Swing Dancing

Informationen zum Autor Tamara Stevens, Erin Stevens Klappentext Telling a riveting true story of the emergence and development of an American icon, this book traces swing dancing from its origins to its status as a modern-day art form.From its unlikely origins in the African slave trade, one of the saddest chapters of American history, swing dance emerged as a celebration of the soul. Swing is now recognized around the globe as a joyous partnered dance, uniquely Afro-American in origin and an American treasure. This book examines how the original swing style of the 1920s, the Lindy Hop, branched out and evolved with the changing dynamics of popular culture, paralleling the development of the nation. Swing Dancing covers the dance through the years of minstrelsy, the jazz age, the big band era, bebop, and the decline of partnered dancing in the 1960s. Swing experts and instructors Tamara and Erin Stevens have combined a compelling historic examination of swing dance with an assortment of riveting personal interviews and photographic documentation to create a comprehensive reference book on this important art form. Zusammenfassung Telling a riveting true story of the emergence and development of an American icon! this book traces swing dancing from its origins to its status as a modern-day art form. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Swing Dance: Born in the USAChapter 2: Bred in Minstrelsy, Raised in RhythmChapter 3: Ragtime, Jazz, and Swing Dance Gets a NameChapter 4: It Started at the SavoyChapter 5: Whitey's Lindy HoppersChapter 6: Swingin' in HollywoodChapter 7: A Dance by Any Other Name .(Various Styles of Partnered Swing)Chapter 8: The DeclineChapter 9: The Road to ResurgenceChapter 10:The Second Era of Swing, and BeyondConclusionBibliographyIndex

Autorentext
Tamara Stevens, Erin Stevens

Klappentext
Telling a riveting true story of the emergence and development of an American icon, this book traces swing dancing from its origins to its status as a modern-day art form. From its unlikely origins in the African slave trade, one of the saddest chapters of American history, swing dance emerged as a celebration of the soul. Swing is now recognized around the globe as a joyous partnered dance, uniquely Afro-American in origin and an American treasure. This book examines how the original swing style of the 1920s, the Lindy Hop, branched out and evolved with the changing dynamics of popular culture, paralleling the development of the nation. Swing Dancing covers the dance through the years of minstrelsy, the jazz age, the big band era, bebop, and the decline of partnered dancing in the 1960s. Swing experts and instructors Tamara and Erin Stevens have combined a compelling historic examination of swing dance with an assortment of riveting personal interviews and photographic documentation to create a comprehensive reference book on this important art form.

Inhalt
Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Swing Dance: Born in the USA Chapter 2: Bred in Minstrelsy, Raised in Rhythm Chapter 3: Ragtime, Jazz, and Swing Dance Gets a Name Chapter 4: It Started at the Savoy Chapter 5: Whitey's Lindy Hoppers Chapter 6: Swingin' in Hollywood Chapter 7: A Dance by Any Other Name .(Various Styles of Partnered Swing) Chapter 8: The Decline Chapter 9: The Road to Resurgence Chapter 10:The Second Era of Swing, and Beyond Conclusion Bibliography Index

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