depression, After real emphasis on pop culture o Dancing large part Social dance Performance dance Swing era lasted till end of WWII o Large jazz orchestras Hot jazz Upbeat dance tunes `Hot' was a racial term describing African influence Sweet jazz Ballads, slower o Formula for success First- play at a ballroom o Benny Goodman and his Swing Band Played ballrooms, made way into cinema `King of Swing' o Savoy Ballroom Integrated ballroom in Harlem Most important for Swing music scene Opened in 1927 Dances every night, including competitions o Biggest- Harvest Moon Ball o 1938- first jitterbug competition Emergence of fans o Jitterbugs Had to move and dance o Charleston First big dance associated with jazz 1920s o Lindy Hop Name origin is debated Lindbergh's hop over Atlantic o Shorty George told reporter Flowing, athletic style Breakaway Two dances separated and solo Aerials Couples would create high flying dance moves o Shorty George Turned dancing into comedy act Created a comedic dance move named `Shorty George' Danced Big with Bea o Frankie Manning Greatest lindy hopper of all time Most well known Acted in cinema Dances with great energy and sharp angle to ground Known for sharp angle and aerials Partner- Lucile Middleton Performance Dance o Band leader more marketable if could sing/dance o Ina Ray Hutton Female band leader, one of very few `Doin the Suzy Q' Also tapped
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Tap Dancing Made band leaders even more marketable Big part of performance dance Didn't become popular as stage entertainment until middle of 19th century 1920s became almost exclusively related to jazz music Trucking Would have occurred during breakaway Popular in clubs and cinema Fred Astaire Sings about Shorty George Incorporates the Shorty George dance into tap routine Whitey's Lindyhoppers Dance group that made it to cinema Includes Frank Manning Performance dancing encourage collaboration Swing dance became international phenomenon after WWII Japan took hold especially Line dances started with lindy hop Combine a lot of individual moves