Tap Dance History
Artistic Genre 1: Tap
Tap is an artistic form of dance performed today, it includes a metal plate on the toe and heel of the shoe which makes tapping sounds. Tap has two historical links in Ireland and Africa. They were brought over to the United States through immigration and slavery. In mid 19th Century, Irish would ‘blackface’ and perform imitations of slaves as a form of comedy, mimicking shuffling and chugging movements. They started performing on stages which started the origin of tap. Tap started as a social dance, and developed into an artistic form for entertainment. Tap was nurtured in New York where multiple ethnic groups lived right next to each other. They were under crowded conditions and in contact with the urban rhythm and …show more content…
It involves a precise formalised set of dance moves and gestures. Ballet originated in 1459 for an Italian royal wedding and later in the 1700’s France. Ballet became widely popular when King Louis XIV became a dancer. After King Louis XIV stopped performing, dancers were hired to perform at court functions for everyone. This can suggest that Ballet was an artistic form of dance during King Louis’ XIV reign. Pointe dancing became popular in the 1830’s when Marie Taglioni performed a Ballet dance called ‘La Sylphide’ created by her father Filipo Taglioni. This can suggest that ballet was artistic in the 1700’s. In the 1840’s Frenchman Marius Petipa went to Russia and created more than 60 styles of Ballet. Pepita and his assistant Lev Ivanov created three of the most popular Ballet dances today. These are: The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty. This can reinforce Ballet’s role as an artistic dance function. As Ballet grew so did its style. The length of the dresses also became shorter as the years went on. The dresses started low and became shorter until it came out the side and became stiff, this is called a tutu. Now Ballet is performed on a stage usually in front of a judge, although it can be enjoyed as a recreational dance class. This can evidently show that Ballet is now an artistic dance
Tap is an artistic form of dance performed today, it includes a metal plate on the toe and heel of the shoe which makes tapping sounds. Tap has two historical links in Ireland and Africa. They were brought over to the United States through immigration and slavery. In mid 19th Century, Irish would ‘blackface’ and perform imitations of slaves as a form of comedy, mimicking shuffling and chugging movements. They started performing on stages which started the origin of tap. Tap started as a social dance, and developed into an artistic form for entertainment. Tap was nurtured in New York where multiple ethnic groups lived right next to each other. They were under crowded conditions and in contact with the urban rhythm and …show more content…
It involves a precise formalised set of dance moves and gestures. Ballet originated in 1459 for an Italian royal wedding and later in the 1700’s France. Ballet became widely popular when King Louis XIV became a dancer. After King Louis XIV stopped performing, dancers were hired to perform at court functions for everyone. This can suggest that Ballet was an artistic form of dance during King Louis’ XIV reign. Pointe dancing became popular in the 1830’s when Marie Taglioni performed a Ballet dance called ‘La Sylphide’ created by her father Filipo Taglioni. This can suggest that ballet was artistic in the 1700’s. In the 1840’s Frenchman Marius Petipa went to Russia and created more than 60 styles of Ballet. Pepita and his assistant Lev Ivanov created three of the most popular Ballet dances today. These are: The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty. This can reinforce Ballet’s role as an artistic dance function. As Ballet grew so did its style. The length of the dresses also became shorter as the years went on. The dresses started low and became shorter until it came out the side and became stiff, this is called a tutu. Now Ballet is performed on a stage usually in front of a judge, although it can be enjoyed as a recreational dance class. This can evidently show that Ballet is now an artistic dance