Charleston Basic
Chapter I: Beginners Taste
The Charleston dance was “The King of dances” in the 20th century. Charleston is a style and a dance step and has African - American roots. Scholars attribute the spread and invention of the "Geechee" inspired Charleston dance to the Jenkins Orphanage Band boys from Charleston city, South Carolina. If 20s Charleston style is all about twists and half time feel, 30s style is all about big wide kicks and travelling across the floor with a 4/4 feel. The second one is the one we will be focusing on in this course. Practice the 4/4 constant bounce feel, the inclined body position, swinging kicks and travelling feel to be ready to variate the step!
The Charleston dance was “The King of dances” in the 20th century. Charleston is a style and a dance step and has African - American roots. Scholars attribute the spread and invention of the "Geechee" inspired Charleston dance to the Jenkins Orphanage Band boys from Charleston city, South Carolina. If 20s Charleston style is all about twists and half time feel, 30s style is all about big wide kicks and travelling across the floor with a 4/4 feel. The second one is the one we will be focusing on in this course. Practice the 4/4 constant bounce feel, the inclined body position, swinging kicks and travelling feel to be ready to variate the step!