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The History of Dance 1930s
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Popular Dance styles you Say???
Many Dance styles in the 1930s varied from Marathon Dancing to the fan favorite Jitterbug. From the awe inspiring Movie Musical to the home grown Big Apple.
Cites
Jitterbug
THE BIG APPLE!
Whats going on?
This dance was danced to "Blues" swing music. It can also be called the jive or jump. It was influenced by African Americans and is danced by only two people. It evolved from the Lindy Hop. This dance includes airborne acrobatics, swings, and lifts.
Originating from a small town known as the "Big Apple" hence the name. It gave the people a chance to show off their skills. This dance is a form of a square dance. Developed from African American descent, this was the hip and cool style of dance during the Depression.
Marathon Dancing!!!!!
- http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1930timeline.htm
- dancetimepublications.com/resources/social-dance-timeline/1930s-dance-marathon-movie-musical-big-apple-jitterbug/
- Youtube.com
This Dance was popular to the people during the Great Depression because it gave an opportunity to the people to dance until they were the last couple standing to win a load of money so that they could survive the market crash. One of the rules to the Marathon dancing was that if one of the couple's knees touches the floor then the couple would be disqualified.
Movie Musicals
Early filmmakers in the U.S. came up with Movie Musicals. These movies had audio(talking), singing, and of course dancing. During the Depression the audiences would step away from their life in poverty and get away from the outside world for a couple of hours or so to watch one of these magnificent movies
- War World I
- The Great Depression
- Poverty
- The Dust Bowl
- The Hindenburg Blimp blew up
- Amelia Earhart disappeared
Clothing Styles
Continued
- Air condition was invented
- Boni and Clyde were killed Police
- The Cheeseburger was introduced
- Hemingway, Steinbeck, Brecht, Graham Greene, Gide, Dylan Thomas, Garcia Lorca, and Noel Coward were the famous writers of 20s
- North American Fashion Trend
Both men and women wore exaggerated shoulder pads. They attracted attention to their shoulders by wearing butterfly and banjo sleeves. Women wore belts and long dressed or skirts that flow with movement.
Famous Performances and Historic Events
- Whoopie by Flo Ziegfeld
- Allison's house based on the life of Emily Dickison
- Elizabeth the Queen
- Boom Boom in the Casino Theatre
- Dust Bowl (1934)
- Hoover Dam completed (1936)
- Japan invaded China (1937)