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| Lindy Hop Workshop in Bielefeld - Slow Drag |
Der 1. Lindy-Blues Workshop in Bielefeld
Der 1. Lindy-Blues Workshop in Bielefeld
BLUES PRELUDE - SLOW DRAG FÜR EINSTEIGER
Ohne Vorkenntnisse!
Uhrzeit Slow Drag: 11 Uhr - 13 Uhr
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LINDY INTERMEDIATE - STYLING &
FANCY FOOTWORK
Lindy Hop Workshop für Tänzer mit Vorkenntnissen!
Uhrzeit Lindy Intermediate: 14 - 16 Uhr
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Beide Workshops werden von BEN FURIEUX VAN HAL aus Holland unterrichtet!
Ort: Skala Bielefeld, Herforder Str. 5-7, 33602 Bielefeld
Von 13 - 14 Uhr ist Pause. Um die Skala herum gibt es zahlreiche Cafès, McDonalds, Karstadt, Backfactory, etc, ..
SWING PARTY am ABEND im
Hotel Restaurant Bartsch,
Viktoriastr. 54, 33602 Bielefeld
Eintritt frei!
Beschreibung Slow Drag/Drag Blues:
The Slow Drag dance is somewhat what its name suggests. Originally very popular only in the Barrel-Houses and Juke Joints of the South. In the early evening the music was up tempo, but later during the night the music changed to slow, low-down blues and this dance was done to very slow, sensual music, so it fit perfectly. The couples would hold each other tight, do a few steps and then grind each other, then a few steps and repeat more grinding all night... sometimes they would just grind and barely move. The Slow Drag was also a featured dance in the traveling Medicine Shows and Gilly's (Gillies) in the early 1900s.
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The Slow Drag was first reported in New Orleans during the 1890's ... and as a social dance later became popular among the college set in the early 1900's and was considered as a variation of the Two-Step. There is some evidence that the pre-tango danza was a strong influence in the original version.
In 1929 Broadway would be introduced to this social dance in the stage play called "Harlem!" with most critics in exasperation at the undulating and writhing of the bodies and Burns Mantle of the 'News' exclaiming that the police would stop the orgiastic exhibition. The dance was eventually toned down due to many Harlem groups objecting to the dance and at the request of the authoritie
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