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These bands played lively music, including swing and big band tunes, lifting spirits in the camps. Through performances and dances, they provided moments of joy and escape from the hardships of internment. In 1943, Life magazine featured Lindy Hop on its cover and called it "America's National Folk Dance". Lindy Hop/Jitterbug was a popular ...
The term gavotte for a lively dance originated in the 1690s from Old Provençal gavoto (mountaineer's dance) from gavot, a local name for an Alpine resident, said to mean literally "boor", "glutton", from gaver (to stuff, force-feed poultry) from Old Provençal gava (crop). The word is cognate to French gavache (coward, dastard).
Willa Mae Ricker and Leon James, original Lindy Hop dancers in iconic Life magazine photograph, 1943 Norma Miller and Skip Cunningham 2009 Lindy Hop Dance, 2013. The Lindy Hop is an American dance which was born in the African-American communities of Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then.
The gigue (/ ʒ iː ɡ / ZHEEG, French:) or giga (Italian: [ˈd͡ʒiːɡa]) is a lively baroque dance originating from the English jig. It was imported into France in the mid-17th century [2] and usually appears at the end of a suite. The gigue was probably never a court dance, but it was danced by nobility on social occasions and several court ...
This is the main list of dances. It is a non-categorized, index list of specific dances. It may also include dances which could either be considered specific dances or a family of related dances. For example, ballet, ballroom dance and folk dance can be single dance styles or families of related dances. See following for categorized lists:
Amid Justin Baldoni's ongoing legal battle with "It Ends with Us" co-star Blake Lively, his attorneys have released behind-the-scenes footage of an intimate scene the actors performed.. According ...
Renaissance dances belong to the broad group of historical dances, specifically those during the Renaissance period. During that period, there was a distinction between country dances and court dances. Court dances required the dancers to be trained and were often for display and entertainment, whereas country dances could be attempted by anyone.
Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #595 on Sunday, January 26, 2025. Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Sunday, January 26, 2025 The New York Times