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==''A Tough Dance''== | ==''A Tough Dance''== | ||
Exaggerated vaudeville rendition of the so-called ''tough | Exaggerated vaudeville rendition of one of the so-called ''tough dances'', performed by Kid Foley and Sailor Lil, two Bowery dancers.<ref>From the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376262/ ''A Tough Dance''] (1902), produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company.</ref> The ''tough dance'' emerged in the late 19th century and became prominent in 1905, gradually replacing the earlier ''dance-hall spiel''. The dance "not only permitted physical contact, it celebrated it. Indeed, the essence of tough dancing was its suggestion of sexual intercourse".<ref>Peiss K. 1986. 101 sq.</ref> Similarities to the Parisian ''Apache Dance'' have been noted.<ref>Niver KR. 1985. ''Early motion pictures: the paper print collection in the Library of Congress''. Washington: Supt. of Docs. (U.S. G.P.O.).</ref> | ||
{{#ev:youtube|DzqG6sXkcb0}} | {{#ev:youtube|DzqG6sXkcb0}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 12:28, 19 October 2009
Bowery Waltz
Vaudeville performance of a stylized dance-hall spiel, showing James T. Kelly and Dorothy Kent of Waite's Comedy Company and their famous "Bowery dance".[1] {{#ev:youtube|IYkIBhNSVVs}}
A Tough Dance
Exaggerated vaudeville rendition of one of the so-called tough dances, performed by Kid Foley and Sailor Lil, two Bowery dancers.[2] The tough dance emerged in the late 19th century and became prominent in 1905, gradually replacing the earlier dance-hall spiel. The dance "not only permitted physical contact, it celebrated it. Indeed, the essence of tough dancing was its suggestion of sexual intercourse".[3] Similarities to the Parisian Apache Dance have been noted.[4] {{#ev:youtube|DzqG6sXkcb0}}
Notes
- ↑ From the film Bowery Waltz (1897), produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company.
- ↑ From the film A Tough Dance (1902), produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company.
- ↑ Peiss K. 1986. 101 sq.
- ↑ Niver KR. 1985. Early motion pictures: the paper print collection in the Library of Congress. Washington: Supt. of Docs. (U.S. G.P.O.).