Lindy Hop has been featured in popular media since its inception. Variants include the Double Lindy and Triple Lindy.
It featured in several music videos, including Marilyn Manson’s “Mobscene”, the 2002 music video to Elvis Presley vs. JXL remix of “A Little Less Conversation”, the 2007 music video to Christina Aguilera’s song “Candyman, the 2008 video release from Millencolin; Detox and the music videos to Movits!’s songs “Fel Del Av Gården” and “Sammy Davis Jr.”. It also featured in the 2013 music video for Capital Cities’ song “Safe and Sound”.
The Harlem Lindy Hop dance club and zoot suit culture forms a colourful backdrop in the early part of Spike Lee’s film Malcolm X, starring Denzel Washington.
Lindy Hop is featured in the 2007 Gmail: Behind The Scenes collaborative video by Google, viewed by more than 5 million people.[20] In it, Montrealers Ann Mony and Alain Wong perform the basic swing out pattern while holding the Gmail envelope.
In the 2009 Strictly Come Dancing final the Lindy Hop was performed by the two remaining contestants. In the eighth season of the US version of Dancing with the Stars, it was added to the list of dances along with the Argentine Tango.