World Lindy Hop Day
World Lindy Hop Day is held on May 26. This event in the third decade of the month May is annual. 
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Lindy hop (and solo jazz) are originally vernacular dances. The Lindy Hop was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy was a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development but is mainly based on jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston. It is frequently described as a jazz dance and is a member of the swing dance family.
Lindy Hop enjoyed a revival in the 1980s but there was a massive uptick in interest after the release of ’Swing Kids’ in 1993, the popularity of Neo-Swing music, and a famous Gap advert called ‘Kakhis Swing’ in 1998. Today, there are emerging and thriving Lindy hop communities around the world. Almost every major city has at least one school, and here in London you can learn almost every night of the week.
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