, dance, and "swing, baby, swing!"

ALAN GOVENAR is a filmmaker, photographer, folklorist, and writer. In 1985, he founded Documentary Arts, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to presenting new perspectives on different cultures. He has authored numerous books, including OSCEOLA: MEMORIES OF A SHARECROPPER'S DAUGHTER, winner of a BOSTON GLOBE - HORN BOOK Award in Nonfiction. Alan's friendship and conversations with Norma Miller began in 2001. Those conversations formed the foundation of this oral autobiography. Alan Govenar lives in Texas.

MARTIN FRENCH earned his B.F.A. in illustration and design in 1983. His work has earned him numerous awards, including honors from AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION, COMMUNICATION ARTS, and PRINT, and Gold and Bronze Medals from The Society of Illustrators. His energized imagery can also be found in THE SONG SHOOTS OUT OF MY MOUTH: A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC by Jamie Adoff. Martin French lives in Oregon.

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  • Title Stompin' at the Savoy: The Story of Norma Miller
  • Author Compiled by Alan Govenar; Martin French (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Printing
  • Pages 64
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick Press (MA), Cambridge, Mass
  • Date 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780763622442 / 0763622443
  • Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.28 x 6.78 x 0.47 in (23.57 x 17.22 x 1.19 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 13 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 8
  • Reading level 820
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects Women dancers - United States, Miller, Norma
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004057916
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 02/01/2006, Page 66
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 04/01/2006, Page 366
  • Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2006, Page 341
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2006, Page 425
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 02/15/2006, Page 183
  • Multicultural Review, 06/01/2007, Page 83
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2006, Page 210

About the author

Norma Miller got her start as a professional dancer as a teenager, when she was invited to join the swing dance troupe, Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. By the late 1930s, the Lindy Hoppers were internationally renowned. In 2003, the National Endowment for the Arts honored Norma Miller with a National Heritage Fellowship, the highest form of federal recognition for folk and traditional artists in America. Norma Miller lives in Florida, where she continues to teach, choreograph, dance, and "swing, baby, swing!"

Alan Govenar is a filmmaker, photographer, folklorist, and writer. In 1985, he founded Documentary Arts, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to presenting new perspectives on different cultures. He has authored numerous books, including Osceola: Memories of a Sharecropper's Daughter, winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award in Nonfiction. Alan's friendship and conversations with Norma Miller began in 2001. Those conversations formed the foundation of this oral autobiography. Alan Govenar lives in Texas.

Martin French is an award-winning artist who has provided illustrations for the 2005 Grammy Awards, for jazz festivals and for several children's books including The Scarecrow's Dance and Sophisticated Ladies. He lives in Oregon, USA.

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