Jazz dance
Dance Program 2303 with Cheryl Lynette Callon at Collin County Community College (TX)
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By: Rachel Machbitz
Created: 2010-03-25
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What makes jazz dance different from other forms
- Technique based, got more attitude, more room for individual expression
- Jazz dance started completely in the United States
Origins of Jazz Dance
- All evolved from African rhythms brought over by the slaves
- Slave dances were used as entertainment
- Turned into minstrel shows in 1800s; black songs and dances showcased by white performers.
Early Jazz
- Vaudeville
- Ballroom Styles
- Jazz Music
Vaudeville
- Variety shows
- Showcasing dancing, singing and acting
Ballroom Styles (1910s)
- Foxtrot from World War I
- Vernon and Irene Castle
Jazz Music
- Started in 1919
- Syncopated rhythms, comes from African rhythms
- Basis for jazz dance
Musical Theatre
- Busby Berkeley
- Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
- Gene Kelly
- Agnes DeMille
What is Musical Theatre
- Using dance and music to move the story
- Began in 1920s
Busby Berkeley " 1920s
- Part of Musical Theatre
- Director, not dancer
- Overhead camera angles, many dancers, visual effects
- 42nd Street, turned into Broadway musical
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers " 1930s
- Part of Musical Theatre
- Ballet, tap, ballroom
- Top Hat ( movie)
Gene Kelly " 1940s
- Part of Musical Theatre
- Singin in the Rain, 1952, one of her most famous dance sequences
- Tap, Jazz, and Ballet
42nd street
turned into Broadway musical
Agnes DeMille
- Part of Musical Theatre
- Choreographed ballet and musical theater, American dancer and choreographer
- Oklahoma (1943)
Jazz Technique and Musical Theatre
- Jack Cole
- Jazz in the 1950s
Who choreographed 42nd street , the Broadway musical
Busby Berkeley
Jack Cole
- Jazz became more technical, mixed with ballet
- Cole studied with Denishawn
- Father of jazz dance
- Added modern dance influences
- Kismet ( 1955)
Who choreographed Top Hat, the movie
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Who choreographed Singin in the Rain in 1952
Gene Kelly
Who choreographed Oklahoma in 1943
Agnes DeMille
Jazz in 1950s
- Michael Kidd
- More serious themes
- Rock and Roll
- Jerome Robbins
- Latin Jazz
Who choreographed Kismet in 1955
Jack Cole
Who is the father of jazz dance
Jack Cole
Who studied with Denishawn
Jack Cole
Jerome Robbins West Side Story
modern day Romeo and Juliet (studied under George Balanchine)
Michael Kidd
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Western style , square dancing)
More serious themes
Guys and Dolls
Rock and Roll
individual dancing, solo, no more social dancing (changed dance history, partner dancing)
Jerome Robbins
West Side Story - modern day Romeo and Juliet (studied under George Balanchine)
Who choreographed Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Michael Kidd
Latin Jazz
fusion of jazz technique and Latin rhythms (formed different styles of jazz)
Who choreographed West Side Story
Jerome Robbins
Guys and Dolls is
more serious theme of jazz in the 1950s
Jazz in the 1950s where no more social dancing, solo or individual dancing
Rock and Roll
Bob Fosse
- Started in 1950s
- Broadway, film, and television
- Only person to win awards in all 3
- Unique, stylized technique
- Sexual, bizarre, something antithetical to normal technique (turned pigeon toed, and wore hats because he was prematurely balding)
- Sweet Charity, Chicago, Cabaret (famous plays)
Who choreographed Sweet Charity, Chicago, Cabaret
Bob Fosse
Who was the only person to win awards in Broadway, film, and television
Bob Fosse
Who's productions were sexual, bizarre, something antithetical to normal technique
Bob Fosse
Teachers in 1960s
- Luigi - New York
- Gus Giordano - Chicago
Who were the teachers in the 1960s
Luigi and Gus Giordano
Jazz in 1970s
- More musicals
- More Fosse
- Disco
- Breakdancing/street dancing
Name the attributes of Jazz in the 1970s
disco, breakdancing, more Fosse, more musicals
Jazz in 1980s
- Movies - Fame, Footloose, Flashdance, Dirty Dancing
- MTV - 1981, MTV first video "Video Killed the Radio Star"
- Michael Jackson
Other Jazz Styles in the 1960s and Beyond
- Contemporary
- Lyrical
- Funk
Movies in the 1980s
Fame, Footbloose, Flashdance, Dirty Dancing
What other jazz styles were in the 1960s and beyond
contemporary, lyrical, funk
Who was an American dancer and choreographer?
Agnes DeMille
About this deck
By: Rachel Machbitz
Created: 2010-03-25
Size: 46 flashcards
Views: 29
Created: 2010-03-25
Size: 46 flashcards
Views: 29
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