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Dance of the Sleepwalkers: The Dance Marathon Fad (Popular Entertainment and Leisure Series) by Frank M. Calabria, 1993-01

On fads and fundamentals: jazz dance teachers share their perspectives.(TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION): An article from: Dance Magazine by Lynn Voedisch, 2006-01-01

Medicine ball for all: a novel program that enhances physical fitness in school-age youths; More than a retro fad, medicine ball training can improve fitness.: ... of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance by Avery Faigenbaum, Patrick Mediate, 2006-09-01

Ads, Fads, and Consumer Culture: Advertising's Impact on American Character and Society by Arthur Asa Berger, 2003-09-28

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BwpsPlayers
Boogiewoogie music has outlived the dance craze after which it was named and severalsubsequent dance fads too including The Jive, The Lindyhop, The Jitterbug
http://theboogiewoogie.bravepages.com/bwpsPlayers.htm

Extractions: P L A Y E R S (To be listed here you need not be a professional but you must be a performing or recording pianist featuring boogie-woogie, Blues or barrelhouse styles.) Boogie-woogie, the origins. Boogie-woogie is a precise musical art form, so it would help if its first appearance could be pinpointed. In terms of recorded material, that task is easily fulfilled, Clarence Pinetop Smith recorded his Pinetops Boogie-woogie on 29 Dec 1928. Although this was the first recording with the phrase Boogie-woogie in the title, Albert Ammons had recorded his Honky Tonk Train Blues, a Boogie-woogie masterpiece, the previous year. It is widely believed that black pianists were playing a form of fast-bass rhythmical dance music around Texas as early as the 1870s, this style becoming known as Fast Western, by 1900 this type of music could be heard in many cities of the USA. With its driving rhythms and pounding bass figures using the piano almost as a percussion instrument, it is reasonable to assert that of all the threads of African-American music, Boogie-woogie is the most African . Clarence Pinetop Smiths recording was named Boogie-woogie because it was released as music for a new dance craze called (surprise surprise) The Boogie-woogie, had this dance been given a different name, for example The Shufflebutt, then we would all now be grooving to Shufflebutt piano music with its 8 to the bar left hand Shufflebutt patterns instead of Boogie-woogie bass figures. Boogie-woogie music has outlived the dance craze after which it was named and several subsequent dance fads too including The Jive, The Lindyhop, The Jitterbug, The Hand Jive, The Mess-around and other dance-forms which have relied heavily on music of a Boogie-woogie nature.
Did You Know
dance fads may come and go, but there will always be an official statedance in New Jersey the square dance. It was designated
http://www.state.nj.us/travel/facts&fun/didyou.html

Extractions: New Jersey's state "seal" doesn't live in the ocean! This symbol of the state was designed by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere and presented in May 1777. The three plows in the shield honor the state's agricultural tradition while the horse head stands for speed and strength. The female figures are Liberty (on the left side) and Ceres. Liberty carries the liberty cap on her staff. Ceres, the Roman goddess of grain, symbolizes abundance and holds a cornucopia filled with harvested produce. The banner below, "Liberty and Prosperity," is the official state motto. Adopted in 1896, the state flag proudly displays the official state colors: Buff and Jersey Blue. The state seal is emblazoned in blue on a brilliant buff background. Guess who chose these colors? The father of our country-George Washington. He was headquartered in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War and in 1779 chose the colors on the insignia from the state's early Dutch settlers.
Grade Six Arts Education - Sample Idea - Optional
Why were some of the dances considered risqué? Are there any dance fadstoday which are treated sceptically by some people in society?
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/artsed/g6arts_ed/g6osiae.html

Extractions: (20% of total time allotment, 8 weeks) This unit focuses on the exploration of a common idea or theme through the four strands. What follows is a "model" for an interrelated unit. This model is directed at grade eight students, but its method of interrelating the four strands applies at the grades six to eight levels. The teacher should read the suggested activities here, then select an appropriate idea or theme on which to build a unit for his or her own students. The eight-week period allotted to the interrelated unit could include one long unit, or several shorter units of varying lengths. The length of the unit will depend on the nature of the theme or idea selected, and how far the teacher and students want to take it. There are many more activities suggested here than can be completed in the time allotted. The activities are suggestions only and are presented as ideas so that teachers can see what is meant by an interrelated unit. Each of the four strands must be included in this unit. Teachers should integrate specific learning objectives from each strand where appropriate throughout the unit.
Florida DJ Entertainers, Mobil DJ, Party Hosts, Brevard & Indian River County
Each personality DJ/MC has several years experience of emceeing and keeping abreastof the latest in music variety, dance fads, and audience participation
http://a1musicint.com/features.htm

Extractions: Our Personality Disc Jockeys The key word above is "Personality". While many DJ companies hire people to just play music, We hire experienced "Personalities" then train them to meet our high quality standards. This philosophy has earned Music International our high reputation from our industry peers and of course our clients. Click here to read some actual testimonials. Each personality DJ/MC has several years experience of emceeing and keeping abreast of the latest in music variety, dance fads, and audience participation techniques. All delivered with a genuine upbeat personality that Music International is best known. Music International's lighting system will set the perfect mood for the festivities on the dance floor. From our traditional mirror ball effects to our state-of-the-art "Intelligent" lighting we provide an endless variety of special effects and color combinations that gives you and your guests the ultimate dance party experience. This not only creates the mood, but provides a more pleasing alternative to the typical banquet hall lights. Of course we only use these lighting effects at the appropriate times but once engaged "Its Party Time!"
News Page 1 (4 Articles)
economy.. If the latest teen dance fads are driving you crazy thenconsider Men in Thongs, Women With Guns! By Earl Bousquet. Let
http://www.stluciastar.com/Wednesday STAR Online/wedjul24-02/news1.htm

Extractions: Dr Anthony said attempts to get new contractors have proved frustrating. However footpaths had been constructed to improve the aesthetics of the community. He did not say when the drainage works would be completed, but assured the community that the main road would be paved when the drains were done.
The Golden Age Of New Orleans CD
music. And it was music for dancing for stepping out with a Fox-Trot, Shimmy,Black Bottom, Turkey Trot, or one of the many other dance fads that swept the
http://louisianajazz.com/golden_age_cd.htm

Extractions: PROGRAM: 1-BOURBON STREET PARADE 2-THE ST. LOUIS BLUES 3-WA WA WA 4-THE BURGUNDY ST. BLUES 5-AS YOU LIKE IT 6-PASTIME RAG 7-ANGRY 8-THE OLD RUGGED CROSS 9-SHE'S CRYIN' FOR ME 10-SOBBIN' BLUES 11-NEW ORLEANS STOMP 12-THROWIN' THE HORNS 13-LOVE DREAMS 14-DO DOODLE OOM 15-SHAKE IT AND BREAK IT NOTES: Jazz began in New Orleans. Contrary to popular understanding, it did not go "up the river" to Chicago, for the Mississippi doesn't go near the Windy City. But as early as the 1920's, jazz did begin to evolve and change and has continued to do so ever since. Swing, bop, cool jazz, fusion, and free jazz each followed in succession. Amidst these exciting transformations, the early days of the New Orleans pioneers were all but forgotten. There are exceptions to be sure. Louis Armstrong, for one, remains alive in memory, as do a handful of others. But what of Armand J. Piron or Leon Rappolo? Or the fine players who made up the New Orleans Owls? Or the Halfway House Orchestra? These are scarcely household names! Oh yes, there are still some old timers in New Orleans who once danced to the music of these great players and who recall their names with a twinkle. And there are a few fanatically loyal record collectors worldwide. But beyond these limited circles, the Golden Age has slipped from memory. In this collection, the renowned Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble of New Orleans offers a sampler of classic jazz from the heroic years before 1930. This was a period when few New Orleanians referred to the music as "jazz," preferring to describe it instead as "our dance music." And it was music for dancing - for stepping out with a Fox-Trot, Shimmy, Black Bottom, Turkey Trot, or one of the many other dance fads that swept the land. New Orleanians of all backgrounds were fanatical dancers. As the dance fashions changed, so did the music, at least in New Orleans. As early as 1915, the city's Creoles, Anglo-Saxons, African-Americans, Sicilians, Germans, and Jews were all head over heels in love with their city's new, syncopated music.
AMAN Folk Ensemble
Nineteenth century Russian aristocracy looked to Paris for dance fads, fashionsand even language; and the Russian working people imitated the urban social
http://koger.sc.edu/aman.html

Extractions: April, 4, 1990 at 8:00 p.m Programme Central Croatia Ladarke is a suite of music and dance based on an old Croatian custom traditionally performed on mid-summer's day. Young girls known as Ladarice or Ivancice would sing in front of the village houses, wishing prosperity and good health for the coming year. Often, dancing and celebration would follow at the end of the day, usually in front of the local church. Choreography: Barry Glass Music by: Emil Cossetto (1950) Yugoslavia The Tamburica orchestra is one of the favourite sounds in many parts of Yugoslavia. It is used to accompany both singing and dancing. Originally a solo instrument, it evolved into an orchestral sound during the 19th century. Many composers have created pieces for this ensemble and symphony-sized orchestras are common. Here, we present the smaller sized band commonly found in village settings, where it is often used to accompany solo singing. Vocal Soloist: Deanne Sparks
Music - Compare Prices
dance fads come and go, but 1999's Big Thing, trance, actually managedto outlast its shelf life, coming kicking and screamingand waving its
http://www.priceclash.co.uk/music/cd-albums/dance-electronic/500/catid=
Dick Clark @ Disco Step-by-Step
He'd ask about favorite songs, clothing trends and watched for dance fads. At 26he was young enough to be a friend and projected a none threatening image.
http://www.discostepbystep.com/dick_clark.htm

Extractions: Home The Show Disco DJ Hall of Fame Disco Innovators ... Dance Videos Online [ Dick Clark ] Discos Disco Ball Disco Gold Disco Hall of Fame ... World Hustle Dance Championships Dick Clark Dick Clark Dick Clark became the host of American Bandstand on July 9, 1956. The show began as a local program on WFIL-TV (now WPVI), Channel 6 in Philadelphia on October 7, 1952. It was first hosted by Bob Horn and was called Bob Horn's Bandstand ABC Television picked the show up and renamed it American Bandstand , airing it's first national show on August 5, 1957. It was aired daily from 1956 to 1963. The show was moved to Los Angeles in 1964. From 1963 to 1987 Bandstand was on only once a week, on Saturday. Briefly it was part of the USA Network with new host David Hirsh but went off the air in 1989. As host to the first network television series devoted to rock and roll and the longest running musical show in television history, American Bandstand , Dick Clark made rock music palatable to the mainstream American public and help promote the careers of many rock and roll artists of the 50s, both the talents and no talents.
Rekkedanser
A fairly comprehensive Index of dance fads. This page is mainly stolen fromhttp//www.jitterbuzz.com. Finner du ikke det du leter etter? Prøv her
http://dans.uib.no/www/instruksjon/Madison/index_Madison.shtml

Extractions: Hovedside Bli medlem! Treningstider Dansetilbud ... Leie anlegg? Tema: Rekkedanser Nettavisen Temaartikler Dansedetektiven Bildearkiv ... Videoklipp The Madison is an amusing line dance that originated in the late 1950's. According to Lance Benishek (dance historian), "The Madison probably started in Chicago, although it may have been Detroit or Cleveland. The Baltimore Colts learned it in Cleveland and brought it to Baltimore in 1959." It is danced to the Ray Bryant tune, The Madison Time , with calls for the particular dance sequences provided by Eddie Morrison. Eddie was a Baltimore disc jockey who started calling the steps live on the air. Based on a six count chorus step, The Madison contains several dance sequences which make playful references to 1950s and 1960s Television shows (e.g. The Rifleman ) sports stars (e.g. Wilt Chamberlain ) and performers (e.g. Jackie Gleason The Madison can be seen in the 1988 movie "Hairspray", and the song most used nowadays is the version on the soundtrack of that movie. In Baltimore, the Madison was done to generic music with the DJ calling the figures. There was one record made which included calls for some of the more common figures on the record. One local radio DJ, Jack Gail, came out with a comedy version including one call to hold both feet up off the ground at the same time. Here you find a detailed descriptions of the figures of the Madison Time
"Spike Jones Plays The Charleston" - [The Hip Surgery Music Guide]
The Charleston, which was perhaps more lasting than most of the dance fads ofthe Twenties, was first presented to a gay New York audience in 1924 via a
http://www.hipsurgerymusic.com/JonesSpike/charleston.html

Extractions: LPM-18 The Charleston (from "Runnin' Wild") Black Bottom Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight Charlestono-Mio Doin' The New Racoon Varsity Drag ABOUT SPIKE JONES Spike Jones, a lover of musical novelty since boyhood, catapulted to fame as a purveyor of unabashed corn and comedy. His rise was not easy, for he remained a relatively obscure drummer until 1942. In September of that year, however, his rendition of Der Feuhrer's Face titillated a nation and started the maestro on a fabulously successful phase of his career, encompassing records, films, radio and personal appearances. While the City Slickers and the Musical Depreciation Revue convulsed audiences throughout the country, and while Jones' RCA Victor recordings chalked up tremendous sales figures, the true stature of the slapstick bandleader became apparent. That he is more than a passing fancy in modern music is now a truism. He is, rather, the one man in jazz who has been able, by way of a pixie approach, to carry the art of musical burlesque and satire to a new peak. Spike, who was born Lindley Armstrong Jones on December 14, 1911, in Long Beach, California, nursed a love for musical nonsense and horseplay even in his childhood days. But while he learned that cowbells, fright wigs, flit guns and pistols could contribute to a hilarious cacophony, these unorthodox "instruments" alone would never have lifted him to the position of undisputed monarch of musical satire. Two elements enabled Jones to reach that pinnacle and maintain it: First, the fact that he is a perfectionist, and secondly, his unerring flair for showmanship.
Boxstep: The Faces All Look On: Pitchfork Review
Needless to say, group dance fads like the electric slide and the macarena arecompletely beyond me. There was a time when this was true of fewer people.
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/boxstep/faces-all-look-on.shtml

Extractions: Rating: 6.3 I can't dance. I'll readily admit it. Pretty much my only moves involve jerking my arms robotically and twitching my head back and forth. Usually, the dance I'll do at shows is something I call the indie: basically, you stand still with your arms crossed in front of your torso, and nod with mild interest. As far as slow dancing at social events is concerned, my girlfriend and I are lucky if we make a full rotation over the course of an entire song. Needless to say, group dance fads like the electric slide and the macarena are completely beyond me. There was a time when this was true of fewer people. Back in the 50s, just about everyone knew the twist, and before the rock 'n' roll era you had the Charleston, the foxtrot, and various other steps that most socially apt people could at least convincingly fake. From what I can gather, the boxstep is fairly similar to these other dances, in that it allows a certain amount of interpretation of a few basic moves. You and your partner essentially place your hands strategically (one on the shoulder, one in the other person's hand) and move back and forth, side to side, forming roughly a box-shape on the floor. I guess I could see doing a dance like that to some of the music Boxstep makes. The Pittsburgh septet splits their work pretty evenly between waltzes and traditional rock feels, and usually keeps the tempos toward the middle of the metronome scale, which, by definition, should offer some prime dancing conditions for dancehall traditionalists.
Bob Sinclar- Champes Elysees - Ministry Of Sound
Times change, dance fads pass (thank God) and Bob Sinclar is back on our stereos,following on from his summer smash 'I Feel For You', with a corking album
http://www.ministryofsound.co.uk/music/tunes/albums/bob_sinclar/

Extractions: WHO THE F**K IS BOB SINCLAR? When I was 15, I went to an Aeroba-Rave. It was held in the local town hall and involved jogging on the spot and star jumping to a medley of acid house anthems, while simultaneously being shouted at by a freak in cycling shorts. I decided then that aerobics and dance music should never mix. But last year, Parisian producer/DJ, Bob Sinclar proved me wrong. 'GymTonic' (written alongside Daft Punk) was annoying as hell, but for a while, at least, we were all found happily limbering up on the dancefloor, encouraged by vocals from Jane Fonda. It went, '2-3-4-5-6-7-8 and back', and so did we.
Untitled Document
eschewed territory Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia is a lineup of supercheesyclubs which breed sexual harassment and perpetuate dance fads that should've
http://www.generationj.com/issues/jan_1/wonderbra.html

Extractions: You always hear that it's good to try something newtry it once or you'll never know, as the adage goes. I think it was Erica Jong who said you should do something every day that scares you. And from Faust, "Whatever you believe you can do, begin it: Boldness has genius, power, and magic." Granted Faust may be a little highbrow to apply to these ventures: I wore a WonderBra to the Matzah Ball. I'm proud of that statement, because not everyone can say it. And you have to admit, it has a certain ring to itI'm thinking a book deal or movie rights. Actually I wasn't planning on saying it out loud to anyone. The whole thing was under wrapsa harmless foray into the singles world that no one had to know about. But when an ex-confidante at work blabbed it to some fellow cubicle-dwellers, I figured I should come out of the lingerie drawer and set the story straight. I think it was around late November last year when I started seeing ads for the Matzah Ball. I had heard of the event before, which is surprising since I don't have many Jewish friends. My family isn't exactly religious, and my parents sent me to a private school where I was the only Jew in my class and then to a prep school where there were only two others. When my grandparents died, we stopped going to temple. Growing up, my only taste of Judaism was the bitter one of Hannukah in a world populated by goys. Then there was my school's annual Christmas Singtwo and a half hours of carols and odes to the baby Jesus with one token "Ya Ba Bim Bom" thrown in halfheartedly and met with puzzled or hostile stares from the red-and-green adorned audience.
What Is Tango
acceptable. Whilst other music and dance fads have taken over duringthe last few decades, Tango has not dissappeared. Established
http://www.users.waitrose.com/~pconache/tango_select/what.is.tango.htm

Extractions: So what is Tango Tango is happiness and sadness, weakness and strength, love, hate and treachery. An expression of unrequited love, macho heart-break, despair and disillusion, it describes the social and political turmoil in Argentina from which it was born. Tango stems from the docklands of Buenos Aires at the end of the 19th century. It is believed to have evolved from Spanish songs and rhythmic dances such as the Milonga with influences from the Cuban Habanera. Initially Tango was played typically by a duo on flute and guitar sometimes with the addition of a violin. It was only later that the German giant squeeze-box, the bandoneon was introduced and became the indispensable instrument. Tango was an expression of the poor urban class, at first performed by male immigrants in bars and on street corners. No honourable woman dared to dance it while men were forbidden to dance together. At the turn of the century Buenos Aires was heaving with immigrants; brothels appeared everywhere and cocaine and opium were rife. Tango soon left the streets to be inextricably linked with the seedy underworld of the brothels. Initially the upper classes in Argentina banned the Tango because of its aggressive sexuality and when it was introduced to Europe, it was also condemned on moral grounds. Despite initial disapproval, the dance soon took off in elegant society in Europe and America during the years before the first World War.
Eye - A Mann Obsessed - 07.25.02
His history of '60s dance fads, Twist, is now augmented with neverused footageof a 1989 concert featuring many of the performers who popularized the twist.
http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_07.25.02/film/mann.html

Extractions: eye - A Mann obsessed Documentarian gets retrospective treatment It's become a career milestone for a filmmaker to have his or her back catalogue reissued on DVD. Besides making the work available to ravenous collectors, it attaches a sense of permanence and prestige to an oeuvre, even if that oeuvre happens to be devoted to celebrating the poems of John Giorno, the illustrations of Jack Kirby or the dance known as the Mashed Potato. After Atom Egoyan, documentary maker Ron Mann is only the second Toronto filmmaker to get the red-carpet treatment with this week's release of three titles on Home Vision/Morningstar: Poetry in Motion Comic Book Confidential (1988) and Twist (1992). A special edition of his marijuana history Grass (1998) came out shortly after the unofficial holiday of April 20 (the number 420 has a mystical significance to potheads and Mann knows his market). Yet he's no newcomer to DVD. Through his involvement with Bob Stein's pioneering CD-ROM company, Voyager, and its movie offshoot, the Criterion Collection, Mann attended the birth of the digital format. In the mid-'80s, he helped package Criterion's seminal laserdisc editions of
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dance. Movie musical Grease . (1982) highlighted the 1950s dance fads.Breakdancing was featured predominantly in movies. Flashdance
http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~pesubj/purple/e_jazz/ejz_mov.htm

Extractions: Jazz P.E.1470 From Movies to MTVs "West Side Story" (1957) by Jerome Robbins was a climax of jazz dancing in the movies. "Fame" in 1980 had impressed movie-goers with street jazz dance. Movie musical "Grease" (1982) highlighted the 1950s dance fads. Breakdancing was featured predominantly in movies "Flashdance" (1983) and "Breakin'" (1984) where dancers freeze-framed their actions between quick mechanical movements and acrobatic feats fleshed out with pantomime and audience participation. A new direction in commercial jazz dance was invented with the debut of the MTV video television channel in 1981. Begun simply as a promotional tool for popular music, the channel played non-stop video clips of musicians and their new songs. MTV was a huge success, garnering the complete attention of the younger generations, especially in North America. As production values increased, dance became more and more a part of the video's concept. It was natural for rap groups to use breakdancing in their videos, and even older mainstream acts like
Performingartslinks
II Ballet III Ballet and Dance Ballroom Dancing I Ballroom Dancing II Capoeira Choreography Choreographers Clogging Country Dancing dance fads Dance Internet
http://yalesecondary.sd34.bc.ca/Subject Weblinks/performingartslinks.html
Robert Christgau: CG: Arto Lindsay
by on the sinuous current and springfed babble of a Brazilian groove bent, folded,spindled, and mutilated by the latest avant-dance fads and electronic
http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=arto lindsay
Oz Music Project - Australian Music Resource And Webzine
S When you look out to the crowd and see the kids dancing, are thereany old dance fads that you want to see come back? R not really..
http://www.ozmusicproject.net/magazine/interview.asp?int=45

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