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"Brazilian Jams" MPB, nu Bossa, Brazilian Jazz, and more
It was George Duke's "Brazilian Love Affair" that introduced me to the beautiful sounds emanating out of South America. That was back in 1980. Since then, I have been hopelessly in love with the sultry, sexy sounds of Brazil. I don't understand the language, but the music resonates to my core.
If you enjoy these videos half as much as I do, then you'll walk away feeling better, and awakened to some of what the world has to offer. If that the case, then my humble attempt to share something I love will be received, then passed on to others. After all, music is universal and more fun when we experience it with friends.
If you enjoy these videos half as much as I do, then you'll walk away feeling better, and awakened to some of what the world has to offer. If that the case, then my humble attempt to share something I love will be received, then passed on to others. After all, music is universal and more fun when we experience it with friends.
This is for the Steppers
A collection of videos spotlighting Chicago style stepping.
Chicago-Style Stepping, or steppin' as it is also known, has it roots imbedded in the traditional dance movements of Swing Dancing. Historians have noted that the early dance movements of Jive dances laid a superb foundation for elements of dance to be shared and improvised over a period of time. However, the history extends as far back as the predecessor of modern American music, Ragtime, which documents the polyrhythm movements and sounds of its heyday. Ragtime was not only a unique music form, it was a dance as well. Ragtime was a play on John Phillip Sousa's music, combining improvisation and syncopation in between to draw upon melodic themes and percussions. The end result was a richer melodic sound that was well received by local patrons as well as those abroad who would hear the new sounds coming from traveling musicians and dancers on the Vaudeville circuit.
The swing dance known as Steppin' is a part of the WESTERN SWING family the parent dance "Chicago Bop" may have been more EASTERN SWING but Steppin' has characteristic more towards the west; especially its usage of a lane or slot. Steppin' has a 6 count basic pattern. This is equal to 1 ½ measures of music in 4/4. Its tempo ranges 70 to 100 Bpm. Its basic rhythm pattern consists of a double and two syncopated triples. The patterns start traditionally on the downbeat of one. The leader's footwork is normally started on their left and finished on their right. The follower dances natural opposites. Steppin' is danced with a lane or slot. Take inconsideration the term "Bop" was used to describe the dance form by Chicagoans until the early 1970s. Prior to that time "Bop" was the known term and its origin in began sometime between 1945 & 50 to express music and dance. The dance known as Chicago Steppin' was Bop and is more likely a derivative of Jitterbug. No published syllabuses exist for the dance.
Chicago-Style Stepping, or steppin' as it is also known, has it roots imbedded in the traditional dance movements of Swing Dancing. Historians have noted that the early dance movements of Jive dances laid a superb foundation for elements of dance to be shared and improvised over a period of time. However, the history extends as far back as the predecessor of modern American music, Ragtime, which documents the polyrhythm movements and sounds of its heyday. Ragtime was not only a unique music form, it was a dance as well. Ragtime was a play on John Phillip Sousa's music, combining improvisation and syncopation in between to draw upon melodic themes and percussions. The end result was a richer melodic sound that was well received by local patrons as well as those abroad who would hear the new sounds coming from traveling musicians and dancers on the Vaudeville circuit.
The swing dance known as Steppin' is a part of the WESTERN SWING family the parent dance "Chicago Bop" may have been more EASTERN SWING but Steppin' has characteristic more towards the west; especially its usage of a lane or slot. Steppin' has a 6 count basic pattern. This is equal to 1 ½ measures of music in 4/4. Its tempo ranges 70 to 100 Bpm. Its basic rhythm pattern consists of a double and two syncopated triples. The patterns start traditionally on the downbeat of one. The leader's footwork is normally started on their left and finished on their right. The follower dances natural opposites. Steppin' is danced with a lane or slot. Take inconsideration the term "Bop" was used to describe the dance form by Chicagoans until the early 1970s. Prior to that time "Bop" was the known term and its origin in began sometime between 1945 & 50 to express music and dance. The dance known as Chicago Steppin' was Bop and is more likely a derivative of Jitterbug. No published syllabuses exist for the dance.