Black Lindy Hoppers Fund Announces 2022-23 Grantees

Congratulations to the Black Lindy Hoppers Fund 2022/2023 Grantees! The Black Lindy Hoppers fund supports local practitioners and their projects to help promote vernacular jazz dances in the Black community around the globe.

The grantees are:

  • Ana Gori

  • Barbara Grant

  • Emile Houngbossa

  • Hanna N’Diaye / Stephen Atemie

  • Hodi Swing Jr.

  • Okurut George

  • Rachel Pitner / Chris Cohen

  • Ronald Jones

  • Samuel Coleman

  • TJ Jazz

The Black Lindy Hoppers Fund is supported by the Houston Swing Dance Society. The mission of the BLHF is “to provide assistance to established and developing dancers, musicians, researchers and community builders endeavoring to be of greater service to community members of African and African diasporic heritage.“