DANCE 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bill Robinson, Master Juba, Jig
DANCE 100 – Final Exam Study Guide
Tap Dance
Minstrel Shows
• Blend of cultures happening at this time, especially Irish and African
• First truly American forms of entertainment
• All male, all onstage the whole time
o Get up to do their routine, then sit back down
• Dances, songs, comedy sketches, etc.
William Henry Lane
• Known as Master Juba
• Performed in dance competition, minstrel shows, and variety theaters
• Challenge dances (dance-off) with John Diamond
• Toured Europe
• Mixed Irish jig with varied rhythms, percussive steps, and energies
• 1840’s
• Credited to be the first person to do tap dancing
Soft Shoe
• No special shoes required, sometimes in sand
• Movement more important than sound
• Tapping and sliding in rhythm
• Bigger movements
Vaudeville
• Family friendly variety shows
• Dancers, singers, actors, clowns, acrobats, jugglers, animal trainers, etc.
• Toured the country
• Tap become increasingly popular
• Ragtime and jazz music began to spread
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
• Tapped on his toes (balls of feet)
o Gave crisp/clear sound
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