The Next Generation Project (NGP) was created to nurture and train young Black American dancers in the art of authentic Lindy Hop and vernacular Jazz. NGP strives to provide opportunities, resources, and mentorship to empower the next generation to carry forward these culturally significant dance forms. Your contribution can make a difference in a young dancer’s life—please donate now to support our mission to foster talent and celebrate Black American art forms.
If Dance Camps and Festivals were the only option to learn Lindy, we would have lost the genius of the creators of this great art form. Black elders often lamented that black dancers weren’t interested in learning Lindy. But in truth, it wasn’t a lack of interest – it was a lack of access.
The Next Generation’s Project is our commitment to respond to the dream that a new generation of American black dancers, well-schooled in the art and its history, will emerge. NGP aims to strengthen and train in accurate Lindy dance technique, surround project participants with American and international mentors, and inspire participants to accept responsibility for learning and transmitting the true history and technique of Lindy Hop and Vernacular Jazz.
Participants will be connected to master dance teachers you may have heard of but never had the opportunity to meet. And their expertise transcends dance. Participants will have history classes, how to negotiate contract classes, how to build this movement in their respective communities, and dance technique, technique, and technique, all culminating in a performance before the whole camp on Friday night.
Love what you are doing. It was great to see and hear from NGP dancers & Denise Minns-Harris at Swing Out New Hampshire.
May Al Minns legacy live forever!
I’m honored to support this mission!
Your collective story is inspiring and needs to be told now more than ever. Very touching talks at SONH. This is a very worthy endeavour.
It’s important to preserve the legacy dance movement, providing a foundation on which to build and carry the dance form forward.
Thank you for your inspiring talks at Swing Out New Hampshire and thank you for sharing your truth with us. I feel honored to have shared heartfelt and vulnerable conversations in Charles café. This is already a highlight for me this year and there is still 4 days left to camp.
I’ve been so excited about and impressed by this program. Thank you so much for all the effort that goes into this.
woohooo!