Historical Context

Historical Context. 1500: Jazz was orginated in Africa to empahisise,joy, sadness and celebration. 1800-1900: Cake Walk Jazz Tap, including faney skirts. Used through slavery cultural dance (Vauderille Shows) 1920: Chareslton Irish jig, Jazz tap dance (Footwork) 1930-40: Swing Dance In Chigago,Birth of the Blues during this was era of the 14 second stre. 1950: Westside Story, Cool Jazz. Jerome Robinsons. 1960: Soulfoul, Bob Fosse, Sweet Charity. 1970: Disco Moonwalk,Bop & Grind 1980: Commercial Jazz Jazz was used as a advertisement to catch peoples attention, Dance Mtv 1990: Hip Hop Different styles of 'street dance' inculding lockin', popin' which could be called also New Styles Present: Lots of 'Fusion Contemporary dance, Lyrical dance. Tv dance is commercially breaking things down.