american jazz Flashcards
early jazz roots
african dance as an expression of cultural beliefs especially at times of celebration
it is earthy with bent knees , isolations and body pulses
how did europeans influence african dance
african people were taken to america as slaves in the 1600s, cutting them off from their families and cultures
1740 slavev act prevented them from playing the afrcian drums or performing african dances
so instead they blended the european dance features of stamping , clapping and vocal rythums to create jazz
what were minstrel shows
popular from 1845 to 1900
it was comic skits , variety acts , dance and music performed by white people who had darkened their faces to look black
they portrayed black people as ignorant , lazy , superstitious , musical and joyful
many black dnacers migrated to europe to join the emerging jazz seen
what was a cake walk
it origiated on the plantations when slaves would walk around in a fanciful manor immitating the formal white dancing
winner got a cake
how did jaz develope in the 1920s
after ww1 jaz dance and music became part of american social scene
charleston became popular
african american musicals were very influencial on dance trends
how did jaz develop in the 1930s
depression era encouraged dance competitions with cash prizes
partner dances to jaz music were popular
jitterbug and boogie woogie were popular
how did jaz develop in the 1940s
ww11 stopped social dancing
also jaz had evolved into something rhythmically complicated and difficult to dance to
jazz became more prominant on broadway and was more proffesionalised by the infusion of ballet and modern dance
jack cole
father of theatrical jazz dance
studied ballet , modern and ethnic dance as denishaw
worked in night clubs
he trained jazz dancers for hollywood films
