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| − | A [[Breakdown Dance]] refers to a particular 19th century dance form | + | A [[Breakdown Dance]] refers to a particular 19th century competitive dance form from the USA. |
| − | Also known as [[The Break-Down]] or [[The Breakdown]], or named after its place of origin (e.g. [[Birmingham Breakdown]], [[Cincinnati Breakdown]], or [[Virginia Breakdown]]), depending on the version performed. | + | Also known as [[The Break-Down]] or [[The Breakdown]], or named after its place of origin (e.g. [[Birmingham Breakdown]], [[Cincinnati Breakdown]], or [[Virginia Breakdown]]), depending on the version performed. |
| − | + | It was a s general characteristics are described on Sonny Watson's website '''''Streetswing.com'''''[https://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3brkdwn.htm] as "an African-American Slave dance that was popular around the Reconstruction-era of the 1880-90's ...The Breakdown was later mixed with other dances such as tap, Jazz and Swing dances. The dance has its roots in the Hornpipes, jigs, Strathspeys, and reels, Hoe-downs, Clogs etc." | |
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| + | Breakdown dance forms were inter alia also popular with white river boat crews, the [[Virginia Breakdown]] for example being a favourite of Ohio flatboat crews.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=rU9dUaCsd94C&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=the+Virginia+Breakdown+dance&source=bl&ots=dngwAQVQ3F&sig=ACfU3U29xBMyN2TU5_4Gc9Mj9v6adTH66g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjxz4HCne7xAhWLsRQKHRnKCz8Q6AEwE3oECAwQAw#v=onepage&q=the%20Virginia%20Breakdown%20dance&f=false] | ||
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==Performances of breakdown dances in South Africa == | ==Performances of breakdown dances in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 06:21, 19 July 2021
A Breakdown Dance refers to a particular 19th century competitive dance form from the USA.
Also known as The Break-Down or The Breakdown, or named after its place of origin (e.g. Birmingham Breakdown, Cincinnati Breakdown, or Virginia Breakdown), depending on the version performed.
It was a s general characteristics are described on Sonny Watson's website Streetswing.com[1] as "an African-American Slave dance that was popular around the Reconstruction-era of the 1880-90's ...The Breakdown was later mixed with other dances such as tap, Jazz and Swing dances. The dance has its roots in the Hornpipes, jigs, Strathspeys, and reels, Hoe-downs, Clogs etc."
Breakdown dance forms were inter alia also popular with white river boat crews, the Virginia Breakdown for example being a favourite of Ohio flatboat crews.[2]
Performances of breakdown dances in South Africa
A version referred to as "The original Virginia Breakdown"
Sources
https://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3brkdwn.htm
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