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Jazz In America
Young scholars gain a fundamental understanding of the role of jazz in the Harlem Renaissance. They explain its historical significance and cultural implications.
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GET'N JIGGY WITH THE JITTERBUG
Twelfth graders research the history of the jitterbug dance through an interactive group project. The goal of the lesson is to get them to execute the dance steps independently with little outside help from the teacher. The steps are...
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Swing Dance Step
This site contains the most basic swing dance steps. It includes such dance steps as the Jitterbug, the Shag, and the Charleston.
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Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1940 1949
Take a walk through this part of American history surrounding World War II. Each section includes cultural history of the time, with links pertaining to art and architecture, books and literature, education, fads and fashion, historic...
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Street Swing: Jitter Bug
This comprehensive personal site provides history and other information about the dance the Jitterbug.
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Swing Dance Steps: Opposing Charleston Steps
This is a very detailed writen instruction of how to dance the "opposing charleston step". There are no illustrations in this site. There are some listing of dance music for this form of dancing.