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Cleansing the timeline with another much needed #BlackJoy thread 
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Histories of Black Dance & Black Dancers Who Changed Dance History...From the Juba to the Jivehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💃🏾" title="Tanzende Frau (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Tanzende Frau (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🩰" title="Ballettschuhe" aria-label="Emoji: Ballettschuhe">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏾" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">
Histories of Black Dance & Black Dancers Who Changed Dance History...From the Juba to the Jive
Histories of Black Dance & Black Dancers Who Changed Dance History...From the Juba to the Jive https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💃🏾" title="Tanzende Frau (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Tanzende Frau (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🩰" title="Ballettschuhe" aria-label="Emoji: Ballettschuhe">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏾" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">" title="Cleansing the timeline with another much needed #BlackJoy thread https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">Histories of Black Dance & Black Dancers Who Changed Dance History...From the Juba to the Jive https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💃🏾" title="Tanzende Frau (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Tanzende Frau (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🩰" title="Ballettschuhe" aria-label="Emoji: Ballettschuhe">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏾" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
THE LINDY HOPhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💥" title="Symbol für eine Kollision" aria-label="Emoji: Symbol für eine Kollision">
The Lindy Hop (or Lindy) originated in the 1920/30& #39;s among Black communities in Harlem, New York. It was born from the blending of African rhythms & movements with European structured dance.
The Lindy Hop (or Lindy) originated in the 1920/30& #39;s among Black communities in Harlem, New York. It was born from the blending of African rhythms & movements with European structured dance.
The Lindy Hop (or Lindy) originated in the 1920/30& #39;s among Black communities in Harlem, New York. It was born from the blending of African rhythms & movements with European structured dance." title="THE LINDY HOPhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💥" title="Symbol für eine Kollision" aria-label="Emoji: Symbol für eine Kollision">The Lindy Hop (or Lindy) originated in the 1920/30& #39;s among Black communities in Harlem, New York. It was born from the blending of African rhythms & movements with European structured dance." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
The Lindy Hop is a blend of Tap & the Charleston, & is danced to Jazzy swing style music. The dance can be fast & spontaneous, with frenzied kicks & body movements, or relaxed & sophisticated. The great Frankie Manning is credited as the ambassador of this beautiful dance https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏾" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">
SNAKE HIPS https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💥" title="Symbol für eine Kollision" aria-label="Emoji: Symbol für eine Kollision">
Earl "Snakehips" Tucker was a big name in Harlem nightclubs in the 1920s, his loose kicks & unwinding spins found an echo in the signature moves of *Michael Jackson* & *Elvis Presley.*https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😱" title="Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht">
Earl "Snakehips" Tucker was a big name in Harlem nightclubs in the 1920s, his loose kicks & unwinding spins found an echo in the signature moves of *Michael Jackson* & *Elvis Presley.*
When Tucker appeared on Broadway in the all-black revue Blackbirds of 1928, the program described his act as his “conception of the low down dance.”
THE JIVE https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💥" title="Symbol für eine Kollision" aria-label="Emoji: Symbol für eine Kollision">
The Jive is style of dance that originated from African-Americans in the 1930s. The name of the dance comes from the name of a form of African-American Vernacular slang, popularized in the 30s.
The Jive is style of dance that originated from African-Americans in the 1930s. The name of the dance comes from the name of a form of African-American Vernacular slang, popularized in the 30s.
JUBA / "TAP DANCE" https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💥" title="Symbol für eine Kollision" aria-label="Emoji: Symbol für eine Kollision">
The Juba is a style of dance brought by Kongo slaves to Charleston. The dance that involves stompings, slapping & patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks.
The Juba is a style of dance brought by Kongo slaves to Charleston. The dance that involves stompings, slapping & patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks.
The Juba is a style of dance brought by Kongo slaves to Charleston. The dance that involves stompings, slapping & patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks." title="JUBA / "TAP DANCE" https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💥" title="Symbol für eine Kollision" aria-label="Emoji: Symbol für eine Kollision">The Juba is a style of dance brought by Kongo slaves to Charleston. The dance that involves stompings, slapping & patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
The Juba was performed by slaves who gathered when no rhythm instruments were allowed due to fear of secret codes hidden in the drumming. The sounds are likened to Yoruba & Haitian talking drums.
Links to tap dance?....
Links to tap dance?....
Master Juba, original name William Henry Lane, is said to be the father of Tap Dance. He created a new style which combined the African Juba, Irish jigs & clogging, what we now generally call "Tap"
The six definite characteristics of African/African-American/Black dance are rhythm, improvisation, control, angularity, asymmetry and dynamism https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">
I& #39;m also thinking about how influential Black dance/Dancers still are today from Ballet to 90s hip-hop styles & trending tik-tok dances. Not forgetting the candy and other popular Black family party dances https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥳" title="Partying face" aria-label="Emoji: Partying face">
