Shorty George and Big Bea

The Legendary George “Shorty“ Snowden and his Parter Big Bea in 1937. He was a first Generation Lindy Hopper first captured on film in the 1920’s in the short “After Seben“. Shorty George is not only credited for giving the dance it’s name “The Lindy Hop“ but also the name in which the Jazz vernacular step “the shorty george“ came from. for more information: