Dance 101 1st Edition Lecture 18Outline of Last Lecture I. Agnes de MilleII. Twyla TharpIII. The Royal BalletOutline of Current Lecture II.Jazz DanceIII. Tap DanceIV. Social DanceCurrent Lecture- Jack Cole (1913-1974) o Father of Jazz Dance – Theatrical Jazz Dance Heritage”o “Kismet”, “ A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, “Man of La Mancha”, “Cover Girl”o Worked with Bob Fosse- Twyla Tharp (b. 1942)o Modern/ Contemporary Danceo Took music from famous male composers and created dances/storylines from themo American Ballet Theatreo Modern/Contemporary Dance, Movie Musicals, Broadwayo “Baryshnikov by Tharp”, “Hair”, “Amadeus”, “White Nights”,“Singing in the Rain”, “Movin’ Out”, “Come Fly Away”. “The Times They are a-Changin”, “Push Comes to Shove”, “The Catherine Wheel” o Social dance was used in musicals divided into 2 styles Smooth dance- ballroom dance, elegant Latin Styles- Tango, Salsa, - Bob Fosse (1927-1987)o “Cabaret”, “Chicago”, “Pippin”, “Damn Yankees”, “The Pajama Game”, “Redhead”, “Bells Are Ringing:, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying:,“Sweet Charity”, “Dancin’”, “All That Jazz”- Gillian Lynne (b. 1926)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o “Cats”, “Phantom of the Opera”, “Aspects of Love”; “The Secret Garden”, “Chitty, Chitty Bang Bang”o The Royal Ballet- Susan Stroman (b. 1954)o “Contact”, “The Producers”, “Young Frankenstein”, “Crazy for You”, “Steel Pier”, “Center Stage”o Revivals: “Showboat”, “Oklahoma”, “The Music Man”- Michael Bennett (1943-1987)o “A Chorus Line”, “Dreamgirls”, “Seesaw”, “Follies”, “Company”, “Coco”, “Promises, Promises”- Kathleen Marshall (b. 1962)o Revivals: “The Pajama Game”, “Wonderful Town”; “Kiss Me Kate”, “Grease”oJazz Dance – roots in African movements and rhythmso Styles: traditional, musical theatre, lyrical, funk, swing, hip hopo Vaudeville (excellent explanation on page 126, Chapter Nine, in the text)o 1930s and 1940s – jazz dance was a part of the theatre, nightclubs, movie musicals and dance concerts- Josephine Baker (1906-1976) ------ Jack Cole (1913-1974)- Bob Fosse (1927-1987o Turned jazz into musical theatre with Jack Cole- Luigi (b. 1925)o NYC Jazz Dance Center- Gus Giordano (b. 1930) – Jazz Dance World Congresso Teaches pure dance style at his school in chicagoo Pure Jazz- Debbie Allen (b. 1950) – Broadway, Film, Television – Fame -----Tap Dance – Vaudeville, Minstrel Shows, Broadway, Movie Musicals, Concert Danceo Combination of African rhythms and hard shoe dancing from the British Isles o Irish Jig, English Clog and Negro Shuffleo Strong use of syncopated rhythmso Broadway style tapo Rhythm tap – often but not always improvisational – also a vocabulary with prescribed stepso Class Acts – Astaire and Rogerso Flash Acts – Nicholas Brothers – Broadway, Movie Musicals, Nightclubs- Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990) ----- Charles “Honi” Coles (1921-1992) ----- Charles “Cholly” Atkins (1913-2003) ----- Jimmy Slide (b. 1927) ------ James “Buster” Brown (1913-2002) ----- Gregory Hines (1946-2003)o Sophisticated Ladies”; Jelly’s Last Jam”; “White Nights”; Tap – Broadway, Film, Televisionstarred in all these danceso Had a tap group called ‘Hines Hines and Dad’ with his brother and dad They would travel on the road and watched and learned from other tap dancers- Savion Glover (b. 1973)o Lived in NJ and took dance classes at a childo When he was 19 he choreographed/ wrote/ directed/ starred in ‘Bring in the noise bring in the Fun” All tap dancingo Was the youngest person ever to win a Tony Award (he won 6)o Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk; The Tap Dance Kid; Jelly’s Last Jam; Tap; Black and Blue- Tommy Tune (1939)o Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine; Nine; My One and Only; Will Rogers Follies- Brenda Bufalino (b. 1937) – American Tap Dance Orchestra o Celtic Dance – Riverdance – Tap Dogs – Lord of the DanceSocial Danceo Waltz, Fox Trot – Smooth Danceo Samba, Rumba, Salsa, Tango, Merengue, Mambo – Latin Styles- Frankie Manning (1915-2009) ------ Lindy Hop pioneer; Black and Blue- Vernon Castle (1887-1918) and Irene Castle (1893-1969) ------ The Castles – The Castle Walk ------- Gower Champion (1921-1980) and Marge Champion (b. 1923) ------ The Champions – Ballroom – Broadway and Movie Musicals ------- Cakewalk, Charleston, Black Bottom ------ Jitterbug, Swing, Lindy Hop ---- Shag ------ Rock and Roll – Twist, Monkey, Mashed Potato ------ Disco – The Hustle, The Bus Stop ------ Breakdancing ---- Hip Hopo Finds its way to concert dance and musicals- Line Dancing -----Dancing with the Stars -----So You Think You Can Dance