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Origin. 1920's, Harlem, New York City, U.S. [1] Evita and Michael at 2011 Catalina Swing Dance Festival. Swing dance is a group of social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s, with the origins of each dance predating the popular "swing era". Hundreds of styles of swing dancing were developed; those that ...
Jitterbug is a generalized term used to describe swing dancing. [1] It is often synonymous with the lindy hop dance [2] [3] but might include elements of the jive, east coast swing, collegiate shag, charleston, balboa and other swing dances. [4] Swing dancing originated in the African-American communities of New York City in the early 20th ...
West Coast Swing. West Coast Swing is a partner dance with roots in Lindy Hop, characterized by an elastic look that results from its extension-compression technique of partner connection and is danced primarily in a slotted area on the dance floor. The dance allows for both partners to improvise steps while dancing together, putting West Coast ...
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. It was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Mickey Mouse. Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white gloves. He is often depicted alongside his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, his pet dog Pluto, his ...
Bugs Bunny is a cartoon character created in the late 1930s at Warner Bros. Cartoons (originally Leon Schlesinger Productions) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. [4] Bugs is best known for his featured roles in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated short films, produced by Warner Bros. Earlier iterations of the character first appeared in Ben Hardaway's Porky's Hare Hunt ...
When these dancers came back to the U.S., they found that the music scene of the country was different. People were mixing Lindy Hop with other dances, like bebop. Many black dancers thus gave up on the Lindy Hop and it was further adapted by white Americans into Rock and Roll dancing, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing and other dances. [23]
Balboa (dance) Balboa being danced competitively at Lindy Focus 2023. The Balboa, also known as " Bal ", is a swing dance that originated in Southern California during the 1920s and enjoyed huge popularity during the 1930s and 1940s. Balboa is an 8-count dance that is done in closed position. The earliest form of the dance (often called "Pure ...