The Meaning of Buck Dance - Millennium Stage (September 20, 2013)

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Directed by D.C. choreographer Emily Oleson, this work features Urban Artistry with Good Foot Dance Company and Baakari Wilder. The piece investigates the origins behind the term “buck dance,” which in tap dance history is used to describe an early American percussive dance style. Drawing on a short video of buck dance taken by Thomas Edison in 1894, the dancers use the technique of freestyling to compare different dance styles in conversation.
Part of Local Dance Commissioning Project.

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Krump dancer: Cant nobody get buck like me!!!!
Buck dancer: Hold my biscuit.

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50:09 starts modern "buckdancers" after the terrific movie short from 1903 showing the "real deal." Wonderful video full of history!

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A true revival of history, I love it 😀

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luv buck dancing

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Hershel walker should be up there with them

[@catherinetodd]

Herschel Walker Puppet: "Dance Herschel Dance - Buck Dance!"

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It's Gene Gene the dancing machine!

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🤦🏽‍♂️ damn bro

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SMH. 🤦