As luck would have it, the first dance school he called also happened to be the one that Al Minns taught it. When they arrived in NYC, Anders Lind decided to call the dance schools that taught Lindy Hop. While in Stockholm, Anders Lind had found a copy of the New York City yellow pages and torn out the pages listing dance schools. In April 1984, Anders Lind, Lennert Westerlund, and Henning Sörensen (Secretary for the Swedish Swing Society) travelled to New York City seeking Al Minns, a surviving member of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers that Anders had found in "Jazz Dance".
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They started discussing a trip to New York City to find someone who could teach them how to dance the same way. The speed, acrobatics, and skill of the dancers was like nothing they had ever seen before. When Hellzapoppin' was shown at the KTH student theatre, they were in awe by the dancing in the film. They found the dance sequences so exciting that they returned with a video camera to record all of the dance scenes. When A Day at the Races was shown in a theater in Stockholm, Anders and Lennart went to watch the movie. "Jazz Dance" listed several films that included Lindy Hop sequences. Dance Freaks performed together one time before splitting up. Eddie and Eva and another couple formed a group called Dance Freaks in spring 1984. After one year at the dance school, they joined the Swedish Swing Society. They learned from the book that Jitterbug was originally called Lindy Hop and originated in Harlem, NY during the end of the 1920s.Īt the age of 15, Eddie Jansson and Eva Lagerqvist started dancing at Lasse Kühlers dance school, where they met each other in 1983. Prior to finding "Jazz Dance", everyone believed that Jitterbug was a dance that originated from the 1940s. Excited about the discovery, he copied three chapters of the book and handed them out to his fellow SSS members. Lennart Westerlund, Catrine Lunggren, Anders Lind, and Lena Ramberg started to dance together in a small performance group as a part of the Swedish Swing Society in 1983.Īnders Lind became interested in searching for the history of the dance and in autumn 1983, he found a copy of "Jazz Dance: The Story of American Vernacular Dance" by Marshall and Jean Stearns in an unknown library in Dansmuseet (dance museum). So when Lennart Westerlund started to dance at Lasse Kühlers dance school in 1980, he was recruited into the Swedish Swing Society in 1981, where he met Anders Lind. The Swedish Swing Society initially recruited dancers from Lasse Kühlers dance school. He became a member of the Swedish Swing Society (SSS, formed in 1978), a dance club that originally focused on competition and show.
Other dancers, including former members of the Hot Shots, have performed with the Harlem Hot Shots on various occasions.Īnders Lind began studying at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden in 1978 and became interested in swing dance as a student. The Harlem Hot Shots ( HHS, sometimes spelled Harlem Hotshots) is a Swedish dance company formed in autumn 2002 that includes several members of The Rhythm Hot Shots. What is this Thing called Swing? (USA tour) Other dancers, including former members, have performed with The Rhythm Hot Shots on various occasions. Ulrika Larsdotter Ericsson, née Ulrika Ericsson Members of The Rhythm Hot Shots were instrumental in the 1980s and 90s Lindy Hop revival.Įva Lagerqvist Jansson, née Eva Lagerqvist The Rhythm Hot Shots ( TRHS, officially The Rhythm Hot Shots Dance & Show Handelsbolag or TRHS Dance & Show HB) is a Swedish performance dance company founded in 1985 and dissolved in 2002.
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