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Jack Cole (born John Ewing Richter; April 27, 1911 – February 17, 1974) was an American dancer, choreographer, and theatre director known as "the Father of Theatrical Jazz Dance" [1] for his role in codifying African-American jazz dance styles, as influenced by the dance traditions of other cultures, for Broadway and Hollywood.
After placing third in World of Dance Hawaii, it was decided that the four Hawaiian girls would form a new group with the four L.A. girls and they were officially dubbed 8 Flavahz. With their newly formed group, the girls were ready to audition once again for the next season of America's Best Dance Crew, placing second in the competition. [3]
Jazz Dance is a performance dance and style that arose in the United States in the early 20th century. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Jazz Dance may allude to vernacular Jazz , Broadway or dramatic Jazz. The two types expand on African American vernacular styles of dance that arose with Jazz Music.
Barbara Bourget (active from 1969), ballet dance, artistic director; Sally Brayley (born 1937), Canadian-American ballet dancer, coach; Ludmilla Chiriaeff (1924–1996), Soviet-born Canadian ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher; Alexandra Denisova (born c.1922), ballet dancer; Frances Chung, ballet dancer, principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet
This is a list of dance categories, different types, styles, or genres of dance. For older and more region-oriented vernacular dance styles, see List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances by origin .
The Rockettes were originally inspired by the Tiller Girls, a precision dance company of the United Kingdom established by John Tiller in the 1890s. Tiller sent the first troupe of Tiller Girls to perform in the United States in 1900, and eventually there were three lines of them working on Broadway. [2]
In the 1920s, women singing jazz music were not many, but women playing instruments in jazz music were even less common. Mary Lou Williams, known for her talent as a piano player, is deemed as one of the "mothers of jazz" due to her singing while playing the piano at the same time. [4] Lovie Austin (1887–1972) was a piano player and bandleader.
In 1925, the Albertina Rasch Dancers performed her Rhapsody in Blue (1925), one of her “first experiments combining ballet moves with American Jazz dance.” [3] She starred in a number of Ziegfeld productions, appeared at the Moulin Rouge and performed with Josephine Baker before adapting her classical training and techniques for the ...