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The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances - Outrage at Couple Dancing in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries (Paperback)
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The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances - Outrage at Couple Dancing in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries (Paperback)
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Popular social dances can reveal a lot about the lifestyle,
culture, and social class of the people who perform them. The
kicks, turns, twists, and other subtle nuances of each dance
reflect and represent particular periods of a culture's history
while they also profoundly influence that culture's fashion, music,
and use of leisure time. This book investigates the historical
development and importance of several popular dance crazes from the
19th and early 20th centuries, evaluating in particular how their
very existence as 'taboo' cultural fads led to initial outrage
while ultimately providing a catalyst for lasting social reform.
The book opens with a brief overview of anti-dance sentiment from
around the fourth century to the present day. It then focuses on
couple dances of the 19th and early 20th centuries, revealing how
these social dances in particular acted as an expression of this
tumultuous period in history while revealing the shifting social
attitudes of the day. The waltz, perhaps the most beloved and most
maligned social dance to come out of this period, evoked indignant
reaction from religious leaders and other self-appointed arbiters
of social morality who sermonized against the corrupting influence
of social dancing on decency and health. In addition to examining
the impact of the waltz craze on fashion, music, leisure, and
social reform, the text describes the violent opposition to the
dance and the proliferation of both anti-dance and courtesy
literature during the height of the waltz's popularity. It then
explores these same issues as they relate to other dance crazes of
the early 1900s, including the Charleston, the Tango, and Ragtime
dances such as the Turkey Trot, Grizzly Bear, and Bunny Hug.
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