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Written by Vanessa van Rensburg
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Monday, 08 September 2008 14:46 |
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The Unique American Art Form of Tap Dance
 Tap was created from combining elements of African drumming and dancing with the techniques of European clog and step dancing. The unique rhythms of jazz music distinguish American tap dance from all other kinds of dancing based on percussive footwork.
Between the 1600's and early 1800's, tap slowly evolved from European step dances like the jig and clog and a variety of secular and religious African step dances that were loosely labelled "juba" dances and "ring shouts." Danced primarily by enslaved Africans, this blend of jig and juba was transferred to the minstrel stage, and there it was polished into something identifiable as "American tap dance." |
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Written by Vanessa van Rensburg
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Monday, 08 September 2008 14:44 |
 More about Hip HopIn the early 1970’s, the unknown Hip Hop culture was forming in the ghettos of New York. Each contributing element has it’s own history, however the common pulse which gave life to all these elements is rhythm, clearly demonstrated by the beats chosen by the DJ and the movements chosen by the dancer. In the 1980’s, DJ Afrika Bambaataa named the urban movement, “Hip Hop”. Hip Hop is for a person who loves music and wants to move with music. |
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Written by Grand Plie Dushon
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Monday, 08 September 2008 14:46 |
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All about Clogging Clogging is a truly American dance form that began in the Appalachian Mountains in the mid 1700’s. Irish, Scottish, English and Dutch Germans met and all combined to create a foot-tapping style accompanied by fiddle and bluegrass music. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 April 2009 12:44 |
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Written by Vanessa van Rensburg
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Monday, 08 September 2008 15:13 |
 Folk Dancing
Folk dance is a term used to describe a large number of dances, mostly of European origin.
These were originally danced in about the 19th century, or earlier. The performances was dominated by tradition, and danced by common people as well as aristocracy.
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Written by Vanessa van Rensburg
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Monday, 08 September 2008 14:39 |
History of Modern Dance
 Early Period – 1900
The first three decades embrace the careers of the American dancers Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis and the German dancer, Mary Wigman. This was preceded by a period of reaction against the empty spectacle of late 19th-century ballet.
There were two developments that helped inspire a freer kind of dance movement:
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 March 2009 13:00 |
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