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Origins of Swing. Cross Oceans Music. Cakewalk. Has Roots in Minstrel Shows in 1840’s Peaked from 1885-1905 Lasted Until Late 1920’s Known Originally as Chalk Line Walk Elaborate & Stylized Routines Exaggerated High-Stepping. Charleston. Originated in 1903 Became Popular in 1923
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Origins of Swing Cross Oceans Music
Cakewalk • Has Roots in Minstrel Shows in 1840’s • Peaked from 1885-1905 • Lasted Until Late 1920’s • Known Originally as Chalk Line Walk • Elaborate & Stylized Routines • Exaggerated High-Stepping
Charleston • Originated in 1903 • Became Popular in 1923 • Music is Ragtime Jazz • Quick 4/4 Time • Syncopated Rhythms
Lindy Hop • “Invented” in Late 1920’s • Began at the Savoy Ballroom • “Breakaway” Dancing • Fancy Footwork • Named for Charles Lindbergh
Boogie Woogie • Also Called Honky Tonk • Began in 1920’s • Fast-Paced Blues Structure • Driving and Repetitive Beat • “Eight-to-the Bar”
Jitterbug • Began in the 1930’s • Bouncy Six-Beat Variant • Used Interchangeably with • Lindy Hop • Lindy • Swing