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1920's Dance Styles

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DANCE STYLES

TORI SIMMONS
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5 BASIC FACTS

  • Fast Paced and optimistic
  • Tap and ballet dancing
  • Jazz Music was popular
  • Waltz and Foxtrot were still popular
  • New dances appealed to the youth
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INTERESTING FACTS

  • Dance marathons occurred every weekend with the longest recorded time: 3 weeks of dancing
  • Was to escape from horrors of war
  • Influenced heavily Harlem area's timed moves and short beats
  • Charleston
  • Movements often involved swaying of arms and movement of feet
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The Charleston dance became popular after appearing along with the song, "The Charleston," by James P. Johnson in the Broadway musical, "Runnin' Wild" in 1923

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CITATIONS

  • "How Did the Charleston Dance Get So Popular?" About.com Education. Jennifer Rosenberg. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
  • "1920's Dances." 1920's Dancing. 2012. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
  • History of the Roaring Twenties." : The Evolution of Twenties Dance Styles. Morena S., 12 June 2010. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
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Tori Simmons