I love “getting my groove on” while listening to old school, and disco music. One of my favorite moves is to smoothly maneuver on the floor, while doing one of my signature dance routines and then sliding on the floor to make a “calculated hockey stop” on eight wheels. Roller skating can be a fun activity for the entire family. I have seen both adults and children of various ages, having a really good time at the skating rinks, regardless of their skill level. Therefore, roller skating is a perfect option for anyone, who wants to stay in shape while having fun.
The following decade saw the rise of Chelo Silva, known as the "Queen of the (Mexican) Bolero", who sang romantic pop songs. The 50s saw further innovation in the Mexican-Texan community, as electric guitars, drums and elements of rock and jazz were added to conjunto. Valeria Longoria was the first major performer of conjunto, known for introducing Colombian cumbia and Mexican ranchera to conjunto bands. Later, Tony de la Rosa modernized the conjunto big bands by adding electric guitars, amplified bajo sexto and a drum kit and slowing down the frenetic dance rhythms of the style. In the mid-1950s, bandleader Isidro Lopez used accordion in his band, thus beginning the evolution of Tejano music.
History of Tap Shoes The beauty of tap dance cannot be fully presented without the presence of tap shoes. As an inseparable part of tap dancing, tap shoes originated from the African slaves during mid-1600s in America, who’s bare soles walking rhythmically across the wood decks of river boats combined with the energetic steps of the Irish jig and the Lancashire clog. These movements that originated worlds apart, merged and evolved into the tap dance beat. It was not until the period between 1900 and 1920 that tap dance emerged as a dance form in its own right. With it, tap dance shoes were born.
The story was pretty good. It seemed to hold a lot of the attention of the audience. It was very interesting, because they looped certain things into actual historical events. They threw a nonfictional twist into some actual fiction. It was also very entertaining because they had lots of jokes that kept the crowd laughing and cheering.
Jitterbug, Jive). With the commercial export of American pop culture to the world, especially after the 1920s, American dance has become the most influential. (1) As such, American dance would not be what it is today, without the contributions from the Africans. The cakewalk, originally known as the chalk line walk, was a popular American dance that originated on southern plantations, where slave owners would hold dance competitions between slaves. The master would hold the competition at his house on the plantation and would serve as the judge.
Ana Azucena Proffesor Music 25 11 March 3015 Salsa is one of the most dynamic and important musical phenomena of the 1900's represented by a second generation of salseros. In many Hispanic communities, it remains today the most popular style of dance music. Salsa represents a mix of Latin musical genres, but its primary component are the Cuban son with a combination of Afro-Cuban dance(1). The Spanish and Afro-Cuban musical elements were combined, both in terms of rhythm and the instruments, with heavy use of percussion a few examples are (clave, maracas, conga, bongo ), the instruments and the singers often mimic the call and response patterns of traditional African songs, and then segue into the chorus. Although, many argue that salsa originated in Cuba, Puerto Rico also played an enormous role in the orgin of salsa music.
Pilates ball is your very good friend if you want a nice shaped body and fine, elegant muscles. When this exercise is on her very popular, primarily because it is fun. This type of exercise not only further activates and strengthens the muscles, but also improves endurance, coordination, flexibility and makes that exercise is relaxing. Pilates ball is a great how to reduce pain in my back, and for better posture. Therefore, whenever you have a chance, replace the ball chair and sit on it.
Most of the time teens say music is just nice to listen to. Why teens listen to particular types of music is affected by three main points, the music’s Dance- ability, teen’s life style, and teen’s geographical location. First, in studies dance-ability is very important to almost all teens. Hip hop is one of the most danceable types of music. To get most teens to dance the music has to have a good beat, a danceable beat.
While jazz music began to spread around the world via radio broadcasts in the 1940s, Jamaica picked up on the style and watched its own bands emerge. By the 1950s, Jamaica began a music label titled West Indian Record Limited (WIRL), which released recordings of local bands on the island. In the 1960s, Jamaican musicians grabbed their own identity in the music industry when they created an original genre known as ska. The people of Jamaica loved ska music because of its fast, catchy riffs and the fact that the lyrics fit the mood of current events in the country. At the time, Jamaica was receiving independence.
Count Basie “Jumpin’ at the Woodside” Count Basie was born in 1904 in Red Bank, New Jersey, and grew up playing the piano. He was a leading figure of the swing era in jazz and formed the Count Basie Orchestra, which was one of the first big bands made. The band reached fame with hit songs such as “One o'clock Jump” (1937), “Jumpin' at the Woodside” (1938), and “Taxi War Dance” (1939). However, I will be focusing primarily on the song “Jumpin’ at the Woodside” and educate you with an in-depth description of the piece. It was recorded on August 22, 1938 by Decca Records, whom he had a record deal with.