Reassessing The Role of The World’s Finest Ballroom in Music and Cul

Question: Discuss about the Article for Reassessing The Role of The Worlds Finest Ballroom in Music and Culture. Answer: Whitey's Lindy Hoppers performing the Big Apple The dance stage is a social gathering in a restaurant or club kind of setting. The performance starts at a very high energetic note. The dancers are enjoying their moves which is reflective is the lucid style of dancing. The dance movements are choreographed in a circular motion with heavy jazz steps. The jazz square is a prominent movement in the whole choreography. The isolations are clear and the energy transmitted from their performance is appreciable. The complete dance is performed in the same circular movement and ends with forming two linear lines and the dancers exits accordingly (Abdoulaev 2014). Later the dance and energy takes different pitch. The beats are fast and the movements change accordingly. The dancers perform excellent acrobatics blended with Jazz Square and other movements. The spontaneity is visible and the atmosphere transcendent to a vibrant and electrifying. It is observed that the later part of the dance reflects that the dancers are less rehearsed and dancing freely and at their will. Thus, there is no defined choreography for the dance piece. A clear contrast is visible between the Lindy Hoppers and the ordinary social dancers that have joined the dance in the later part (Heinil2016). Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (his 1st moonwalk performance) The video starts with Michael Jackson appearing on the stage and after a brief pause; he starts with his iconic crotch grab movement followed by his awesome pelvic thrust. Before he starts singing he performs another iconic move The Kick. The cheering audience, the concert floor and brilliant MJ dance moves are all perfectly reflecting the mood set on that evening. The moment he starts singing, his foot movements changes and he starts flicking his foot seamlessly. The audience is awestruck by his performance that they could seldom react to the awesomeness of the artist. As the song progress, he mesmerized his audience with his perfect Kick that was followed by his quintessential MJ Spin (Love 2015). Watching MJ, singing and his expressions are a visual treat for the audience. His moves continue to charm the audience and that completely reflects when the audience is shown to enjoy the concerts. They were standing and continue to slap for MJ. Then comes the iconic moment when he first time gives a 2 sec glimpse of his epochal Moonwalk and grabs a bout of cheers from the audience. Again a spin successfully mesmerizes the audience and then his Toe stand takes the breathe way. Finally, the video ends with deafening cheers from the crowd. Paul Taylor's Esplanade - Part 1/5 The video starts with close up shorts of the dancers with their names followed by the stand up position of the dancers. The dance starts on a light note and light music. The step of the dance suggests that it is a modern dance form. The swift movements are impressive yet simple. The formations are uncomplicated. The flamboyance in the performance is noticeable. The running, walking, standing, falling and sliding around the stage is exuberantly used as dance moves. The performance is smooth. The dance performance reflects a hint of ballet and the grace of the contemporary. With the progression of the dance, the haywire movements rise and the energy on the stage rise a little. Then another set of formation comes in which is as smooth and striking as the rest of the dance but inspiring at the same time. At the back movement of a step strikes the imagination and touches the senses of the viewer. The circular and linear formation across the stage is vibrant. A happy feeling resonate through the viewer after watching this video. The dance ends with a dancers coming together and standing in line. Finally kneeling down and raising their hands together. Rodeo American Ballet Theatre 1973 The dance begins with a cowboy setting. The dancers are dressed like cowboy that is quite striking as the first glimpse of the dance. The first glimpse itself depicts it a ballet performance in a cowboy setting. Form the first music piece a story is evident. The swift ballet movements of the dancers are quite impressive. The story of a girl who is trying to impressive her love interest and trying horse riding and eventually excelling in it. The music reflects the various facades of the moods of the cowboys throughout the dance and the complimenting choreography along with it is intriguing. The solo performance by the lead girl dancer is another charming moment in the dance as it depicts the agony of the dancer and pang of pain she felt at losing her love interest. This sweat love story ends with a sad note but the whole concept of ballet dancers portraying the cowboys and depicting the horse riding through their dance was amazing and eye catching. This love story on a ranch is an impressive piece of dance drama anyone can see. It is entertaining and pleasing to the eyes (KUKKONEN 2015). James Brown boogaloo dance 1964 The short dance video depicts James Brown, a dancing rage in the 1960s. The video starts with his striking and one the patent moves called Boogaloo. In the video it is observed that James is enjoying dancing with his famous moves when scene interrupts him and asks to show his moves slowly for the fans. James does that with equal ease and finesse. James slowly shows the trick of the step. He puts his feet out wide with constantly rolling his hips. On top of that, a judicious shifting of the body weights on the sides completes this epic step. This bouncy knee-bending move is perfectly performed by James (Stewart 2013). Again, that person asking James to dance with his fans with the same moves interrupts the scene. James willingly performed the same step with equal bounce and flamboyance. The contrast is too clear that this step may be very easy to imitate, but no one can carry it the way James does. Finally, the video ended with James dancing with his fans. Reference list Abdoulaev, A., 2014.SAVOY: REASSESSING THE ROLE OF THE WORLDS FINEST BALLROOM IN MUSIC AND CULTURE, 1926-1958(Doctoral dissertation, Catholic University of America), pp.56 Donovan, R., 2012. acts of recognition: Gesture and national identity in agnes de Milles Civil war Ballet.Studies in Musical Theatre,6(3), pp.325-333. Heinil, H., 2016. An Endeavor by Harlem Dancers to Achieve Equality-The Recognition of the Harlem-Based African-American Jazz Dance Between 1921 and 1943, pp.96 KUKKONEN, J., 2015. EARLY JAZZROCK.The Music of Miles Davis 1967-à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ 1972. Love, J., 2015. From Cautionary Chart-Topper to Friendly Beverage Anthem: Michael Jackson's Billie Jean and Pepsi's Choice of a New Generation Television Campaign.Journal of the Society for American Music,9(02), pp.178-203. Stewart, A., 2013. 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