The Swing

Throughout the world, there have been several different dances created and people do not fully know the origins of the dances. For example, the twist was created by Chubby Checker in the 60s. There have been several different ways to show the rhythmic ability as a whole and the most different thing that people were doing was several different ways of dancing. In the late 1700s and the early 1800s, African Americans were starting to do different dances as a whole. However, they were not fully called

When purchasing a new outdoor playset for your children, one of the most important factors to consider is the material that has been used in its construction. It usually comes down to a few different options, including metal, redwood, and cedar; however, there are several reasons cedar is consistently the most popular choice. Sweetland Outdoor is the go-to source for all residents in the greater Atlanta, GA area who are looking for quality playground equipment to add to their backyard landscapes

Eclipse 1.0 is an open source project released on November 7, 2001. Eclipse is “an integrated development environment (IDE) for anything and nothing in particular.” The framework for Eclipse is modular and Scalable, rather than set of tools. It provided a component-based platform that serves the building tools for developers. Eclipse SDK is a “proof-of-concept” product. The proof-of-concept product idea helps the developers to self-host and build new customized versions of Eclipse. The initial

Swing band arrangements were in large part composed, often of simple, repeated material, or “riffs,” that alternated between contrapuntal lines and intense unison rhythms. Improvisation also had a featured role, and soloists would play while the rest of the band, aside from the rhythm section, dropped out or played arranged background lines. POPULARITY OF SWING MUSIC One explanation for swing music’s popularity is that its driving intensity and abandon represented pleasure and freedom in a time when

There are several differences between the swing and Dixieland. The first one is the scale and the number of the players. Swing music was usually performed by orchestras and had more than ten players. While the Dixieland was usually in a band format and had six to eight players. Besides, the swing music usually had a quite fast tempo. As for Dixieland, it was relatively slower to convey a sexual and hot nature. In addition, the swing music was usually arranged before playing due to the

Swing Kids 1. Hamburg, Germany. 1939. The main character, a young, German man named Peter Muller, was very traumatized by what the Nazi's and Gestapo (the terrorist political police of the Nazi regime founded by Hermann Göring, whose purpose was to persecute all political opponents of the Nazi regime) did to his father. Over the course of the movie, Peter went through a change; he saw his father in a new light, and realized what really mattered in the world around him. Peter's father was a violinist

untrained eye, The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard and The Love Of Paris And Helen by Jacques-Louis David are actually from two wildly different artistic eras; the Fragonard is from the Rococo era (1700-1770) and the David is from the Neoclassical era (1750-1860). Some characteristics of Rococo-era painting include a focus on love, sensuality and a refined, park-like view of nature; a dramatic shift from the heavy political and religious themes/imagery of the Baroque era. The Swing demonstrates this

also known as swing. Although swing is hard to define, similarly to the literature equal that is poetry, Duke Ellington states, “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” (ABC XXX). In another words without swing, jazz is not jazz. Christopher Meeder states, "Many consider this sense of swing to be indescribable...In jazz this sense of swing is accomplished by allowing performers to toy with a steady beat, sometimes rushing ahead and sometimes lagging behind." (Meeder 14). Swing gives Jazz

FRP: Swing Vote Introduction: A swing vote is a particular vote which may affect any candidate in an election. Such votes are usually sought after in elections, since they have such a large role in the outcome.” Swing Vote” is the actual name of the movie we chose to write about since it pertains to much of what we have discussed in class, such as how citizens have the right to vote. This movie also has the media itself come alive in mostly every chapter. How it also affects the Electoral College

known and never forgotten Cab Calloway. His style and mix of blues, swing and scat spread like wildfire and filled many peoples lives with joy, excitement and happiness. Cab Calloway broke the boundaries of racial barriers and become a very popular and influential household name. As stated in the Jazz Profiles from NPR, " A truly "larger than life" figure in American pop culture...Calloway also led one of the greatest bands of the Swing Era" (Ossman). Cab Calloway arose from an era where racism