From the very start it was music to be danced. Many of the dance steps came from Spain. The performers skillfully drive the heels of their boots or shoes into the dance floor, pounding out swift, often syncopated rhythms which complement the different rhythm of the musical instruments. Each of the region variations has its traditional style of dance. Today in some dances it is sometimes performed with a glass of water on the head to show off the dancer’s incredible muscular control.
This dance style is thought to have originated on an island off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina. Runnin Wild and Shuffle along were very famous performances of the Charleston. The dance consisted of manly kicks, flicks and bending and stretching of the knees, it was a fast and energetic style of dance. A flapper in the 1920s was referred to a group of young women that were a “new breed”. They wore short skirts and had their hair bobbed.
The early form of this type of jazz was done by repetition foot stamps and handclaps and performed to complex rhythms. Although it started as a black folk dance, it became a ballroom dance after its exposure to the nation and lost some of the liveliness and vigorous enthusiasm. While dancing the Charleston, the knees are bent, and then straightened as the feet pivot in and out. There is repetition of forward and backward kicks while moving forward. The jitterbug is another form of Jazz dance that became popular in the 1930s.
The first American jazz dancers name was called, Joe Frisco. When he did the shuffle, his turns, and the camel walk they were supported in his comedy acts. Artist loved the way his voice sounded, his Derby looking hat and his cigar, in 1918 he made his appearance in the Ziegfeld Follies. After World War I, socialization problems began to happen in the United States. Men began to call the women “flappers,” had her short skirt on, her rolled up stockings, and she also schemed on the elder people by her dancing and her soft voice and cabarets.
I can still hear the triangle being played here also it gave me an attention because it sounds like an ice cream bell and now I can also here something like a tambourine and drum more. Listening to it I felt like I was in a circus or carnival because with this song I can imagine that someone was performing with the clown suit. The last piece “Symphony No. 1 in E Minor” has a dark and slow music it was a long piece and it went to a little bit fast to slow again. With string, brass, woodwind, and percussion the music became dramatic and kind of heavy mood to it.
Also, they're connected because supposedly they are considered being the "caribbean end" of the Panama canal. The city of Colon was founded in 1850 by Americans, the name Colon comes from the English word "Colombus." My favorite thing about visiting the city is the culture. They do festivals where females dress up in these kind of dresses and dance to European music. They also have traditional cuisine, which would be awesome for you to try.
Bantu society 3. Islamic connections C. Regional Cultural Adaptations 1. Geography and climate D. Clans and Kingdoms 1. Clans 2. Polygamy E. African Traditional Religion
Samantha Lewis January 26, 2012 Dance 1950’s The 1950’s was a new and improved time period. The musicals were made with the intentions of having a plot, theme, and scheme behind it. Guys and Dolls were popular. This is a form of dramatic art, in which every song, dance, and line of dialogue developed the plot. Gene Kelly choreographed several dance and drama films, one called “An American in Paris” (1951).
I loved Poor Little Eva, King Simon, Little Topsy, and Geoooo-rge!. Though it has been said “it wasn’t until they filmed it until they caught the delicacy, humor, and poignancy all at once” (Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theatre, His Dance, pg 47) this paper will discuss the history of The King and I on Broadway. The King and I is one of the most well loved musicals of all time. With musical geniuses Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II writing the score, Jerome Robbins brilliantly choreographing “Small House of Uncle Thomas” and “Shall We Dance?” as well as many other dance sequences. Jo Mielziener was the set and lighting designer, Frederick Dvonch was the musical director, and Irene Sharaff was the costume designer.
Swing music was dance music performed by big bands and featured complex solo improve acts by some of the best musicians in the scene. Swing was broadcast on the radio from coast to coast nightly and many Americans would tune in to dance all night to the upbeat tempo. In the 1930s, the Kansas City Jazz movement marked the transition from the big band style usually seen to the more improvised bebop. Bebop started to emerge in the 1940s and shifted from the danceable styles like swing, to more of a challenging musician’s music. Differing greatly from swing music, bebop was music that was supposed to be enjoyed by listening to and not danced to.