http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Dance-Tap-Dance-Gets-Back-to-its-African-Roots-2181559.php
heavily improvisational
improvisational: the act of making or providing from what materials are readily available
nary a swinging cane
nary: not any; no; never a
percussive rhythm
percussive: of, pertaining to, or characterized by percussion
traditional flamenco
flamenco: a style of instrumental or vocal music originating from southern Spain
conceptual artist
conceptual: the forming of a general notion or idea
These phrases were taken from an article called " Dance: Tap Dance Gets Back to its African Roots. It talks about how a current dance style (tap) is originated from Africa but it will never be the same in America as it is in Africa. I chose these phrases to teach and clarify about unique dance words that are not well known. The author states "This is impressive stuff: heavily improvisational, fast-paced and sweaty with nary a swinging cane, glittery red shoes or jazz hands in sight." The author was trying to show the difference of the intense tap in Africa and the showy dance in America. The author also says tap dance in Africa is "Just pure, percussive rhythm".
In the article the author gives some background on tap dance in Africa saying is was "derived from traditional flamenco." There are some famous tap dancers like Butterfly and Xumo Nunjo who are "conceptual artist(s) and musician(s) from Cameroon" The article gives great opinions and facts about tap dancing.
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