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==''Bowery Waltz''== | ==''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".<ref>From the film [http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=28802 ''Bowery Waltz''] (1897), produced by the [[Thomas Edison|Edison Manufacturing Company]].</ref> | 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".<ref>From the film [http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=28802 ''Bowery Waltz''] (1897), produced by the [[Thomas Edison|Edison Manufacturing Company]].</ref> | ||
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==''A Tough Dance''== | ==''A Tough Dance''== | ||
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.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=31486 ''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> | 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.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=31486 ''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> | ||
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==''New York: A Documentary Film''== | ==''New York: A Documentary Film''== | ||
Scene from a documentary film explaining the origin of the song [[The Sidewalks of New York|"The Sidewalks of New York"]].<ref>From the film [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/ ''New York: A Documentary Film''] (1999), episode 3 ("Sunshine and Shadow"), produced by the [[New-York Historical Society]] and Steeplechase Films. Song performed [[a cappella]] by actor [[Robert Sean Leonard]]. Film score re-recording of the song by Brian Keane.</ref> | Scene from a documentary film explaining the origin of the song [[The Sidewalks of New York|"The Sidewalks of New York"]].<ref>From the film [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/ ''New York: A Documentary Film''] (1999), episode 3 ("Sunshine and Shadow"), produced by the [[New-York Historical Society]] and Steeplechase Films. Song performed [[a cappella]] by actor [[Robert Sean Leonard]]. Film score re-recording of the song by Brian Keane.</ref> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:53, 7 December 2022
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]
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]
New York: A Documentary Film
Scene from a documentary film explaining the origin of the song "The Sidewalks of New York".[5]
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.).
- ↑ From the film New York: A Documentary Film (1999), episode 3 ("Sunshine and Shadow"), produced by the New-York Historical Society and Steeplechase Films. Song performed a cappella by actor Robert Sean Leonard. Film score re-recording of the song by Brian Keane.