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JAZZ

JAZZ. An Introduction. The Beginning of Jazz. Minstrel Shows. What was a “Minstrel Show”? Where did many blacks migrate after1859 and what did they do when they got there? What made Minstrel Shows successful? What was the cakewalk ?

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JAZZ

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  1. JAZZ An Introduction

  2. The Beginning of Jazz

  3. Minstrel Shows • What was a “Minstrel Show”? • Where did many blacks migrate after1859 and what did they do when they got there? • What made Minstrel Shows successful? • What was the cakewalk? • What made the buck-and-wing(the Englishclog combined with the Irish jig) unusual? • What did syncopated music come to be known as? • Why did black dancers eventually migrate to Europe?

  4. The 1910s • Vernon and Irene Castle • Elegance • The fox-trot • World War I • Dancing in restaurants, etc. • Record players • Brass band instruments • Saxophone • Clarinet • Trombone • Popular jazz songs • “Ball and the Jack” • “Snake Hips” • “Big Apple” Vernon and Irene Castle

  5. The 1920s • End of World War I • Freedom, happiness • Dixieland jazz music • Broadway musicals • Shuffle Along (1921) • Runnin’ Wild (1923) • Josephine Baker • Paris • The Charleston • Runnin’ Wild • Social, clapping, stomping • Big Apple • Black Bottom • Bill “Bojangles” Robinson • World famous • Popularized tap dancing Josephine Baker Bill “Bojangles” Robinson

  6. The Gene • Broadway • Movie houses • Depression • Dance competitions • Popular Music • “Symphonic jazz” • Paul Whiteman • Full orchestration • Syncopation • Countermelodies • Swing • Duke Ellington • Louis Armstrong • Artie Shaw • Glenn Miller • Benny Goodman • Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey • Count Basie • Popular dances/styles • Jitterbug • Boogie-Woogie • Solo/Improvisation • Movies • 42nd Street • Flying Down to Rio • On Your Toes (famous for its ballet piece “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue”, which was choreographed by George Balanchine) • Popular dancers in film • Busby Berkeley • Fred Astaire • Ginger Rogers • Judy Garland • CydCharisse • Bing Crosby • Gene Kelly Kelly 1930s

  7. K a t h e r I n e D u n h a m The 1940s • World War II • Decline in jazz as social dancing • Rise of jazz as a profession • Dancers trained in ballet and modern dance • Jazz in film • Gene Kelly • On the Town (1949) • Singin’ in the Rain (1952) • Dance stars • Mickey Rooney • Shirley Temple • Judy Garland • Jack Cole • Refined jazz • Isolation of body parts • Flowing movements • Styles of jazz • Katherine Dunham, Pearl Primus • Afro-Haitian • West Indian • Latin

  8. The1950s • Professional jazz • Matt Mattox • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers • Sharp, angular style • Alvin Ailey • Black experiences • Musicals • Serious themes • Dramatic • Plot • Film • Gene Kelly • Debbie Reynolds • Jerome Robbins • Pimp walk • Social dancing revived • Latin American • Rock and Roll • Elvis Presley • The Madison, the Birdland, the Bop, the Locomotion, the Chicken, the Mashed Potato • Television • “American Bandstand” West Side Story (1957)

  9. The Beach Boys The • Social dancing • The twist • Chubby Checker • The stroll (aka The hustle) • The swim • The jerk • The monkey • The hitchhiker • Music • Motown • The Beatles • The Beach Boys • Professional dancing • Television • Backup for star performers • Dancers/Choreographers • Eugene Louis Facciuto • Lyrical • Gus Giordano • Classical, Modern dance • Broadway • Cabaret • Sweet Charlie Elvis Presley 1960s

  10. The 1970s J o h n T r a vo l t a • Notable productions/people • Grease • John Travolta • Saturday Night Fever (1977) • Bob Fosse • Broadway, films, choreography • Reproduction of Chicago (1975) • All That Jazz (1979) • New social dance styles • LA and NY ghettos • Breakdance • Breaking • B-boys • Electric boogie/popping • Pistol Pete and brothers • Robot • Locking/Campbellock • Don Campbell • Competitive • Professional training • The Dance Theater of Harlem • Ballet with classical, jazz, and traditional African themes • Hubbard Street Dance Chicago • Theatrical jazz, modern and classical ballet

  11. Michael Jackson • Unique dance style • Shoulder and rib isolations • Moonwalk • Pencil spin • World-famous music videos • “Thriller” (1982) • “Beat It” (1982) • “The Way You Make Me Feel” (1987) • “Bad” (1987) • Joe Tremaine • Extensive training • Television • Choreographer • Paula Abdul • Liza Minelli • Teacher • American School of Dance The1980s • Musical theater • Andrew Lloyd Webber • Jesus Christ Superstar • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat • Starlight Express • Phantom of the Opera • Cats • Movies • Fame (1980) • Flashdance(1983) • Stayin’ Alive (1983) • Footloose (1984) • Breakin’ (1984) • Dirty Dancing (1987) • Music videos • MTV Michael Jackson

  12. The 1990s • Film • Minimal • Broadway • Tommy Tune • Choreographer • Will Rogers’ Follies (1993) • Tap dancing • Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk • Tap Dogs • Stomp • Rent • Reproduction of Chicago • Fosse (1998) STOMP Tommy Tune

  13. A New Century • Broadway • New shows • Contact (2000) • Hairspray (2002) • Reproductions • 42nd Street • Oklahoma! • Thoroughly Modern Millie • Film • Center Stage (2000) • Reproduction of Chicago (2002) • Performing • Cabaret and lounge shows • Cruise ship entertainment • Tours • Theme park entertainment • Music videos • Television • Commercials • Competitions • Conventions 2 0 0 0

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