Jazz Age/Music during the 1920’s
Milagro Aranda
What is Jazz known for:
Charleston Dance:
The dance of Charleston: Charleston is a city in South Carolina but a small island near Charleston was where African Americans was living and came up with this dance. The Charleston was performed as early as 1903. In 1913 the dance evolved into Harlem stage productions and even though this happened the Charleston dance established itself worldwide during the jazz period.
~The steps of the Charleston dance is: the legs and the arms
The legs:
Step back on the right leg.
Swing the left leg back in a kicking motion, keeping the ankle loose.
Bring the left foot forward and step, returning to the starting position.
Kick the right foot forward, keeping it loose.
Repeat from step 1, until you collapse or feel the need to add more moves.
The arms:
The arm motion is complementary to the feet - that is, just as if you were walking. Since the right leg goes back first, the left arm will go up first, and vice versa.
Once the motion is worked out, the positioning of the arms needs to be made less loose. The elbows should be crooked at ninety degrees.
- All the movements should be exaggerated, arms held high and as they swing let them move in circular motions to the right and left.
Charleston Dance
Black Bottom Dance
Jazz Band
Black Bottom Dance:
The dance of Black Bottom: The dance of Black Bottom was created in New Orleans during the 20th century. Black Bottom came from a man named Jelly Roll Morton who was a jazz player and composer who wrote this tune. Black Bottom dance is called Black Bottom Stomp and the name came from Detroit's Black Bottom area.
~The steps of the Black Bottom dance is:
Hop down front then doodle back, (Witch doodle is another word for slide)
Mooch to your left then Mooch to the right (Mooch is shuffle forward with both feet. Hips go first, then feet)
Hands on your hips and do the Mass Around
Break a leg until you’re near the ground (Break a leg is a hobbling step)
Now that's the old Black Bottom dance.