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| Swing & Charleston |
**This is my personal notes to the Book "Swing Dance by Scout Cupit", summarizing the useful bit for me only
BIG BAND SWING
In the late 1920, big band's started to emerge, with larger percussion, brass and woodwind sections- and bigger bands meant of bigger sound. Some of the best bands played a mixture of arranged and improvised music. Strong rhythm sections played four to the bar, giving the music a four-count feel.
CHARLESTON
Timeline Brief:
-1900s, ragtime and early jazz
-1920s Charleston (it's different from the Charleston element of the Lundy Hop), dancing Solo or with a partner
-1923, song "The Charleston" composed by James P Johnson
-1923, Broadway musical "Runnin' Wild"
-1923, song "Black Bottom"
-1923, song "The Varsity Drag"
-1920s Some ballrooms banned the Charleston because of its cavalier style and improper nature
-gradually develop the skating system in competitions, which set an example for today's Ballroom champs too.
-Dixie Dinah's "Royal Garden Blue" routine
Popular Tunes
1. The Charleston, Spike Jones & His City Slickers
2. 12th Street Rag, Sidney Bechet
3. Dinah, Fat Waller
4. Dippermouth Blues, The Dutch Swing College BAND
5. Sugar Foot Stomp, Franz Jackson
6. Vo-do-do-de-o Blues, The California Ramblers
7. Tiger Rag, Preservation Hall Jazz Band
8. Fireworks, The Original Memphis Five
9. Happy Feet, Cab Calloway
10. Sweet Georgia Brown, Django Reinhardt
Basic for man (lady steps are natural opposite)
12 LF tap behind RF
34 LF step besides RF
56 RF tap in font of LF
78 RF step besides LF
part 3 - Personal notes about SWING - Balboa
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