Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake: A Social and Popular Dance Reader
edited by Julie Malnig contributions by Constance Valis Hill, Karen W Hubbard, Tim Lawrence, Julie Malnig, Carol Martin, Juliet McMains, Terry Monaghan, Halifu Osumare, Sally R Sommer, May Gwin Waggoner, Elizabeth Aldrich, Tim Wall, Christina Zanfagna, Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Yvonne Daniel, Sherril Dodds, Lisa Doolittle, David F García, Nadine George-Graves and Jurretta Jordan Heckscher
University of Illinois Press, 2008 Paper: 978-0-252-07565-0 | Cloth: 978-0-252-03363-6 Library of Congress Classification GV1781.B35 2009 Dewey Decimal Classification 792.309
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
This dynamic collection documents the rich and varied history of social dance and the multiple styles it has generated, while drawing on some of the most current forms of critical and theoretical inquiry. The essays cover different historical periods and styles; encompass regional influences from North and South America, Britain, Europe, and Africa; and emphasize a variety of methodological approaches, including ethnography, anthropology, gender studies, and critical race theory. While social dance is defined primarily as dance performed by the public in ballrooms, clubs, dance halls, and other meeting spots, contributors also examine social dance’s symbiotic relationship with popular, theatrical stage dance forms.
Contributors are Elizabeth Aldrich, Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Yvonne Daniel, Sherril Dodds, Lisa Doolittle, David F. García, Nadine George-Graves, Jurretta Jordan Heckscher, Constance Valis Hill, Karen W. Hubbard, Tim Lawrence, Julie Malnig, Carol Martin, Juliet McMains, Terry Monaghan, Halifu Osumare, Sally R. Sommer, May Gwin Waggoner, Tim Wall, and Christina Zanfagna.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Julie Malnig is an associate professor at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University and the author of Dancing Till Dawn: A Century of Exhibition Ballroom Dance.
REVIEWS
"This well-researched and balanced classroom tool looks inside genres like ragtime, dance marathons and krumping, and its iconic photographs will help readers further understand each style."--Dance Teacher
“Malnig makes a significant contribution to the field of dance studies with this impressive, long-overdue investigation into the rich world of vernacular dance traditions. . . . Highly recommended.”--Choice
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Acknowledgments
IntroductionJulie Malnig
Section I: Historical Precedents
1. Our National Poetry: The Afro-Chesapeake Inventions of
American Dance
Jurretta Jordan Heckscher
2. The Civilizing of America¿s Ballrooms: The Revolutionary War
to 1890
Elizabeth Aldrich
3. ¿Just Like Being at the Zoo¿: Primitivity and Ragtime Dance
Nadine George-Graves
4. Apaches, Tangos, and Other Indecencies: Women, Dance, and New
York Nightlife of the 1910s
Julie Malnig
Section II: Evolving Styles
5. Reality Dance: American Dance Marathons
Carol Martin
6. The Trianon and On: Reading Mass Social Dancing in the 1930s
and 1940s in Alberta, Canada
Lisa Doolittle
7. Negotiating Compromise on a Burnished Wood Floor: Social
Dancing at the Savoy
Karen Hubbard and Terry Monaghan
8. Rumba Then and Now: Quindembo
Yvonne Daniel
9. Embodying Music/Disciplining Dance: The Mambo Body in Havana
and New York City
David F. García
10. Rocking around the Clock: Teenage Dance Fads from 1955 to
1965
Tim Wall
11. Beyond the Hustle: 1970s Social Dancing, Discotheque Culture,
and the Emergence of the Contemporary Club Dancer
Tim Lawrence
Section III: Theatricalizations of Social Dance Forms
12. ¿A Thousand Raggy, Draggy Dances¿: Social Dance in Broadway
Musical Comedy in the 1920s
Barbara Cohen-Stratyner
13. From Bharata Natyam to Bop: Jack Cole's ¿Modern¿ Jazz Dance
Constance Valis Hill
14. From Busby Berkeley to Madonna: Music Video and Popular Dance
Sherril Dodds
15. The Dance Archaeology of Rennie Harris: Hip-Hop or
Postmodern?
Halifu Osumare
Section IV: The Contemporary Scene
16. "C¿mon to My House": Underground House Dancing
Sally R. Sommer
17. Dancing Latin/Latin Dancing: Salsa and DanceSport
Juliet McMains
18. Louisiana Gumbo: Retention, Creolization, and Innovation in
Contemporary Cajun and Zydeco Dance
May Gwin Waggoner
19. The Multiringed Cosmos of Krumping: Hip-Hop Dance at the
Intersections of Battle, Media, and Spirit
Christina Zanfagna
Contributors
Index
Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake: A Social and Popular Dance Reader
edited by Julie Malnig contributions by Constance Valis Hill, Karen W Hubbard, Tim Lawrence, Julie Malnig, Carol Martin, Juliet McMains, Terry Monaghan, Halifu Osumare, Sally R Sommer, May Gwin Waggoner, Elizabeth Aldrich, Tim Wall, Christina Zanfagna, Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Yvonne Daniel, Sherril Dodds, Lisa Doolittle, David F García, Nadine George-Graves and Jurretta Jordan Heckscher
University of Illinois Press, 2008 Paper: 978-0-252-07565-0 Cloth: 978-0-252-03363-6
This dynamic collection documents the rich and varied history of social dance and the multiple styles it has generated, while drawing on some of the most current forms of critical and theoretical inquiry. The essays cover different historical periods and styles; encompass regional influences from North and South America, Britain, Europe, and Africa; and emphasize a variety of methodological approaches, including ethnography, anthropology, gender studies, and critical race theory. While social dance is defined primarily as dance performed by the public in ballrooms, clubs, dance halls, and other meeting spots, contributors also examine social dance’s symbiotic relationship with popular, theatrical stage dance forms.
Contributors are Elizabeth Aldrich, Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Yvonne Daniel, Sherril Dodds, Lisa Doolittle, David F. García, Nadine George-Graves, Jurretta Jordan Heckscher, Constance Valis Hill, Karen W. Hubbard, Tim Lawrence, Julie Malnig, Carol Martin, Juliet McMains, Terry Monaghan, Halifu Osumare, Sally R. Sommer, May Gwin Waggoner, Tim Wall, and Christina Zanfagna.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Julie Malnig is an associate professor at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University and the author of Dancing Till Dawn: A Century of Exhibition Ballroom Dance.
REVIEWS
"This well-researched and balanced classroom tool looks inside genres like ragtime, dance marathons and krumping, and its iconic photographs will help readers further understand each style."--Dance Teacher
“Malnig makes a significant contribution to the field of dance studies with this impressive, long-overdue investigation into the rich world of vernacular dance traditions. . . . Highly recommended.”--Choice
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Acknowledgments
IntroductionJulie Malnig
Section I: Historical Precedents
1. Our National Poetry: The Afro-Chesapeake Inventions of
American Dance
Jurretta Jordan Heckscher
2. The Civilizing of America¿s Ballrooms: The Revolutionary War
to 1890
Elizabeth Aldrich
3. ¿Just Like Being at the Zoo¿: Primitivity and Ragtime Dance
Nadine George-Graves
4. Apaches, Tangos, and Other Indecencies: Women, Dance, and New
York Nightlife of the 1910s
Julie Malnig
Section II: Evolving Styles
5. Reality Dance: American Dance Marathons
Carol Martin
6. The Trianon and On: Reading Mass Social Dancing in the 1930s
and 1940s in Alberta, Canada
Lisa Doolittle
7. Negotiating Compromise on a Burnished Wood Floor: Social
Dancing at the Savoy
Karen Hubbard and Terry Monaghan
8. Rumba Then and Now: Quindembo
Yvonne Daniel
9. Embodying Music/Disciplining Dance: The Mambo Body in Havana
and New York City
David F. García
10. Rocking around the Clock: Teenage Dance Fads from 1955 to
1965
Tim Wall
11. Beyond the Hustle: 1970s Social Dancing, Discotheque Culture,
and the Emergence of the Contemporary Club Dancer
Tim Lawrence
Section III: Theatricalizations of Social Dance Forms
12. ¿A Thousand Raggy, Draggy Dances¿: Social Dance in Broadway
Musical Comedy in the 1920s
Barbara Cohen-Stratyner
13. From Bharata Natyam to Bop: Jack Cole's ¿Modern¿ Jazz Dance
Constance Valis Hill
14. From Busby Berkeley to Madonna: Music Video and Popular Dance
Sherril Dodds
15. The Dance Archaeology of Rennie Harris: Hip-Hop or
Postmodern?
Halifu Osumare
Section IV: The Contemporary Scene
16. "C¿mon to My House": Underground House Dancing
Sally R. Sommer
17. Dancing Latin/Latin Dancing: Salsa and DanceSport
Juliet McMains
18. Louisiana Gumbo: Retention, Creolization, and Innovation in
Contemporary Cajun and Zydeco Dance
May Gwin Waggoner
19. The Multiringed Cosmos of Krumping: Hip-Hop Dance at the
Intersections of Battle, Media, and Spirit
Christina Zanfagna
Contributors
Index
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC