Main Flashcards
What are the features of Jazz Dance?
Turned out feet, inverted knee, facial expression, syncapation of beats, low centre of gravity, hip isolations, Jazz hands, grounded, extention, social dance
What is Vaudiville?
was little varity performaces usually in small places and some examples could be Amazing Elastic Legs, Fossie being infulenced, Whitman Sisters
What is Minstreicy?
when white people painted themselves black for commic effect and make fun of black people
When did the Jazz Age start to emerge?
1920’s
What happended in 1929 that effected American Jazz Dance
The Great Depression - less disposible imcome as before 1929 people were hopeful and exited, independent
When did WW2 start and begin?
1939 begins
1945 Ends
When could people start going to theatres?
1930s and dance was first started to be seen in movies
From watching “Itn’t this a lovely day” from Top Hat what did it show?
Fred Astaire
to tells a story of learning to trust and has women leading with equal partnership, women inviting man into hold, call and response, wering appropriate clothing with both genders lifting
From watching “Top Hate White ties and Tails” from Top Hat what did it show?
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire being main character
high class dancers
mimed cane as gun
performed in a large theatre
used to entertain audience members
From watching “Cheek to Check” from Top Hat what did it show?
Fred Astaire
tap dance
syncapation with music
uses social dance and showing of the women in a fox trot and influenced learing dances in schools
What are some key features from 42nd Street?
Busby Berkley
Male Gaze ( when Busby put scenes in the movie that men would want to see eg womens legs)
camera angles
shapes and patterns of dancers
large numbers of show girls
close ups of chorus girls
What are some of the origins of dance?
slave trade and people going to america in 1800s
gettos/ decendents harlum has differnt jazz muisc and different kind of moving q
