2026 Grantees

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2025 Grantees

  • Swing Remix, in operation since 2007, receives support to continue hosting monthly social swing dance parties with live music in Manhattan.

  •  Derrick León Washington receives support for Urban Stomp Curators Club: The Lindy Hop Sessions, which will provide exclusive behind-the-scenes explorations of rare objects and interactive dance sessions connected to the iconic art forms of swing music and Lindy Hop in New York City.

  • Svetlana Shmulyian receives support to provide free introductory swing dance lessons and a partial subsidy for the band artist fee during her ongoing Speakeasy Sessions residency on Monday nights at the Back Room Speakeasy on the Lower East Side.

  • Rahat Bathija receives support to host a social dance party in partnership with the NYC & NY State Parks Department in Queens.

  • Frim Fram Jam, considered “home” to many in the NYC swing dance community, has been the go-to spot for Lindy Hop since 2001: featuring free intro lessons and dancing to DJed and live music every Thursday night.

  • Adrian Miranda receives support to produce a new narrative dance film featuring NYC Lindy Hoppers.

  • Lindy Lab receives support to host weekly practice sessions for NYC Lindy Hop community members.

  • Harlem Swings receives support for a celebration of Frankie Manning’s birthday, World Lindy Hop Day, as well as youth Lindy Hop educational programming in Harlem.

  • Project Connect receives support to continue engaging NYC K-12 students with Lindy Hop through classes and educational performances.

  • Elena Valencia receives support to host a series of workshops educating NYC Lindy Hoppers in historic Vernacular Jazz line dances.

  • New York Lindy Exchange receives support for its annual festival with classes, performances, and social dances that celebrate NYC's historic and present-day Lindy Hop community.

  • Swing With Us NYC will receive support to host monthly social dances in Harlem, NYC the historic birthplace of Lindy Hop.

  • Midtown Swings receives support to provide live music at two evenings of their weekly social swing dance parties.

  • New York Swings, directed by Gaby Cook, receives support for rehearsals and creative incubation time in anticipation of touring performances featuring some of NYC Lindy Hop's brightest talents.

  • Big City Lindy Buskers receives support to provide free outdoor jazz sessions with live music and professional swing dance performances.

  • Living Lindy Legends Project, created by Bobby White, receives support to film and publish interviews with living legends of Lindy Hop.