Showing posts with label African American bird dances. Show all posts
Showing posts with label African American bird dances. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 9, 2021

The "Turkey Trot" Dance (early 20th century) & The 1965 "Turkey Trot" Dance" (information, videos, & comments)

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G D W,  Nov. 16, 2016 Galen Wilkes' Palm Leaf Ragtime Orchestra plays Cum-Bac Rag for a turkey trot at the Ragtime Ball, Dec. 1990, Pasa...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Acholi (Luo) Traditional Dancing (Uganda)

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Edited by Azizi Powell This post features seven videos of Ugandan Acholi (Luo) music and dancing. [Revised January 9, 2016 to add inform...
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Lead Belly's Comments About "Shoo Fly" & Other 19th Century & Early 20th Century Dances

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Edited by Azizi Powell [revised March 26, 2014] This post focuses on various 19th century African American instructional dances – (dance...
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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Peckin - Dance Movement & Jazz Compositions

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Edited by Azizi Powell This post provides information about and examples of the dance movement and Jazz song "Peckin". The con...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Various 19th Century & Early 20th Century African American Dances (Buck, Wing, Pigeon Wing, & Eagle Rock)

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Edited by Azizi Powell Latest Revision: September 10, 2018 This pancocojams post was originally titled "Various 19th Century & ...

The Turkey Trot Dance (Descriptions & Videos)

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Edited by Azizi Powell This pancocojams post is part of an ongoing series on African American bird dances. The content of this post is p...

African Roots Of African American Arm Flapping Dances

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Edited by Azizi Powell This post is part of an ongoing series on African American bird dances. This post showcases two videos of Ghanaian ...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Rufus Thomas & Crowd Control At Wattstax (The Funky Chicken Dance)

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Edited by Azizi Powell In 1972, R&B singer/composer Rufus Thomas performed two songs at the Los Angeles, California concert, Wattstax....