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Aerial (dance move)

Index Aerial (dance move)

A Aerial (also acrobatic or air) is a dance move in Lindy Hop where one's feet leave the floor. [1]

13 relations: Acrobatics, Contortion, Cotton Club, Dance move, Flash dance, Frankie Manning, George Snowden, Hellzapoppin' (film), Lindy Hop, Nicholas Brothers, Tap dance, United States, Whitey's Lindy Hoppers.

Acrobatics

Acrobatics (from Greek ἀκροβατέω akrobateō, "walk on tiptoe, strut") is the performance of extraordinary human feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination.

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Contortion

Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is a performance art in which performers, contortionists, showcase their skills of extreme physical flexibility.

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Cotton Club

The Cotton Club was a New York City nightclub located in Harlem on 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue from 1923 to 1935, then briefly in the midtown Theater District from 1936 to 1940.

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Dance move

Dance moves or dance steps (more complex dance moves are called dance patterns, dance figures, dance movements, or dance variations) are usually isolated, defined, and organized so that beginning dancers can learn and use them independently of each other.

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Flash dance

Flash dancing was a form of tap dance (tap was also called jazz dance at the time) that evolved in the 1920s–1930s, which combined dance with acrobatics.

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Frankie Manning

Frankie Manning (May 26, 1914 – April 27, 2009) was an American dancer, instructor, and choreographer.

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George Snowden

George "Shorty" Snowden (July 4, 1904 – May 1982) was an African-American dancer in Harlem during the 1920s and 1930s.

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Hellzapoppin' (film)

Hellzapoppin is a 1941 Universal Pictures adaptation of the musical of the same name directed by H.C. Potter.

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Lindy Hop

The Lindy hop is an American dance which was born in Harlem, New York City in 1928 and has evolved since then with the jazz music of that time.

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Nicholas Brothers

The Nicholas Brothers were a team of dancing brothers, Fayard (1914–2006) and Harold (1921–2000), who performed a highly acrobatic technique known as "flash dancing".

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Tap dance

Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers was a professional performing group of Savoy Ballroom swing dancers, started in 1935 by Herbert "Whitey" White.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_(dance_move)

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