Cheek to Cheek-Dance music from the twenties and thirties_音乐专辑
Cheek to Cheek-Dance music from the twenties and thirties
表演者: Various
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2005-08-01
唱片数: 1
出版者: The Gift of Music
条形码: 0658592114522
专辑简介
Album Description
Jazz music of the early 1920s was fast and energetic, mirroring the times. Many of Ragtime's dances such as the 'One Step', which were suited to the frenetic new jazz tempi, had lingered on. Old favourites like the Waltz and Foxtrot retained their popularity in the early 20s as Arthur Murray began teaching, as well as publishing his 'How to Dance' tutors.
The early Twenties also saw a renewed interest in the tango which was reborn as the 'new French Tango' since Rudolf Valentino had taken the dance and made it his signature. Magazines catered to the new interest in social, theatre and film dancing. All good middle-class parents began sending their offspring to tap and ballet classes.
The focus on the Jazz Age was decidedly on youth. It was the era of 'pep', personified by the slim, girlish 'flapper' with her bobbed hair and her male companion, the 'sheikh', complete with ukulele, raccoon coat and bell-bottomed 'Oxford bags'. Dancing began to actively involve the upper body for the first time as women began shaking their torsos in the 'Shimmy'. However, no dance epitomizes the spirit and exuberance of the 20s more than the 'Charleston' and it became universally popular. There were dozens of 'Charleston' tunes written and dance halls and hotels regularly held contests. Pompous ballrooms tried to discourage the dance, or at least posted signs that read: PCQ - 'Please Charleston Quietly'.
Latin rhythms continued to invade American ballrooms in the 30s, notably the Cuban Rumba which became widely popular because of the success of the Latin-styled song 'The Peanut Vendor'. Later in the decade, the Conga and the Brazilian Samba would be all the rage and, of course, swing
From the Artist
Classic songs with sophisticated tunes, sung by some of the most famous names in the business make up this album of splendid music which will make those toes itch to be dancing!
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