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Charles Buchanan, manager of the Savoy, paid dancers such as Shorty Snowden to " perform " for his clientele.

According to Snowden, " When he finally offered to pay us, we went up and had a ball.

All we wanted to do was dance anyway.

" When " Air steps " or " aerials " such as the Hip to Hip, Side Flip, and Over the Back ( the names describe the motion of the woman in the air ) began to appear in 1936, the old guard of dancers such as Leon James, Leroy Jones, and Shorty Snowden disapproved of the new moves.