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Rent This Joint Is Jumpin' (2001)

1h 34min

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The parquet floor is packed with Lindy Hopping revellers. A couple jives a few steps, then the kitten executes a perfect somersault over her partner's arm, her legs tucked tight in a neat backflip. She touches the ground on the beat and boogies into a freeze break, then rolls into her partner's arm, where they show off their fast, smooth, syncopated steps. "This Joint is Jumpin'" is the thrilling and captivating story of swing, with dolls in cocktail dresses with flowering skirts and the guys in shiny zoot suits and when they hear the beat they move!. Through archival footage and interview, we chart the blending of styles and the birth of the "Big Band" that moulded the sound of swing.
From Harlem's Savoy Ballroom where for 40 cents each, 5000 Swingers could jump and jive on a dance floor that ran the length of a city block, and Frankie Manning created the first Air steps to the Lindy Hop, to Benny Goodman bringing the house down at Carnegie Hall in 1939. Come to the outbreak of World War II, Swing had arrived with a legacy that would take it into the new millennium. In the aftermath of the war, the popularity of Swing declined. A growing revival started, however, in the 70's with the worldwide love affair with disco music. By the 1990's Swing is surfing a wave of popularity bigger than its pre-war history, as Hollywood movies such as Swing Kids, Malcolm X and Swingers, hip chart-topping groups like Brian Setzer Orchestra and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and international marketing campaigns featuring Swing. i.e. Khaki's Swing by The Gap has seen Swing cross generations lines. It is as likely you will see a teenage couple dipping alongside jitterbuggers old enough to be their parents in clubs the world over. Times have changed, Swing has changed, even the Lindy Hop has changed, but the fact that Swing dancing is fun never will. So put on your swankiest threads, grab your partner, because This Joint is Jumpin' will have you wanting to get up, shake a leg and make some
Actors:: Lionel Hampton, Brian Setzer, Atomic Fireballs, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Doc Severinsen
Studio:: Quantum Leap
Genres:: Documentary, Music & Musicals, Special Interest