Swing (aka Jitterbug) Flashcards
Swing is a umbrella term for a wide variety of dances such as the
-West Coast Swing
-East Coast Swing
-Jive
-Jitterburg
-Shag
-Lindy hop
With the advent of ___________ during the roaring twenties, a variety of dances appeared
Dixieland jazz
Who is credited for reffering to the Lindy Hoppers as “jitter buggers”
CC
Cab Calloway
The swing dance went through a
fad period of being extremely eccentric with its wild acrobatics inspired by the rising popularity of the boogie woogie
The ____,_____ and _____ were all products of the fad period
apple, 2 S’s
-Big Apple
-Shag
-Swing
After World War II they changed to a more ________ rythym called _____ and ________
syncopated, rock and roll
All during the rock and roll period both ___ and ____ could be seen on ______
double and triple time swing could be seen on American Bandstand
A softer sound called boogie (no relation to boogie woogie) has greater
synthesization of electronic equipment
swing is danced to what kind of music?
-wide variety & reflects the dance style of particular music (big band music of 1940’s, rock and roll, rythym and blues, salsa, ragae, country western, cajun) a
swing music is what kind of time pattern?
4/4
the term swing is applied to a myriad of figures as the couple
covers a circular space in one area
The West Coast swing is a
more difficult and sophisticated dance
It is reffered to as the
casino
Slot dance because the couple moves back and forth in a narrow space, always the same space.
The dance evolved in the
1950s
The swing is adapatable to what kind of rythym?
fast or slow rythym (SSQQ)
