The dance that made its way from Harlem to Sweden

Published: March 30, 2022, 4:15 a.m.

b'Lindy Hop is a dance that was born in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s \\u2014 created and performed by African Americans in segregated clubs and dance halls. But today, one of the world\'s most vibrant Lindy Hop communities is in Sweden. So what happens when a Black American wants to learn the art form that she first encountered at the hands of her great-grandmother?

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