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According to Ethel Williams, who helped popularize the Texas Tommy in New York in 1913, the Texas Tommy " was like the Lindy ", and the basic steps were followed by a breakaway identical to that found in the Lindy.
Savoy dancer " Shorty " George Snowden stated that " We used to call the basic step the Hop long before Lindbergh did his hop across the Atlantic.
It had been around a long time and some people began to call it the Lindbergh Hop after 1927, although it didn't last.
Then, during the marathon at Manhattan Casino, I got tired of the same old steps and cut loose with a breakaway ..." Fox Movietone News covered the marathon and took a close-up of Shorty's feet.
When asked " What are you doing with your feet ," Shorty replied, " The Lindy ".
The date was June 17, 1928.

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