New jazz (New Jazz) Jolin's "LOVE LOVE LOVE" is a typical dance type. If you want to know, I will introduce it to you in detail: the origin of jazz dance
Jazz dance is It is a "multiple performance dance" that combines ballet, modern dance, African Dance, Show Dance, Theater Dance, Social Dance and East Indian Folk Dance, making it unique and unique. Jazz dance and music originated in the United States and have a strong cultural background of black slaves. Until the 1920s, "jazz" spread all over the country, and everyone rushed to learn from it. Jazz dance requires a solid basic understanding and full devotion of mind and body to express the essence.
Jazz dance is an extension of African dance. It was brought to the United States by black slaves and gradually evolved into a localized and popular dance in the United States. Black Africans were dispersed in the United States and around the world due to the slave trade that lasted for about three hundred years. They lived a bleak and miserable slave life in a new environment and a new life. Even in this painful situation, their music and dance were still not forgotten. Regardless of whether they are happy, angry, sad, happy, or worshiping gods, as long as they have the opportunity, they will sing the songs of their hometown and dance their folk dances. Over time, it gradually turns into a joyful and urban type of music. and dance. And because of their constant innovation and invention of new dance steps, Americans gradually became interested in these rhythmic black dances.
Jazz dance evolved naturally in the early 20th century following the natural accompaniment of jazz. The earliest jazz dance was a black social dance performed with jazz music. It was popular in the rural areas of the southern United States, especially in New York. A group of amateur dancers in Orleans who perform jazz dances at parties or clubs. By 1917, popular dancers at the time were performing according to the meaning of the lyrics. A man named W. Benton Overstreet wrote a song called "The Jazz Dance", and this song The word "Jazz Dance" in the song became a permanent synonym for jazz dance, and the name jazz dance was born.
When jazz dance appeared in the form of "dance music", black and white dancers improved and changed the basic steps. In addition, they inspired the innovative inspiration of latecomers and increased the swing of the hips and shoulders. shaking of the body and independent movements of other parts of the body.
Since the black people of New Orleans began to play jazz music in 1920, many mixed rock dances have become popular, such as the Charleston and Western dances. (Shimmy), Lindy (Lindy), etc. were all popular for a while. Later, due to the birth of Boogie-Woogie, there was a big change in the form of dance. From the dance that had always been embraced in the past, it changed It becomes a Jitterbug in which the dancer and partner dance separately.
From the second half of the 1930s to the 1940s, jazz dance evolved into three types of expressions: the first is modern jazz dance with a strong flavor of classical ballet, and the second is modern jazz dance influenced by classical ballet. Jazz dance influenced by black and Latin dance, and the last one is a hybrid jazz dance mixed with humorous music and tap. Although jazz dance was so popular at the time, it began to decline in the late 1940s because new jazz music replaced the big jazz bands of the past. Its music rhythm was too complex to match the dance. The invention of the phonograph and the heavy taxes imposed by the government (the United States) on dance halls caused many once-famous dance clubs to close down.
Although the old-fashioned jazz dance is declining, it also represents a kind of ceremony to connect the past with the future.
Because the United States is a melting pot of nations, the new jazz dance also has a very high degree of fusion; it combines the jazz dance steps of the older generation with the new dance steps that were popular in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Together with the rise of mass media, the rise of jazz dance has been driven.
Today, the jazz dance we see retains the melody of syncopated music (*see note) in the past, the throwing of limbs or the characteristics of independent operation, but it is not just performed with jazz music , it can also be performed with pop music, blues music, rock music or disco music. Today's jazz dance is very inclusive and highly malleable, and can absorb the characteristics of the most popular music and dance at any time. Because of this, jazz dance is extremely entertaining and is welcomed and accepted by the public.
The development of jazz dance in Hong Kong
Jazz dance is mainly used in stage performances in Hong Kong. Typical examples include Aaron Kwok and Sammi Cheng, etc. Take Aaron Kwok as an example. His songs such as "Wild City", "Legend of Innocence" and "Sing This Song" all use jazz dance to enhance the performance of the stage.
Characteristics of jazz dance
In addition, the backup dancers seen in concerts or MTV are also a type of jazz - modern jazz dance (Modern Jazz), which is based on the cooperation of a group of people. Jazz dance performance can be roughly divided into traditional jazz dance and modern jazz dance (Modern Jazz). The former has more restrictions and requirements; the latter has fewer restrictions, so it has greater freedom and many changes in dance steps, mainly to match the rhythm of the music.
Note: Syncopation - usually the order of strong and weak sounds in a measure is mostly clearly specified by the beat marks, but in order to change the beat, the position of the strong notes can be changed, that is, Temporarily move the accent position in the regular measure to another beat. When the rhythm changes from a normal strong beat to a weak beat or a rest or no beat, the rhythm is syncopated, and this method of changing the beat is called "syncopated". When the downbeat falls on unexpected syncopated rhythms, the action becomes exciting and exciting; it is the transformation of accents and is the basis of jazz.