Jazz - the beginning of it all
What is jazz? Well it's a groovy, style of music which originated in 1895 in New Orleans within African American communities. It was known as The Jazz Age and was the period of time between the end of World War I and the Great Depression.
It's a mixture of blues, ragtime, stride and swing.
Louis Armstrong (Statchmo) was just one of the major artists to emerge at this time.
With all these new beats and grooves it couldn't help but bring new dance moves to America, such as the Black Bottom, Tango, Shimmy and the Charleston. The funny thing is that some of the dances, the Shimmy in particular, was banned in dance establishments due to it's 'Naughtiness'. It was an expressive time with bars, smoking and drinking being very popular.
Louis Armstrong (Statchmo) was just one of the major artists to emerge at this time.
With all these new beats and grooves it couldn't help but bring new dance moves to America, such as the Black Bottom, Tango, Shimmy and the Charleston. The funny thing is that some of the dances, the Shimmy in particular, was banned in dance establishments due to it's 'Naughtiness'. It was an expressive time with bars, smoking and drinking being very popular.
Here's a short video showing off the 'Shimmy'
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