Swing

Padan Park on a myriad of equipment ranging from simple swings, a twisty slide, and a small rock climbing wall. The swings are really popular in parks, and Padan is no exception; in fact, Padan Park has two of them. One of the swing sets is much smaller and meant to be used by a young child under the age of three or four. It has a seat with cutout to stick each leg through; therefore, preventing the occupant from falling out of it. The other swing set is more traditional and can occupy a child…

Artwork Interpretation and Connections 1. What is the subject matter (what does it depict) and content (meaning) of the artwork? It’s time to cut lose in Harlem, New York’s premier hot spot of the 1930’s,”The Savory Ballroom”. In this cool work this night club crowd is depicted doing the” Lindy Hop”, the latest dance of the era. The Savoy Ballroom was a large ballroom for music and public dancing located at 596 Lenox Avenue, between 140th and 141st Streets in the Harlem neighborhood of…

articulating different movements and connecting styles together. For example, in the jazz dance module, movements first created during World War One were created and then changed moving forward. The creation of the lindy hop was one of the earliest swing dance forms that was a motion created within jazz and tap influences. This was created by African Americans in social dance settings. Connecting the lindy hop's movements, the movement of the jitterbug was influenced by Caucasian individuals.…

Argentine Tango which interested me due to its improvisational nature and the ways music inspires movement. 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…

Seventies Dancing Intro: The dances of the seventies were all about disco music. Disco music features soaring vocals over a steady beat, an eighth note or sixteenth note hi-hat with an open hi-hat on the off-beat, and a syncopated bass line. During the seventies, disco clubs, which were very common, were filled with disco dancers. Common dance moves included “The Hustle,” “The Bump,” “YMCA,” and many others. Detailed description of dance and the music: Disco dance is moving to music with your…

doctor. Upon X-rays it was revealed that, in fact, my wrist was fractured in three different places. The only benefit that came from this competition was the sky blue cast that encased my injured arm. Unfortunately, I had to learn the hard way that swing sets are meant for swinging—not jumping. Sometimes competition seems as though it is everything, but, unfortunately, that is not the case. Being victorious is not worth being put in a situation that can potentially result in…

Children in this stage learn to become more independent as they discover new abilities. In this stage, parents are encouraged to let children explore more and to not negatively criticize their children. - Mr A. likes to move objects around and sit on a swing while observing other people. - When children were in the playground, like usual he looked for the toy car or bike. If there was a car, he would take it and push it from behind. He followed the other children who were biking. Sometimes, the…

the themes in Fangirl is the way people come of age and the struggles one goes through to get there. Rowell expresses the theme by using symbolism, conflicts, and setting. The first way Rowell showed the theme was through symbolism. The symbol, a swing set, represented the loss of innocence found in one's childhood. The protagonist, Cath, wants to prevent the kids from losing their innocence, as implied on…

The eighteenth century, Rococo era, was a light-hearted time being pre-revolutionary. This was a period the postmodern world would attempt to emulate. Rococo was a time of, intellectual, social, and political achievements. Not until the eighteenth century did many of the plans and ideas of the last one-hundred years were finally undertaken. Mathematics and the sciences were being accepted and embraced. They were changing the way that society thought and acted. Democracy began to seed in the…

Swing as an Attitude Towards Life Arising in the mid-1930s and originating in the United States, the newest style of jazz, swing, brought forth a renewed interest in jazz across the world, even in Nazi Germany. As the world began to recover from economic depression, swing, and swing-influenced music came to represent the latest trend in popular music. Despite discrimination against jazz music and jazz culture in the Third Reich, swing found an enthusiastic and dance-hungry audience. For a…