History of Dance and Music

1950’s to present-day

By:Melissa Engle

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Thesis

Dance and music continues to influence people all over the world as well as the upcoming decades. I

hope to show exactly how music has influenced dance.

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Personal Relevance

Overview

History of Dance

History of Music

Music & Dance of each decade

Most Influential Dances

Application

Class Activity

Works Cited

Conclusion

History of Dance

First Dynasty of EgyptFirst documentation

Around since 3,000 B.C.

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History of Music

African Tribal groupsEssential part of human life

Around for 50,000 years

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Popular Dances

1950’s

1960’s

1970’s

1980’s

1990’s

2000’s

Brunning, Bob, and James Pickering. Chart Toppers the Great Performers of Popular Music over the Last 50 Years. Buffalo, New York: Firefly, 2009. Print.Anderson, Janet. Modern Dance. New York, New York: Facts On File, 2010. Print. World of Dance Ser. http://www.spiritmarkusa.com/media/upload/image/EOD_front2.png

Popular Music

1950’sElvis, Bill Haley & the Comets

1960’sBob Dylan, Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones

1970’sFleetwood Mac, Van Morrison, Van Halen, Bee Gees, Sex Pistols

1980’sMichael Jackson, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, Eurythmics, Police

1990’sR.E.M., Hanson, Britney Spears, Spice Girls, Oasis

2000’sColdplay, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Usher, 50 Cent

Brunning, Bob, and James Pickering. Chart Toppers the Great Performers of Popular Music over the Last 50 Years. Buffalo, New York: Firefly, 2009. Print.Anderson, Janet. Modern Dance. New York, New York: Facts On File, 2010. Print. World of Dance Ser.

1950’s Dance

JitterbugUniqueness of name

Cab Calloway

StrollChuck Willis

The Diamonds

Hand JiveElementary hand game

The dances of this time period were considered “unacceptable.”

Anderson, Janet. Modern Dance. New York, New York: Facts On File, 2010. Print. World of Dance Ser. http://www.valleycollege.edu/Images/Valley_History_Pictures/1950s_School_Dance.jpg

1950’s Music

Alan FreedNew York DJ

Rock ‘n’ Roll

DJ’s across the countryTeenagers

Meaningful recordsRelate to teenagers

Anderson, Janet. Modern Dance. New York, New York: Facts On File, 2010. Print. World of Dance Ser. http://nigerianhiphop.net/blog/2010/01/17/the-6-rules-of-commercial-music-success/

1960’s Dance

Mashed PotatoDee Dee Sharp

MonkeyMajor Lance

Dances at colleges

TwistHank Ballard

ABTS

Chubby Checker

The 60’s dances created an upbeat energetic atmosphere that kept everyone on their

toes.

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1960’s Music

U.S. & the United KingdomYounger talent

Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Supremes, Stevie Wonder

Real pop stardomRolling Stones, Beatles, Who, Kinks

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1970’s DanceThe Hustle was based on older

dances such as the Mambo.

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HustleBee Gees

1970’s Music

Contrasting bandsEagles & Fleetwood Mac

Radical musical approachesDavid Bowie & Sex Pistols vs. Bee Gees & ABBA

“Saturday Night Fever”

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1980’s Dance

BreakdancingToprock, Downrock, Power Moves, Freezes or Suicides

Electric SlideAlso known as b-boying or

breaking.

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1980’s Music

TechnologySynthesizers

CD’s

Defining a sound

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1990’s Dance

MacarenaBayside Boys

KrumpingThe dances of the 90’s were

more relaxed than the dances performed in the previous decades until Krumping

originated.

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1990’s Music

Guitar bands returnBoy bands and girl groups increase

Surviving bandsHanson

Justin Timberlake

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2000’s Dance

Running Man

Soulja Boy

Cupid ShuffleMost of the dances in this time period were modified versions

of past popular dances.

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2000’s Music

Hip hop to crunkDrum machine rhythms

Decade of decadence

Lyrical freedom

Sinful and corrupted

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Most Influential Dances

The Stroll 1950

Dance requirements

Double meaning

High school dances

Anderson, Janet. Modern Dance. New York, New York: Facts On File, 2010. Print. World of Dance Ser.

The Hand Jive 1950

Original and alternative performance

Creation

Anderson, Janet. Modern Dance. New York, New York: Facts On File, 2010. Print. World of Dance Ser. http://media.photobucket.com/image/jukebox%20hand%20jive/ironman_52/JiveBunnysRockRollJukebox_F_Sm.jpg

The Jitterbug 1957

Jerking movements

Lifts and swinging

Dance of the decade

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The Twist 1960

Teens and 20 year olds

Grew worldwide

No partner contact

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The Mashed Potato 1962

Dance craze

Twist

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The Monkey 1963

Major Lance

Johnny Bravo

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The Hustle 1975

Catchall name

InternationalVan McCoy and the Soul City Symphony

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The Electric Slide 1980

Four wall line danceRic Silver

Copyright claims

Disco clubs

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Breakdancing 1982

Breaks in music

BronxNew York street scene

The best break dancer in the 80’s

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Krumping 1990Root word

Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise

Gang life

Wobbles, arm swings, chest pops, and stomps

Compared to other hip hop dances

Clowning

Brunning, Bob, and James Pickering. Chart Toppers the Great Performers of Popular Music over the Last 50 Years. Buffalo, New York: Firefly, 2009. Print.

The Macarena 1995

Spanish

Most popular club single

Second largest running #1

Best selling debut singleIn 2002

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Modern Dance 2000-2010

Cupid Shuffle

Soulja Boy

Single Ladies

Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It

Diversity between now and then

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Application Component

Class Activity

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Works Cited

Brunning, Bob, and James Pickering. Chart Toppers the Great Performers of Popular Music over the Last 50 Years. Buffalo, New York: Firefly, 2009. Print.

Anderson, Janet. Modern Dance. New York, New York: Facts On File, 2010. Print. World of Dance Ser.

Davis, Ronald. A History of Music in American Life: The Modern Era, 1920-Present. Malabar, Florida: Robert Krieger Publications Co, 1979. Print.

Dils, Ann, and Ann Cooper Albright, eds. Moving History/ Dancing Cultures: A Dance History Reader. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan UP, 2001. Print.

Palfy, Barbara, et al. Dance Reconstructed : Conf. Proceedings : a Conf. on Modern Dance Art, Past, Present, Future. Ed. Barbara Palfy, Claudia Gitelman, and Patricia Mayer. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Mason Gross School of the Arts (Rutgers University), 1993. Print.

Sherrane, Robert. “Music History 102 a Guide to Western Composers and Their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present.” Rev. of Music History 102 a Guide to Western Composers and Their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present. The Internet Public Library. Ed. Robert Sherrane. The Internet Public Lib, n.d. Web. 18 May 2009.

Society of Dance History Scholars. Studies in Dance History. Comp. and ed. Society of Dance History Scholars. Vol. 1. 1989. Pennington, New Jersey: Society of Dance History Scholars, 1989. Print.

Tomko, Linda J, Association for Dance in Universities and Colleges in Canada, and Society of Dance History Scholars. Border Crossings : Dance and Boundaries in Society, Politics, Gender, Education, and Technology. Comp. Linda J Tomko. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Society of Dance History Scholars, 1995. Print.

Ulrich, Homer, and Paul A Pisk. A History of Music and Musical Style. Ed. Homer Ulrich and Paul A Pisk. New York: Brace & World, 1963. Print.

Conclusion

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