Uma breve história da dança Jazz na cidade de Manaus

Abstract

Many are the theories of the beginning of jazz dance. Some researchers strongly believe that the origin was from the arrival of blacks in the USA. Without resistance, the slaves were invited to dance and, when they realized, they were already on the high seas. There are also records that it was through Protestant Christianity that African blacks more comfortably diffused their religious customs which were demonstrated by simple musicals, rhythmic movements made according to song, giving a brief and simple demonstration of a musical. It was in the city of New Orleans where jazz had its first historical manifestation. In 1860, the neighborhood is no longer marked by prostitution and gambling to be a laboratory of the black population, testing and mixing the white culture with its autonomy. The black dance, specifically the jazz, was finally applauded after the debut of Porgy and Bess, written by George Gershwin. Spending explosive growth on Broadway stages, jazz dance comes to Brazil with the help of Carlos Machado with soap opera magazines and grows with TV shows, bringing renowned United States choreographers such as Lenie Dale with Joseph Luigi method. The same method used in the city of Manaus when he took his first steps taught by Professor Arnaldo Peduto.