Jack Cole

Question 1

What was Jack Cole known as

Answer 1

“The father of Jazz dance

Question 2

What were some of Jack Coles movement features

Answer 2

Is acrobatic + angular using small groups of dancers using some ideas of modern dance
Sentual features - called “cat - like”
isolations of arm, leg and neck movements
very demanding of dance technique

Question 3

What was Jack Coles influence

Answer 3

From the Bharata Natyam technique, oldest form of dance in india - fused with modern and Jazz
Influenced from African and Caribbean

Question 4

Analyse Gilda Jack Cole 1946

Answer 4

Amado Moi - Smooth transfers of weight, hip isloations, always moving, female solo characters/ figure, Latin - rumba steps + beat, Intagrated use of arms and hips

Put the Blame on Mame - slinky cat - like walks with intergrated use of arms and hips, smooth transfer of weight, procise movements - asked to use hair, sentual female character - isiristable, takes of gloves - to gain male attention - seen as a “strip tease”

Question 5

Name and Date Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Answer 5

Jack Cole, 1953

Question 6

Name and Date Gilda

Answer 6

Jack Cole, 1946

Question 7

Analyse the Actions in Gentlemen Prefer blondes 1953

Answer 7

Two Little Girls from Little Rock
step turn clockwise left hand on hip - right hand on skirt - feminine sentual character of skirt - feminine sentual character of skirt
Bevel in plie one hand on chest - gensural precise
in a high lundge and right arm infront - isloation from African
Dimonds are a girls best friend
partner work - ballroom -> Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers , Complex lifts that they had to practice as they were a perminant dance company
fans herself with one hand other on hip - smooth transfer of weight, sentual movment

Question 8

Analyse the Space and Dynamics of Gentlmen Prefer Blondes 1953

Answer 8

Dynamics
* Two Little Girls from Little Rock - *Fast, pauses, sharp, smooth wiggle sentual feel

• Diamonds are a girls best friend -* smooth sentual, contrast to sharp isolations - helps to highlight movement.

Space
*Two Little Girls from Little Rock - *Vertical, Horizontal pathway walk to towards audiene - shows female performing for audience, stay together, abrupt changes in direction - trying to see all of audience

Diamonds are a girls best friend - close together - surrounded by ensumble
Abrupt changes in direction

Question 9

Analyse the Aural Setting in Gentlemen Prefer blondes 1953

Answer 9

Two Little Girls from Little Rock
trumpet, brass intruments, clear repeated melody, defined beats - music visuallsation, Changes of Rhythem - African + Jazz

Dimonds are a girls best friend
piano sounds, sounds like hearp, changes in rhuthem, singing, trombone, call and response - focus on her control on male ensumble

Question 10

Analyse the Physical Setting in Gentlemen Prefer blondes 1953

Answer 10

Two Little Girls from Little Rock
small block stage
purple sparkle curtains - matches costume
stairs
mesh black curtian
on stage - girl enviorment

Dimonds are a girls best friend
red star
red stage
red background
chandellear made on female dancers - links to 42nd Street 1933 - circular formation and male gaze