Chaoter 6 Tap ,jazz, Musical Theater, Film Dance Flashcards
Tap and jazz age
Started with minstrel shows 1830’s
Parodies of black culture (whites performed in blackface)
African Americans began to performs after civil war
Vaudeville appeared in 1870
Nicholas Brothers
Rhythmic style - tap dance
Bill Bojangles
Tap performer - soft shoe style
Fred Astaire
Broadway / ballroom style
Tap performer
Jazz dance
Melting pot of ballet, tap, social, ethnic, modern
Most popular in NYC, New Orleans, Chicago 40’s
Vaudeville
Type of dance ( burlesque )
Most actors got trained in this dance
Danced to ragtime ( music)
Harlem Renaissance
Exclusive clubs opened up for whites high society
Era of Charlestown,black bottom ,Linda hop
African Americans took the floor
Savory ballroom , no color line up to 7 bands
1930-50
Vaudeville became popular with radio , tv film,
Ww2, great d mad prohibition Changed context of jazz
Move northward , evolved to swing and ballroom
Gene Kelly
Well trained tap dancer, considered himself a dancer who happened to tap not a tap dance
Jack Cole
Set standard for theatrical jazz dance
“ father of theatrical jazz dance “
Developed innovative technique fro, Indian and Asian culture
Tap dance
Rhythmic , percussive, dance style ,wearing shoes
First influenced back to 16 century
Blend Irish jig, African dance, European folk dance
First appeared in minstrel shows 1830’s
Luigi
Never stopped moving
Opposition
Invisible barre
Matt Mattox
Progression
Powerful challenging choreography
Created own syllabus and barre
Gus Giordano
Style emphasized strength and undulating movement from pelvis and chest and arms
Bob Fosse
Famous for style of turned in knees use of isolationist, slouched shoulders, precision of movement, sensual movement
Choreographed Chicago
