Jitterbug

In the crazy melting pot that we call America, we have many diverse groups. From these different cultures America picks and chooses who, what, and when to accept these cultures. Black Culture is one that America loves to play games with. "America Loves and accepts black culture, but not black people themselves!” Personally I agree with this statement completely. When one starts to take a look at black culture in America, they usually start with the fashions associated with African Americans.…

• 1890’s - Ragtime o West African (folk music/rhythms) European influence • African slaves went to America however at first their style of dance wasn’t received well. Some of the slaves later on went to Europe where their dancing was recognized. African jazz with European influences then made its way back to America. African Slaves→America→Europe Jazz→ Europe→America • Ragtime • Syncopated rhythms (marches, waltzes, other classic rhythms…) o Tommy Turpin (piano) Harlem Rag → the first…

1950s, the term "jazz dance" often referred to tap dance, because tap dancing which was set to jazz music was the main performance dance of the era. During the later jazz age, popular forms of jazz dance were the Cakewalk, Black Bottom, Charleston, Jitterbug, Boogie Woogie, Swing dancing and the Lindy Hop. After the 1950s there was a growth in other forms of entertainment music and jazz evolved on Broadway and into a new style that is known as modern jazz. This was exemplified on Broadway shows…

Loretta knew how to play the spanish guitar. It was much smaller than a normal guitar but bigger then a ukulele. Also dancing back then was a lot different then today 's dance. Loretta 's favorite dance was the jitterbug. There was not a lot of things to do for fun back then, Loretta and her friends had to make up their own. Some of the things they did for fun was hopscotch, roller skating, and jacks. Farming also was a big thing when Loretta was younger. That 's…

society (Jazz par. 2). Jazz music showed artistic expression (Conservative par. 9). It was a way to bring people together (Tames p. 30). With the creation of jazz music came new dances. The most popular dances were the charleston, fox-trot, and jitterbug. These dances were criticized by the older generations (Jazz par. 3). Dance halls became a place to meet new friends and future spouses (Tames p.32). Dancing was so popular that there were dance competitions and marathons held throughout…

romantic Latin love songs), Samba (often difficult to master, lively Brazilian dance consisting of many jumps and turns, extremely fast dance), Paso Doble (lively, march-like dance with significantly less hip movement), and Jive (variation of the Jitterbug). Throughout all these varieties of Latin dancing, these dances offers a rich cultural history and influences which presents itself as true and incline where they first…

Dance is defined, by Merriam-Webster, as movement of “your body in a way that goes with the rhythm and style of music that is being played.” Throughout history it has evolved to fit the ever changing world around us. From Native Americans to Miley Cyrus, dance has remained a popular activity, whether for religious aspects or entertainment purposes. It seems no matter the style of dance, regarding the past century, there is always disapproval somewhere. Usually this disapproval comes from older…

Funk music as an expression brought with it a newly packaged music that was capable of fully embracing both the performers’ and audiences energies. Funk emphasized dancing and how it further expressed implicit meanings not always explicitly understood through the lyrics. Funk music opened the door for a particular subculture, black youth, to take their form of dance expression and broadcast it across the United States through the culturally important program Soul Train. In particular, the…

American tap dancing evolved from African stomp style dancing and Irish step dancing, which is known in modern day as Irish Riverdancing. A percussive style dance where rhythm is made with metal taps, is a dance that can be performed without music due to the drumming of the taps worn on the shoes to create the harmony. Transformed from African Stomping, American Tap Dancing uses rapid foot movement where the dancer, taps complex rhythmic patterns to create a highly energetic performance. “Tap is…

Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke (Tyle). Although the 1920’s and 30’s are considered the “Jazz Age,” the era is sometimes referred to as the “Dance Age” instead. Americans everywhere went crazy for exciting dances such as the Black Bottom, the Jitterbug, and the Charleston. Additionally jazz swing provided, “ the accompaniment for a host of exhilarating new dances: the Big Apple and Little Peach, the Shag and Susy Q, and the dance that had started it all - the Lindy Hop, now called…