Foxtrot Dance In The 1920s

During the 1920s, in the United States, new music and dance were introduced. The new music and dances were swiftly and dynamic, like the idealist 1920's itself. It was an desertion from the horror of war, and an opportunity to liberate stifled emotions created by the restricted lifestyles enforced on the society by the war effort. Music and dance was a large part of popular culture during this decade, especially country music and the foxtrot dance.

In the 1920s, nearly every town in the united states had a form of dance group and a place to gather where they practiced different types of dances. America saw new styles of dance during this decade, for example the "Foxtrot,” "Charleston," the "Texas Tommy," the "Shimmy," were some of the most popular dances of the time. Foxtrot is believed to be developed in African American nightclubs and developed further in the United States. It came from the “Two-Step” style of dancing which consists a smooth combination of slow and rapid beat danced to big band swing-style music with tempo around 120 to 136 beats per minute. The dance was named after Harry Fox, a famous broadway dancer, and it is also often correlated with dancing styles of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. …show more content…
The footwork is usually "slow, quick, quick" or "slow, slow, quick, quick." The foxtrot must be danced very smoothly, without any tossing of the body. The timing is an extremely crucial component of the dance. In the foxtrot, the first and third beats are emphasized more strongly than the second and fourth beats. In addition, the costumes worn during this dance is regular ballroom attire for both men and