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Alan Fleming Guest Blogpost #3 – Tap

Tap Dance is a style of American theatrical dance distinguished by percussive footwork that marks out precise rhythmic patterns on the floor. Some descriptive step names are brush, flap, shuffle, ball change, and cramp roll. The sources of tap dancing include the Irish solo step dance, the English clog dance, and African dance movements.

Posted 12 November 2009 † dshea § guest blogger ‡ Comments (0) °

Alan Fleming Guest Blogpost #2 – Locking

Don Campbell invented the dance style Campbellocking or locking in 1969. In the early 70s he put together a group called The Lockers. Locking is a funk style based in groove movements like the rocksteady. The movements are exaggerated, full of character, and comical.

Posted 20 October 2009 † dshea § guest blogger ‡ Comments (0) °

Alan Fleming Guest Blogpost #1 – Lindy Hop

Lindy Hop is an African American dance style from the late 20s which draws from multiple social dances such as the Charleston. The dance developed along with Jazz music and incorporates some of the same concepts of improvisation and solos.

Posted 09 October 2009 † dshea § guest blogger ‡ Comments (1) °

Guest Blogger – Alan Fleming

I asked my good friend Alan Fleming (one half of the art performance duo Spatial Interventions) to guest curate a selection of videos that would provide an unofficial history of hip-hop dance. Although Alan is a talented and accomplished performance artist, his dance resume is equally impressive. His bio: Alan Fleming lives in Chicago and [...]

Posted 09 October 2009 † dshea § culture/politics § guest blogger ‡ Comments (0) °

John Cage – Water Walk

I’ve been talking to a new friend a lot about dance lately, and subsequently have become increasingly interested in the history. Like every other art student, I learned about Merce Cunningham in school, who of course did some famous collaborations with John Cage. Did you know John Cage was an “avid amateur mycologist?” Anyways, while [...]

Posted 27 June 2009 † dshea § artists § film/video § music/sound ‡ Comments (2) °