Swing Dancing
1st Edition
Published on 7. April 2011
248 pages
978-0-313-37518-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Illustrations
37 bw illus
File size
3,72 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-313-37518-7 (9780313375187)
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Tamara Stevens | Erin Stevens
Swing Dancing
Book
04/2011
Greenwood Press
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Persons
Tamara Stevens is a swing dance performance and instructor who co-owns and operates the Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association (PBDA) in Pasadena, CA, where she teaches all styles of American Social dance.
Erin Stevens is co-owner of the Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association (PBDA) and is credited with bringing legendary Lindy Hopper dancer Frankie Manning out of retirement in the mid-1980s, thus re-igniting his swing dance career.
Erin Stevens is co-owner of the Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association (PBDA) and is credited with bringing legendary Lindy Hopper dancer Frankie Manning out of retirement in the mid-1980s, thus re-igniting his swing dance career.
Content
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
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
