Jazz music was popular during this era. Jazz Clubs played a significant part in the new behavior of women and flappers (“Changes in the American Culture and Society”). Jazz music inspired dances like the Charleston, the Black Bottom, the Shimmy, the Turkey Trot, the Cake Walk, the Bunny Hop and the Lindy Hop; flappers enjoyed participating in these types of dances (“Women in the 1920s”). Not all women agreed with the flapper’s style.…
The buffalo dance as said by my friend who attended with me is similar to the Sun Dance. This buffalo dance is more of a dance that is in correspondence to curing the ill people, and within that calling in the spirit and energy of the buffalo. The jingle dress dance was probably my favorite dance out of all of the dances. The Jingle regalia is worn that compromises with various lines of what looks like metal cons that make a jingle bell noise while dancing, performing, or even walking. The men’s fancy dance was a little different compared to the other types of dances that went on.…
Swing music’s melodies are usually much like blues rhythm. The way swing music it usually performed gives the music a driving feeling while also…
Before long, the more famous dances like the Charleston, the Shimmy, and the Foxtrot came to be. Dancing to this upbeat type music soon became the norm of entertainment of music and was surprisingly important once it was accepted.. Not long after jazz became popular, the radio was invented. Not only did the radio make the music more available, but also production of the music sky…
This was also the year of the jazz age which gave women and young people the ability to dance like the Charleston, the cake walk, the black bottom, and the flea hop. Many loved the freedom they felt on the dance floor.…
The new products, the car and the radio, made it easier for people to go where they wanted to listen to jazz music, or to listen to jazz in their house. Many young people just wanted to dance; the Charleston, the cake walk, the black bottom, and the flea hop. Although some people objected to jazz music because of its "vulgarity," "depravity," and "moral disasters" it created, many of the younger people enjoyed the freedom they felt on the dance…
During the harlem renaissance the jazz age was born were people of all color would come together and dance to this music. It became very popular with the young people. The most important artist from this time period was Louis Armstrong he played the trumpet and cornet and people loved to see him play and sing people still love his music to this day. The young people of society created dances and it became a normal way to entertain themselves by going dancing they also created new dance moves called the shimmy women and men jumping and throwing their hands up it was called the toddle another form of dance would be the charleston which is heel kicks and bending carrying boy and girl together men picking the…
“In fact, the 1920s would come to be called the Jazz Age . . . Jazz also brought with it a craze for dancing, and not the dignified traditional waltzes of the older generations. Young people danced the Charleston and the Black Bottom, usually to big dance orchestras with as many as 12 musicians” (Lusted 66-67). The jazz music at this time was upbeat and energizing, which had a positive impact on most people of the twenties. It made more and more individuals want to go out and have a fun night dancing while listening to music.…
These dances share the social aspect of their performance, but differ in origins and style. Social and Cultural Origins Lindy Hop is a form of swing dancing developed in Harlem, New York during the 1920s. This dance originated from within the African African community with European…
Dancing was a very important role of entertainment and important part of every party. People saw that dancing was a very popular social activity for people of all ages. Many Jazz bands would play at dance halls like the Savoy in New York City and the Aragon in Chicago where the young people…
Some people just added their own moves to form “The Shimmy”. Another known dance during this time was the Cakewalk, at first named the “Chalk Line Walk”. It became known as the Cake Walk when slave owners had slaves compete to see who could do it best, the winner got a piece of cake. Lastly, the most popular dance was the Lindy Hop. This dance had an 8 count rhythm, combined with moves from the Charleston.…
Eventually, salsa began to spread out across the US and gained a strong foothold in the West Coast, especially Cali. The rising popularity spurred more and more dancing audiences, until the salsa established international…
Swing is a type of jazz which showed up in the 30's and is considerably more up-beat when contrasted with its ancestor, the blues. Because of swing’s a great deal more up-beat rhythm it was utilized as move music by a more youthful group and dependably put on the radio live because of the way that its regular in jazz to extemporize as you go as opposed to record it as notes. Jazz increased more ubiquity in America, as fewer and fewer individuals were stressed over it starting from African Americans. A standout amongst the most outstanding performers from this day and age is Louis Armstrong; on the off chance that you haven't knew about him you have presumably observed somebody do an impression of him while he plays in his…
This style of dance was not only popular in America, but it also spread to many different countries as well. The music of this time also played a very big role in breakdancing, especially with the help of DJ Kool Herc, who founded the name and music style of…
The formation of dance has lived on this world for many generations as we continue to pass through history. When I went to the wonderful performance at Pierce College I experienced a whole new perspective on dancing. The concert had many types of students performing mixed dance projects of all types like solos and duets. There was an average size of one to eight dancers per project which made it the ideal size for the concert. I really enjoyed the creativity and effort put into this performance.…