Jazz
fusion of African and European movement traditions (may or may not be performed to jazz music, although some scholars would argue that jazz must be rooted in African traditional movement and done to jazz music)
What are the characteristics of dance
• Changing levels, directions, shapes & floor patterns • The use of diagonal, curved or asymmetrical lines • Relationship of the music to the dance: phrasing, varying rhythms, speeds, dynamics and syncopation • Personal style & individuality of the dancer • Repeated use of plie • Might have an improvisational feel
Early 1900's: Early Dance Directors of the Early Musical Comedy and Revue
1. Precision Dancing 2. Tiller Line 3. Julian Mitchell - production number
1920's: Early Dance Directors
1. Gertrude Hoffman 2. Bobby Connolly 3. David Bennett 4. Seymour Felix 5. Le Roy Prinz 6. Busby Berkeley
Gertrude Hoffman
- hybrid style / Duncan & Tiller
Bobby Connolly
- tap dance in chorus routines
David Bennett
- "Domino"
Seymour Felix
- dramatically motivated vision of show dance / not just tricks
Le Roy Prinz
- breaking the unison / conglomeration effect
Busby Berkeley
- MGM movie musicals / show girls / kaleidoscopic effect with the camera angles and the dancing / in the military prior to choreographing
1930's - 1960's: Pioneering Choreographers
1. Robert Alton 2. George Balanchine 3. Agnes De Mille 4. Gower Champion 5. Jerome Robbins
Robert Alton
- tap as a stylistic base / prolific choreographer & director
George Balanchine
- "choreographed by...." / On Your Toes / dance to further the plot / NYCB
Agnes De Mille
- Oklahoma / choreographer coequal to playwright, composer & lyricist / dances advanced the plot
Gower Champion
- singer / actor / dancer / choreographer / movie musicals: Hello Dolly, Guys and Dolls / Tony: 42nd Street
Jerome Robbins
- ballet to broadway / West Side Story / Fiddler / NYCB
1911 - 1974: Jack Cole: Father of Jazz
1. jazz-ethnic-ballet/ Cole style / urban folk dance 2. modern 3.dedicated to perfection / task master 4. isolation / quick direction changes / long knee slides / bharata natyam / muscles moving in oppostion / specificity of movement 6. Broadway 7.Film 8. Required the actors /singers to be equally accomplished in dance
who is associated with modern
denishawn (Indian Influence) / Humphrey-Weidman
who is the father of jazz
jack cole
j cole broadway
kismet, a funny thing, man of la mancha
j cole film
some like it hot, gentlemen prefer blondes, les girls
1950's to today: The Cole Legacy
Gwen Verdon, Bob Fosse, Matt Mattox
dancer
Gwen Verdon
Who is married to Fosse ( his muse)
Gwen Verdon
Damn Yankees
Gwen Verdon
Sweet Charity
Gwen Verdon
Chicago
Gwen Verdon
Jack Cole was her mentor
Gwen Verdon
artistic advisor for the Fosse musical revue
Gwen Verdon
who began in burlesque houses in early teens (shaped his bawdy choreography)
Bob Fosse
who was associated with movement styles that were associated with his flaws
Bob Fosse
What were Bob Fosse's flaws
sway back, crane, position, broken doll legs and torsos, tea cup fingers, derby hat (he was bald), inverted legs and shoulder shrugs
What broadway shows was bob fosse associated with?
The Pajama Game, Sweet Charity, All That Jazz, Cabaret, Damn Yankees, Chicago
who is a performer in the film Seven Bridges?
Matt Mattox
Whos partners include Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Gwen Verdon, Cyd Charisse
Matt Mattox
who was associated with gentlemen prefer blondes
matt mattox
who was hired by Jack Cole for Magdelena
matt mattox
associated with theatrical jazz
matt mattox
whos movement style is a hybrid of the Cole style, modern, ethnic, flamenco, tap, ballet
matt mottox
associated with freestyle
matt mattox
matts system to train jazz dancers in jazz -
integrated isolation & propulsive rhythm movement style is a hybrid of the Cole style, modern, ethnic, flamenco, tap, ballet
who has a system to train jazz dancers in jazz
matt mattox
whos associated with jazzart
matt mattox
associated with chorus girl to high caliber performer
matt mattox
jazz from dance halls to concert halls
matt mattox
who was mentored by Gene Kelly
Luigi
broadway show on the town
luigi
who was paralyzed in a car accident?
Luigi
who has a system of exercises to rehabilitate himself as well as keep in "warm" on the set / ballet-jazz
luigi
what was luigi's system of excersizes to keep warm on set
opposiitonal movement
who first codified jazz technique
Luigi
who was highly commited to his students?
Phil Black
who had a studio on 50th & Broadway, tap & jazz
Phil Black
who trained professional dancers - his dancers got hired
Phil Black
who used jazz - rock, lyrical, straight (Cole), latin & swing all integrated into one style
Phil Black
who studied with Luigi, Alvin Ailey, Henry LeTang & Ernest Carlos
Phil Black
who was associated with Giordance Jazz Dance Chicago
Gus Giordano
who was a jazz master teacher with a codified technique
Gus Giordano
who was a concert jazz dance choreographer
Gus Giordano
who was a contemporary jazz dance teacher and choreographer
Mia Michaels
who was famous for choreographing for Cirque du Soleil, Celine Dion and So You Think You Can Dance
Mia Michaels
who was a commercial jazz dance choreographer
Mia Michaels
Is Michael Jackson a jazz dance innovator
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who was a commercial choreographer for artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Rihanna and Usher
Fatima Robinson
who choreographed for President Obama's inauguration
Fatima Robinson
choreographed famous commercials for iPod, Gap and Coke
Fatima Robinson
who is a commercial choreographer for The Dance Scene / choreographed for Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys and Diddy
Laurie Ann Gibson
what was born out of African folk art traditions
hip-hop
what was considered a way of life, not just a style of dance
hip-hop
what term was coined by Dj "Lovebug" Starski as a description of culture
hip hop
linked to Djing Mcing, rap and graffiti
hip hop
hip hops early influences
Earl "Snake Hips" Tucker & James Brown
who began developing "breakbeats" at block parties where the dancers would interject with
Dj Kool Herc
what are breakdancing dancers called
bboys which originates from the terms the bronx boys, break boys or beat boys
what are three major cities where hip-hop developed
Philadelphia, New York City, & LA
who is a hip hop historian
Rennie Harris
who created hip hop concert dance
Rennie Harris
who invented the "Campbellock" or "locking"
Don Campbell
what is campbellock or locking
characterized by dance moves broken up into short abrupt pauses
who is the creator of "popping" and the master of the boogaloo styles
Boogaloo Sam
when did hip-hop become mainstream and why
1980's when MTV started featuring videos with hip hop and major motion pictures and Broadway shows featured hiphop dancers
What type of music pushed Broadway show-tunes out of the mainstream in the 1970's?
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This lead to a variety of new shows that dealt with everyday life instead of offered a sugar-coated escape from it such as Hair (1970's), Rent (1990's), and American Idiot (2000's).
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Sondheim's musical Company was choreographed in the 1970's and was one of the first nonlinear musicals, which relates to which modern dance genre?
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look at what is jazz posting on the blog for an example of the cole style
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