American pop dance

1、American pop danceAfircan American danceintroductionmodern danceAmerican pop danceswing dance There is great variety indance in the United States of America. It is the home of thehip hop danceand its derivativeRock and Roll, and modernsquare danceand one of the major centers formodern dance. There i

2、s a variety ofsocial danceandconcert or performance danceforms with also a range of traditions ofNative Americandances.Thereality showsand competitions andhave broadened the audience for dance.African American dances are thosevernacular danceswhich have developed withinAfrican Americancommunities in

3、 everyday spaces, rather than in dance studios, schools or companies. they exist in social spaces and their main purpose is self-expression, they are continually changing to reflect the needs, interests and personalities of their participants.African American dance Alvin Aileyand theAlvin Ailey Amer

4、ican Dance Theateris an important example of African American involvement in performance orconcert dance. The term swing dance refers to a group of dances that developed concurrently withjazz musicin the 1920s, 30s and 40s. The majority of swing dances began inAfrican Americancommunities asvernacula

5、rAfrican American dancescitation needed, some forms, likeBalboa, developed withinAnglo-Americanor other ethnic group communities. Swing Dance include：Lindy Hop,Balboa, Charleston, Jitterbug, Boogie Woogie,Tap,Blues etc.Swing dance Swinging jazz music features thesyncopatedtiming associated withAfric

6、an AmericanandWest Africanmusic and dance a combination ofcrotchetsandquaverswhich many swing dancers interpret as triple steps and steps yet also introduces changes in thewaythese rhythms were played a distinct delay or relaxed approach to timing.Americanmodern dance Americanmodern dancedeveloped i

7、n the early 20th century alongsideAmerican music. . Among The early modern dance makers broke with European classical forms by giving into the weight of gravity, initiating movement from the center rather than the limbs, and emphasizing an emotional directness in their choreography. Many of Grahams most popular works were produced in collaboration with leading American composers - Appalachian Spring withAar