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This two DVD value set includes America Dances! 1897-1948 DVD and Dancetime! Vol. 2 - The 20th Century DVD. 120 mins. total. DVD-All-Region.
America Dances! 1897-1948 Video
A Collector's Edition of Social Dance in Film includes 60 historical dance film clips from the first part of the 20th century in the United States. It provides a nostalgic history lesson that features a fascinating record of our changing dance trends, expertise, and taste, and reflects our culture through the years. This dance retrospective spans the panorama from average Americans dancing in newsreels to top quality performers who have left a legacy of graceful dance moves across the ballroom floor. Featured in the program are the elegant Irene and Vernon Castle in their famed 1915 film and the renowned Whiteys' Lindy Hoppers from their 1940s "Soundies". America Dances! records some of the pivotal dance moments of our history. The 20th century opened with wild cakewalk/animal dance fads; moved through the effervescent Blackbottom and Charleston of the 1920s; diminished to the Dance Marathons of the 1930s; and exploded into the vibrant Lindy Hop/Jitterbug of the 1940s. This is a collectible treasure, to be preserved for future generations, and ideal for viewing again and again.
More than 60 Original Film Clips From: • Silent Films • Newsreels • Instructional Films • Feature Films. Featuring Dance Legends Irene & Vernon Castle, Leon James, Al Minns, Whitey's Lindy Hoppers.
America Dances! offers the original movements and images of the people who actually created them. This is an original resource offered for both aficionados and scholars! This DVD represents 20 years of film collectables by Dance Historian, Carol Teten, Artistic Director of the internationally known dance company, DANCE THROUGH TIME.
DVD technology allows the new HOW TO DANCE THROUGH TIME series to include enough material to please the most demanding historian as well as the casual dance enthusiast. The DVD includes the original written sources, which are the historic foundation for the dance steps. 75 mins.
Dancetime! Vol. 2: The 20th Century Video
DANCETIME! takes you back through history from the 1400's through the 1990's. The popular social dances of each era evoke the thrill of Renaissance revelry, Baroque beauty, 19th Century romance and non-stop 20th century energy. The two videos combine an educational journey, high artistic standards and fun loving entertainment. This Volume II covers the 20th Century... a nonstop explosion of American social dance! The innovative fads reveal the diversity of our culture from ragtime to rock, memory lane to MTV; from yesterday to today! Dances demonstrated are the 1910's Animal Dances, Castle Walk, Apache, and Tango; the 1920's Tango, Black Bottom, and Charleston; the 1930's Marathon, Movie Musical, Big Apple, and Jitterbug; the 1940's Rhumba, and Swing; the 1950's Rock n' Roll and Mambo; the 1960's Twist, Mod and Hippies; the 1970's Disco; the 1980's Break Dancing, Punk and Moonwalk; the 1990's Vogue, Hip Hop, Country Western, and Finali. 45 mins. (2003)
America Dances! 1897-1948 Video
A Collector's Edition of Social Dance in Film includes 60 historical dance film clips from the first part of the 20th century in the United States. It provides a nostalgic history lesson that features a fascinating record of our changing dance trends, expertise, and taste, and reflects our culture through the years. This dance retrospective spans the panorama from average Americans dancing in newsreels to top quality performers who have left a legacy of graceful dance moves across the ballroom floor. Featured in the program are the elegant Irene and Vernon Castle in their famed 1915 film and the renowned Whiteys' Lindy Hoppers from their 1940s "Soundies". America Dances! records some of the pivotal dance moments of our history. The 20th century opened with wild cakewalk/animal dance fads; moved through the effervescent Blackbottom and Charleston of the 1920s; diminished to the Dance Marathons of the 1930s; and exploded into the vibrant Lindy Hop/Jitterbug of the 1940s. This is a collectible treasure, to be preserved for future generations, and ideal for viewing again and again.
More than 60 Original Film Clips From: • Silent Films • Newsreels • Instructional Films • Feature Films. Featuring Dance Legends Irene & Vernon Castle, Leon James, Al Minns, Whitey's Lindy Hoppers.
America Dances! offers the original movements and images of the people who actually created them. This is an original resource offered for both aficionados and scholars! This DVD represents 20 years of film collectables by Dance Historian, Carol Teten, Artistic Director of the internationally known dance company, DANCE THROUGH TIME.
DVD technology allows the new HOW TO DANCE THROUGH TIME series to include enough material to please the most demanding historian as well as the casual dance enthusiast. The DVD includes the original written sources, which are the historic foundation for the dance steps. 75 mins.
Dancetime! Vol. 2: The 20th Century Video
DANCETIME! takes you back through history from the 1400's through the 1990's. The popular social dances of each era evoke the thrill of Renaissance revelry, Baroque beauty, 19th Century romance and non-stop 20th century energy. The two videos combine an educational journey, high artistic standards and fun loving entertainment. This Volume II covers the 20th Century... a nonstop explosion of American social dance! The innovative fads reveal the diversity of our culture from ragtime to rock, memory lane to MTV; from yesterday to today! Dances demonstrated are the 1910's Animal Dances, Castle Walk, Apache, and Tango; the 1920's Tango, Black Bottom, and Charleston; the 1930's Marathon, Movie Musical, Big Apple, and Jitterbug; the 1940's Rhumba, and Swing; the 1950's Rock n' Roll and Mambo; the 1960's Twist, Mod and Hippies; the 1970's Disco; the 1980's Break Dancing, Punk and Moonwalk; the 1990's Vogue, Hip Hop, Country Western, and Finali. 45 mins. (2003)