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Ages: 12 - 18
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Bill Robinson lost both parents when he was a young boy, and by the time he was six Robinson was dancing on neighborhood street corners. All his life he carried the nickname “Bojangles,” but he could never be quite sure why. One story was that some o...f his friends had stolen a hat from a Broad Street haberdasher named Boujasson. He inherited the hat, along with the name youthfully mispronounced “Bojangles.” Robinson dropped out of school to pursue a career in dancing, and at seventeen, he was working the vaudeville circuit in the United States and Europe.
Robinson’s was not the conventional shuffling flat-footed style, but instead he danced with a light, swaying style on the balls of his feet. He refined the “stair dance” in the 1928 Broadway review Blackbirds and then with Shirley Temple in the 1935 movie The Little Colonel.
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May 21, 2010 at 03:37 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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African dance performed by the Chiku Awali Youth Ensemble. The dance was created in 1957 by the Ga people of Ghana, West Africa to celebrate their independence. Video also features African drumming. Length: 3:02
June 15, 2012 at 08:06 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Neapolitan Tarantella from the 17th Century. Excerpted from the show, "Tarantella Spider Dance", Performed by I Giullari Di Piazza at Theater for the New City, NYC, Choreography by Alessandra Belloni. In Costume. Length: 2:38
June 15, 2012 at 08:57 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Performing the Highland Fling at the North American Championship in Saratoga, NY, July 2006. Accompanied by bagpipe music. Length 1:28
June 15, 2012 at 08:11 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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Gabra-Raas is a classical Indian style of dance that originated in the Indian state of Gujarat and incorporates colorful costumes and energetic movements, Garba-Raas has traveled across the world. This video is from an audition at Boston University.... Interviews with the dancers go over the differences between the dances and a little about the culture and how these dances are used. Length 1:41
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June 15, 2012 at 08:43 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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The history of capoeira begins with Afro-Brazilian slaves that needed to disguise self-defense training with graceful, dance-like moves. Understand how capoeira came to be. Run time 01:56.
November 28, 2010 at 07:30 PM
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Ages: 5 - 18
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The FAAWIS Youth Dance Group performs a Filipino folk dance: TINIKLING. Length 2:37
June 15, 2012 at 07:57 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Sevillanas Dance lesson, Spanish origin. Live band in the background. Voice explanations in Spanish. Length 3:40
June 15, 2012 at 08:18 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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This video provides a glimpse at some of the dances that were popular during the early 20th Century. The video is a nice combination of the arts and history and can be used to teach students steps from these dances. (07:23)
February 7, 2012 at 09:09 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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Waltz, a romantic Mid-19th Century Couple Dances, is performed by professional dancers. This is a brief expert from a longer DVD. (0:49)
February 7, 2012 at 10:00 PM
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