Norma Miller

Norma Miller is a Lindy Hop swing dancer known as the Queen of Swing.

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. 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. Winning gave Miller recognition and prompted Herbert Whitey White to ask her to join his group, Whiteys 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.

Source: Wikipedia