Rock 'n' Roll Dances of the 1950s

Informationen zum Autor Lisa Jo Sagolla is a dance historian, critic, choreographer, and educator. Klappentext This descriptive and analytic study examines how 1950s rock 'n' roll dancing illuminates the larger cultural context out of which the dancing arose. Rock 'n' Roll Dances of the 1950s provides a fresh, highly animated lens through which to observe and understand the cultural climate of 1950s America, examining, not only the steps and aesthetic qualities of rock 'n' roll dances, but also their emblematic meanings. Exploring dance as a reflection and expression of cultural trends, the book takes a sharply analytical look at rock 'n' roll dances from the birth of the genre in the mid-1950s to the decade's end. Readers will explore the emergence of teen culture in the '50s, rock 'n' roll's association with delinquency, and the controversy ignited by the physical movements of early rock 'n' roll artists. They will learn about the influence of black culture on 1950s dances and about the trendsetting TV show American Bandstand . Particularly telling for those wishing to grasp the underlying tensions of the decade is a discussion of the dance floor as a platform for racial integration. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: The Detonation of Rock 'n' Roll Music Chapter 2: The Rock 'n' Roll Dance Floor Chapter 3: Teenage Terps on Television Chapter 4: Twisting into 1960 Chapter 5: Fifties Nostalgia Notes Bibliography Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lisa Sagolla, Lisa Jo Sagolla, Sagolla Lisa Jo
• Editore: Greenwood Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2011
• EAN: 9780313365560
• ISBN: 978-0-313-36556-0
• Pagine: 152
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: The American Dance Floor; The American Dance Floor
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Enciclopedie, lessici; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Altro; USA, Dance, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, United States of America, USA, c 1950 to c 1959, C 1945 To C 1960, Popular Culture: Music and Performing Arts