Norma Miller: Queen Of Swing

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Norma Miller.
Have you ever heard of the Queen of swing? That would be Norma Miller, currently a 96 year old woman She is a dancer, writer, choreographer, and actor who still has a swing in her step. Born December 2, 1919 Norma’s early years were tough, her father, Norman Miller had died One month before Norma was born so her mother had to make the money.It was tough on her mother because money was tight. Instead of of getting a normal job Norma’s mother held house parties to make money. She would charge people charge people 25 cents to come in eat food and dance to music. As Norma started to get older, around ten years old she started taking dance class, she mainly did dance but she also picked up some other moves too. Ever since she started

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