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• Jazz⁃ 1830s, minstrel shows (whites in blackface)⁃ 1860s, black minstrel shows⁃ Cakewalk⁃ Paved the way for vaudeville, revue, and burlesque shows⁃ African inspired• Musical Theatre⁃ theatre productions that use dance and singing to tell a story and entertain the audience⁃ Historical precedents⁃ early greek and roman performances⁃ 18th century England, France, and Germany⁃ developed out of jazz dance•Tap⁃ shoes with metal plates⁃ rhythmic sounds produced by the feet⁃ combination of Irish jig, English clog, and African shuffle⁃ Vaudeville⁃ Improvisation• Jazz⁃ variety of musical influence⁃ Vaudeville era, emergence of Jazz music 1919⁃ Vaudeville - collection of different types of dances on one stage⁃ Syncopated rhythms ⁃ syncopation - playing with the accented beat in the music⁃ varying rhythms and dynamics⁃ away from "square" or even movement• Musical Theatre⁃ The Black Crook 1866⁃ use of dance and musical interludes⁃ Shuffle Along 1921⁃ African-American performers⁃ Josephine Baker⁃ Chorus girls had to learn to dance⁃ Peggy Ann 1926⁃ Seymour Felix⁃ Marriage of book, music, lyrics, dance•Tap⁃ Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878-1949)⁃ Vaudeville star⁃ graceful and delicate style of tap dances⁃ taught Shirley Temple to tap dance and performed together• Jazz Dance⁃ Harlem Renaissance, 1920s and 40s⁃ Harlem, NY⁃ Explosion of art⁃ Nightclubs⁃ cotton club•Tap⁃ Flash acts⁃ Acrobatic movements⁃ The Nicholas Brothers, Harold (1921-2000) and Fayard (1914-2006)⁃ child stars⁃ Class acts⁃ more refined with elegant upper body movements⁃ Fred Astaire (1899-1987) and Ginger Rogers (1911-1995)⁃ Tap, ballroom, ballet⁃ Gene Kelly (1912-1996)⁃athletic⁃ contemporary of Fred Astaire⁃ choreographer and dancer⁃ Singin in the Rain, 1952⁃ most famous tap sequence⁃ Hoofers or Rhythm Tappers⁃ Intricate footwork⁃ focuses on the sounds and the rhythms⁃ upper body is held still, the focus is on the feet⁃ Gregory Hines (1946-2003)⁃ Broadway, film, and television⁃ Resurgence in popularity in 1980s⁃ Savion Glover (b. 1973)⁃ child star⁃ Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk⁃ choreographer and dancer⁃ tap, hip hop,


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