7/21 Diasporas: United States (Jazz)

 

 Diasporas: United States

Today we look at Jazz as a key dance form with strong influence on other techniques.



 

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Warmup

 Isolations

 

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Student Presentation: 

Precolonial & African American History till 1900

African American History Timeline (Britannica)

 

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Student Presentation: Pre-Jazz with a Dash of Tap

 

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Student Presentation: 

African American Cultural History 1900-1970

 

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History of Jazz Dance

 Trailer for Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance (2020)


Reading

History of Jazz

 

Interview with filmmaker K. Wong

 

Question: What are the historical roots of jazz dance, and why is it important to acknowledge them?

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Eras & Examples

Josephine Baker


 

Bob Fosse


 Frank Hatchett


 So You Think You Can Dance


 

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Questions:

1. Which era of jazz dance do you find the most interesting and why? (Ex. 1920s a la Josephine Baker, 1960s a la Bob Fosse, etc.) Where do you see distinctions between social dance and dance performance?


2. What are some of the key elements of jazz dance, from your observations?

 

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Student Presentation: Jazz Dance "Founding Fathers"

 

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 Student Presentation: Less Acknowledged Artists

 

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 Workshop

All That Jazz

Fosse jazz hands, Mattox arm pattern, kick ball change, fan kick, pas de bourre, pose


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Closing

 

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Additional Resources

 Cell Block Tango - Chicago

 Fred Benjamin


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