THDA 463 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pigmeat Markham, Body Percussion, Master Juba
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African americans were portrayed as outcasts, sometimes comical, bumbling or drunk. John durang: created the negro dance , in 1789, he wore blackface and performed his now famous durang"s hornpipe, predecessor for what would become famous 30 years ago, combined elements of ballet with shuffles and double shuffles. A song of the negro boy was the first and most damning song created in minstrel history. Jigs and clogs started to form: by 1820, blackface dancers imitating negroes accompanied by banjos, tambourines and. Minstrelsy: dance as a form of entertainment, mid-19th century. Immigration becomes important to fusion of dance: minstrelsy clappers were all the rage, thomas darmouth rice, daddy jim crow rice, witnessed a black man in an alley. Rumors say the man was old, drunk, or handicapped. **watch movie called gangs of new york to learn more about this. Got his start dancing in dance houses in the 5 points district: juba dancing , died age 27 rhythm, body percussion.
