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Norma Miller (born December 2, 1919) is a Lindy Hop swing dancer known as the “Queen of Swing”. ==Biography== Norma Miller was born in Harlem, New York, in 1919. When the Great Depression began in 1929, Miller and her family moved to a new apartment that faced the Savoy Ballroom. The Savoy was where Miller began her career as a professional swing dancer. One day when Miller was 12, she was dancing outside the Savoy and approached by Twist Mouth George, “the greatest dancer at the Savoy” as Miller put it.〔Miller, Norma and Miller Jensen. Swingin’ at the Savoy: The Memoir of a Jazz Dancer. Philidelphia: Temple University Press. Print.〕 Twist asked Miller to dance with him at the Savoy. Later that year, Miller entered the Savoy Lindy Hop Contest, which was held at the Apollo Theater. Miller entered with one of her high school friends. They won the contest.〔Miller, Norma. “Queen of Swing.” Wordpress. Web. 11 Nov. 2014〕 Winning gave Miller recognition and prompted Herbert "Whitey" White to ask her to join his group, Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. The group rose to prominence after winning a contest at the Harvest Moon Ball. Miller and the group performed on Broadway and in several motion pictures. Miller has written several books, including ''Me & John Biffar: A Love Story'', which chronicles her friendship with filmmaker John Biffar. Another work, ''Swing, Baby Swing!'' follows the evolution of swing dance in the 21st century. ''Swingin at the Savoy: A Memoir of a Jazz Dancer'', Miller's autobiography, describes her early life and meetings with the well-known jazz musicians and swing dancers of that time, including Frankie Manning, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. Miller appeared in six films and four television series. Her most well-known film appearance is in the swing dancing scene in the film Hellzapoppin, featuring Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers. In 2003, Miller was given an award from the National Endowment of the arts for creating and continuing to preserve “the acrobatic style swing dance, known as the Lindy Hop”.〔“NEA National Heritage Fellowships.” National Endowment for the Arts. National Endowment for the Arts. N.d. Web. 20 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Norma Miller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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