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TRUTH WESTERS* AUSTRALIA, SATURDAY .TUTY 30. 1927.‘ ‘It s the Black, Black Bottom of Swanee RiverKeep the weight of your body on the left foot.As a sequel to the remarkable •eries of articles by Miss Phyllis Bates, which concluded pubiica tion in the fast issue, the following description of the biack Bottom is appended, though it is not from the dancing pen of Miss Bates.ITS ORIGIN.white man dunce* when the:** or— no laws tu make.Shake. Baby Shake'Old Niggers v.aihlumbago - flap iiamlx ana uwu^ they go ....SuppreH«od emotional spasms of White authors1 h m Neeseeeoor 'Tiv - ■, ■ ■ writing for •*that harken back magazines for ato the w*trd while reader aboutululatiun* of the the Black BottomBantu nndtftoK*um Now for the ,iU|, ,;ght stamps. Anglo Su*on *-di as i fie staccato tors copy readingtimr-duiM'e of a literature aboutwhit- civilisation Glittering Broad- the Blu--ue-oohs. Whit** songwriter**way i* Black Bottom-In# Team Inc U*rn of Bower Hast Sid- parentagehVct—millions of them—shamble and steeped in Sluvle. Gothic, and Homanstamp arid scamper on the hard wood of lore. spanking the keys in grt theirthe night clubs, on the Are side floors black-black-blues, Bight-haired Nor-of conventional homes, on the high- die hoofers holding the footllghi always leading tu grammar schools. tentlon of white audience* to the pup- ...... . . of Negroid beats. 1, the w hiteWIIITEm Whit* s burning Jam- going back?Advance right foot. V eep weight on t«it.boree incense at the shrine of a Black Terpsichore Whites wallowing in the fervor OT Jubilant Alabama Negroes—a lien t.ige from African forebears.It’s sure got Vrn and oh sister . they -lap If.*-./ hands . . . fioT' BBLTa- I'E-l'ES. ....This pamphlet i-■ pr.-bably irii-rid-d to educate lind elevate But to rti»- it is amusing: perhaps to .it hers It may be sordid. Therefore don't take It seriously—It has been repr:ril*lt;l to give our readers the American viewpoint of the dance.The Black Bottom, the latest dance for ballroom or stage, which has swept America and now has reached our shores—or. 1 should say ballrooms— originated in Xegrolund, where many of the latest dame crazes have come from. The name Is derived from the tact that the .Negroes go down to the muddy und slimy banks of swamps and there dance their recreative hours away.The basso movement of the BlackBottom will be noticed to resemble lt;k person trying to wipe mud oft the feet, and the hardness to learn this dance on a door is because the dunce Is not meant for there, but lor the river banks, but. us the dance teachers and ballroom proprietors refuse to irariMrer their businesses to locality ot swumps. the dancing public have to endeavor to do their best in the wrung environment.There cun be no doubt as to the popularity of this strangely-named dance. The music is Composed of 75 per cent. Black Bottom and even to the musk* of the remaining 25 per cent, many of the dancer* dance the .Shuffle, as It Is occasionally called.At the teachers’ classes the same is evident, and all new pupils are enqulr-HOW TO DANCE ITA modified version of Him k Bottom has been evolved for English ballrooms. It H danced to slower Urn** than that of the charleston, but the steps can be Introduced into the latter dunce.The basis of the movement of the new Block Bottom may be sold *o t«e Opposite to that of the Charleston In the latter both knees work In unison: in the former. when one leg is le nt the other :«* straight.There Is no variation in the hold. It is -imilar to that of the »‘harle.ston At the start of the Walk of the new Black Bottom the man s left leg Is straight and take.* the weight of the body, the left hip being pushed out to the left The right leg js advanced l-alf a pace with the knees bent. TheDon't exaggerate the hip movementWHEN THE BELL WENTlng about or learning to do this Ambassador of Negro land, in the musical comedies, Sunny and Tell Me More. the Black Bottom i* a feature of the show, und ui !• ullcrs' ihe Br»»C-iran Brothers are introducing inn dance to the public*.BLACK BOTTOM HYSTERICS.richt foot Is llft.-d on Inch or si and two little stamps or tap* are made on the floor with the rt;it s.»t» of the shoe.The position of th** jr.-. is then reversed, the right leg h* mg straightened and taking the weight of the body while the left leg brought forwarda pace, knees bent. Two stamps or** then made wuh the The movements ar e repealed .*,d lib. lh- ret lying In the corr — T transf-rence of the V. eight lt;lt;H the le- tli-t does riot do the dumping.The slumping imj-t not be heavy or vigorous Just u lu hi lap with the flat loot.For the Side Shuffle the mnn’s leg (right 1 is siruightened and lakes th-w eight ot th- body. 11- takes a pace lu the left w.tn the left foul (instead • •I forward, us In th- walk*, the knees being bent, li- then takes a pace to the left with lh- right 7lt;*-r, bending the knee as i in l-ft (eg s*t r-.lighten#.11- cuiitmaes to progress to the left in the same Way. faking little 8P1*-ups. Starling with th- pit root, th** time is sjnw -slow ‘pm k-quick-slow Then with the rign: foot, quirk-slow, quuk-sluw.The s.s r*-( r,r the Black Bottom !« lh- rhythm und ihat ,,iii PA.Ni’il u:\i\.'T time:Ned VVayburn, the dancing master of the Zlegfeld Follies ol .New York City, was the first white person to introduce the Black Bottom In a my way to the American public, although sin h dancers a* Gilda Gray and Ann F-h-ningtGn have been u=in:-t the same steps und-r other nam- for year* Way bum published U publicity -heel, which 1 lake the |Jb-rty of r* -punting. But. pleas- no not tal e d seriously.High Yullers* Shake and Shiver!Squlrin Jus; lih- a worm! Thu; m-movement they use’ a new twister’ A Raggedly 'Prut . . . U*d ‘Zulu man und Turn Tom Heaters ushered on th- oozy dan* - info n-mg 1 generations ago. 1 rlt;*m h.llN.p to hollow and ov-r th** Juriules Africa, Black Negro feet shuffl-d .nd rctl* \ed to an inner negro i'fi- tlt;-rr.d *mu-Uons of a thousand ge.r.ei-a;p,n- ot .unbeaten savaqe.s leaped Into crystaJ-11 nation.Blac k Bc*t t nfn ' iKiwn when- ;he ft .r • nri Every High Brown *:.1| and Her Bon Bun Buddy* They, jump iii.fr. .n and wipe ii \if (hat th-y’ve «:uT* * . . Hot:MlKslsKipfd cotton on tfie l«-ve— ready for shipment. Speckled Imii-dar.nu- on teak-biuwn h-ad** -.r.iojiat-ing a barhar.i* note w.ifi Jerky in-v*I m**ni*-—io and t *•. t«. tmf fro—Bla* UI Bottom: Iin tl*- mud Bar* t'-*-:cooling lifter a *l.i« iu the .southern aun-bak'd • IJ N iv.la n»j .! P*a while while men :; i • fni • xnal. rn ».*•» Ul.u I. BoBum* Banjo und Harmon ■ a no 1:111*- tor fllak illW fa a - Jo-! datH • ni• • d i. • Hr.i.ri ir** f• *r lh*I pilik-' So ai • t ', • • la A- J lt;i I daf:*‘-| nigger and ng HI .lt; I. Bottom'■ Whit- man'll ..... • n b* U.r** l»*ug lt -a IPiT *| n*■ .-lap tlirrn hdlt; and , moVe ’• tu. I*v, .VI a . b** 11* !l dan-w.m i‘»u* l i.i, sun* : mrs tinNUMEROUS VERSIONSnlt; r— are numerous vcr^.on* of Hu-Black Bottom in vi.gu- .it th- rnoment. and almost every t-a* n-r ha* sorm* Uitl* d.Jter**nce irurn ttlt;- other hut *h» very Ion KB. en ahoy- is lhal adopted b. th- Ijunvin-*. T-arh-r\***.e lain.»i of England and tftu' most gener illy used lure If Mil*' SIlltl •• lt;Whitt I 11...-:'i ven and pr.o I n • ,i ifu v vvi.’l liable to ulapl Ifnlti— -Ivs In III- Him Iibdturning • • t in, |. u h* i lt;f ,tan l«»r all th** I». .md —'-a-ni ,il m*'\-rn-nti .r*1 f*S\- n ft* . a.'« fnl in theinufitiiic m* w ighi idin i.nr j-c iuth* •■i1**r r,... ;o • va .-:-al' the h.p rnuv-rri-r l*, NOT ire luded n the ballroom versonWill You, Won’t You, Join the Dance ?f!!^nniiLnmnnnTTr:iii!i!mtimtiiiiit!inii!ifrtiTniiiiiiiiiiiinininiiiuiiiiiiiiin:i;iMiiinniiTT(iini!nnniii!ifininiiuiafflBiii!n!i;iiiiDiiniii|ti|iuiiiiK : im ’ ije 111 1/ 11!1!!1:!: • 3
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Perth Truth
Perth, Western Australia, AU
Sat, Jul 30, 1927
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