As you listen and watch these dance videos, pay specific attention to the individual dancer’s facial expressions and try to imagine what they are thinking about and how they are feeling inside. While a person gains enrichment and appreciation for music by listening, adding dancing further reinforces their love for the artist that is singing and/or playing instruments. I would challenge you to think of another period of history that initiated more types of dances.Īs a result of people immersing themselves into such a variety of new ways to dance to their favorite songs, this led to greater overall enjoyment for music during these years.
I am not counting two of them (i.e., Jitterbug and Swing) as they started between 1920-1930. For starters, there were seventeen new types of dance types that were created (see the details that follow below). The impact of dance during the two decades between 1950-1970 can be as dramatic as the singers that lived during the time. In 1950, Rogers presented an honorary Academy Award to Astaire “for his unique artistry and his contributions to the technique of musical pictures.” Throughout the 1950s, Rogers’ film career declined, and she began to focus more on Broadway roles she received great acclaim for her portrayals of the title characters in Mame and Hello, Dolly!. Their links to the dance types follow… Fred Astaire & Ginger Rodgersįred Astaire (– June 22, 1987) and Ginger Rogers (J– April 25, 1995) were dance partners in a total of 10 films, nine of them with RKO Radio Pictures from 1933 to 1939, and one, The Barkleys of Broadway, with MGM in 1949, their only color film. We have highlighted 18 artists and groups that were created in the 1950s and 60s:įred Astaire, Chubby Checker, Danny & The Juniors, Guillermo Del Toro, Diana Divine, Bob Fosse, Bobby Freeman, Annette Funicello, Jerry Lewis, Marvin Gaye, RJ & The Del Guapos, Renata & Samuel, Ginger Rodgers, Dee Dee Sharp, The Diamonds, The Orlons, Gene Vincent, and Lawrence Welk.
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