
Lennart Westerlund has been actively involved in fostering and promoting Lindy Hop since becoming a member of the Swedish Swing Society in 1981. He helped organize the very first
Herräng Dance Camp in 1982 and quickly became passionately interested in African-American dance forms. In 1984 Lennart traveled to New York City to meet and study with Albert Minns of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers; this experience inspired Lennart to form the
Rhythm Hot Shots (and later the
Harlem Hot Shots). In 1986 Lennart contacted Frankie Manning, and in 1987 invited him to Stockholm to work with the dance company. As the Lindy Hop revival spread worldwide through the 1990s and into the next century, Lennart continued to perform and travel extensively with the
Rhythm Hot Shots, as well as devoting himself to study, research, and promote Lindy, and is one of the primary administrators of the world-famous annual
Herräng Dance Camp. In 2000, Lennart helped introduce Lindy Hop to Russia, and in 2004 he opened his dance studio,
Chicago, in central Stockholm. A tireless champion of Lindy Hop, we are honored to have him with us.
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