When they recorded this - the dancers, the band, the camera man - they had no idea it would be immortalized on something called the Internet and viewed by millions of people in the future.
Every single hip hop dance that has since come out has it's roots to this. I know, bc I grew up in the 70s, 80s, and 90s with my great grandma and great uncle who showed this to me.
I was able to take dance lessons on three occasions from Frankie Manning who danced with them as part of Whitey's Lindyhoppers in the 30s and 40s. Al Minns' son and Leon James' granddaugther have even posted comments on some of these vids. Pretty amazing to connect with history and pay it forward.
Pretty much. I mean shuffling isreally only a slight variation on the way ravers danced at the beginning of the 90s (only real difference is the music was slower in 90-92 and there were more arm movements) and that of course was hugely inspired by earlier styles.
12 years after the release, this is still one of my favorite videos! Just love picturing this while listening to dnb music. If those guys cant dance to it, then i wont like the track.
أصل رقصة شارلستون هو جزائري ، أخذها سياح أمريكيين زارو الجزائر سنة 1910 عندما شاهدو النساء يغسلن الملابس في الأنهار بواسطة أرجلهن بحركات راقصة و هن يستمعن بأعمالهن حيث كانت رقصة شائعة و هناك عدة فيديوهات جزائرية قديمة توضح هذا
Yes, it was filmed during the 50s (late 50s or maybe early 60s). This was a history of jazz dance TV special where Al Minns and Leon James showcased American jazz dances from the 20s to the 40s. Notice that it is a __TV__ special -- that was not very common in the 40s =) Besides check out the style of their clothes! Peace
There might have been Very Hard Times in The1920's and 1930's, but with footage like this. It looked like a Fun place to be. What Incredible Footage this is, Thanks for this.
I see a lot of aspects in modern dance in this video (spongebob, gettin lite, voguing, 2 stepping, kid N play). This video just makes me want to dance :D
A dance that emblematizes a healthy, fit society free to apotheosize: to create, innovate and express individual emotion, especially joi de vivre whimsy--boldly shaping moves ne'er seen b4.
@AriahProductions (Al Minns' son): your dad was incredibly talented. This style of dancing is so versatile it matches up with almost every musical genre there is. In my video response above, I married it to Jimmy Soul's classic 1962 hit. I hope you don't mind that I took the liberty of re-looping Al's gravity-defying kicks. I just had to have that sequence twice--so damn fine!
Well we watched this video as apart of our notes and I was just like, "If I do learn this dance and perform it in front of the class can I get extra credit points?!?!" And she was like "Absolutely!"
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrhhhhhhhh i love this sooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! i wanted to use caps . love dance. love rythm. love connection. thru dance. :D x awesome vid. thank you :D
When they recorded this - the dancers, the band, the camera man - they had no idea it would be immortalized on something called the Internet and viewed by millions of people in the future.
This would be true for everything made the next 60 years.
They knew the internet was coming, idiot
Every single hip hop dance that has since come out has it's roots to this. I know, bc I grew up in the 70s, 80s, and 90s with my great grandma and great uncle who showed this to me.
Especially for new jack swing
YES WE LOVE CHARLESTON
I was able to take dance lessons on three occasions from Frankie Manning who danced with them as part of Whitey's Lindyhoppers in the 30s and 40s. Al Minns' son and Leon James' granddaugther have even posted comments on some of these vids. Pretty amazing to connect with history and pay it forward.
WOW
"Absatively posolutely." -- e.e. cummings
So this must be the forefather of jumpstyle, shuffle, and C-walk? O_o
Jumpstyle doesn't derive from this, shuffle and C-walk do
Pretty much. I mean shuffling isreally only a slight variation on the way ravers danced at the beginning of the 90s (only real difference is the music was slower in 90-92 and there were more arm movements) and that of course was hugely inspired by earlier styles.
Sir you are correct.
I think C-walk and also evolution of Hip Hop dancing and Breakdance
All modern forms of dance upshooting from black dances come from this
Awesome and beautiful to watch
IMO these guys are ABSOLUTE LEGENDS. Beautiful expression.
I absolutely love this video. I must have seen this a 100 times now
Yeah, this kind of dancing is timeless. The way new generations shuffle in the clubs or raves, we owe it to these guys.
The music here is great!
We kickin' it old school baby!
This video will never get old
Roots of hardstep, shuffle, and some jumpstyle and some drum n bass. THIS IS DANCE WHAT THESE GUYS DID!
The Charleston should "come back"! It's so fun!
12 years after the release, this is still one of my favorite videos! Just love picturing this while listening to dnb music. If those guys cant dance to it, then i wont like the track.
Ah the 20's! Those were da good old days
at least in dancing...
This is what both music and dance should be. Brilliant.
All I can say is WOW!!!!!!
There's a popular dance inSouth Africa called Isipantsula, it's been around since the 50's. It's taken from this dance
أصل رقصة شارلستون هو جزائري ، أخذها سياح أمريكيين زارو الجزائر سنة 1910 عندما شاهدو النساء يغسلن الملابس في الأنهار بواسطة أرجلهن بحركات راقصة و هن يستمعن بأعمالهن حيث كانت رقصة شائعة و هناك عدة فيديوهات جزائرية قديمة توضح هذا
I'd love to see a vid of this dance!
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When my son comes home with good grades
He makes it look so easy. ❤
I know!! It's super hard and requires a lot of stamina and flexibility.
Now I know where the original C-walk came from 🤣🤣🤣
Gotta love the oldies 💯
It's impossible to be sad while watching this video.
...no its quite easy
anything is possible.
I'm sad seeing all the comments arguing that this dance only belongs to some Americans when the dancers themselves would never have wanted it that way
@@dogperson432what’s sad is the reality they had to live while contributing so much to the world in joy
cela met de bonne humeur, j'adore !
Evolution of Hip Hop dance and music!
Absolutely mesmerizing.
This is where Kid n Play got there moves.....WOW
Boah.. Bull for real..👳🏾
Good old days music
Original Break Dancers and New Jack Swing love it
The good old times...
Way to keep Al & Leon's legacy alive! =)
Daamn, these men are smooth!
Beautiful music for dancing in this 2023
Amen to that! Took too long to find it, but finally here we are.
Yes, it was filmed during the 50s (late 50s or maybe early 60s). This was a history of jazz dance TV special where Al Minns and Leon James showcased American jazz dances from the 20s to the 40s. Notice that it is a __TV__ special -- that was not very common in the 40s =) Besides check out the style of their clothes!
Peace
Wow. These men are GREAT. They make the dancing look fun and effortless!
That second dance was amazing
es ist so unbeschreiblich großartig und so modern, egal wie alt es ist
All killer, no filler. Or finer. A top three clip for sure. Love from the uk.
FABULOUS!!!!!Always go to the great originals!!!!!
Your father has some seriously EPIC dance moves. Good stuff.
this is ORIGINAL dancing as we know it today. rock n roll was born in the 50's, dancing was born in the 20's.
That is awesome and amazing! They had sure talent!
Hi there, How are you doing today?
Good to see the mix back in those days.
It's time for this to come back to dancefloors!
Beautiful!! I love this.
to think this dance is nearly 100years old...
GothixZa And still ever so popular. 😉
@@Sneakyboson definitely! A lot of shuffling to house music and dancing to electro is basically the Charleston.
Many of these steps go back to traditional west African dance Juba and a few others.
It's amazing how many genres you can dance this to.
Sorry guys, I missed the like button 30 times... Dropped the ball on that one.
There might have been Very Hard Times in The1920's and 1930's, but with footage like this. It looked like a Fun place to be.
What Incredible Footage this is, Thanks for this.
Made my day
!!!Hermoso, excelente, Fascinante....
Amazing! Thanks for uploading.
Marvellous!!! Brings back nice memories! Thanks for sharing:)
Grandma mary
Absolutely brilliant...
These guys are great. I wish I could drop it like that in the club. I don't think I can kick with so much style.
when shuffling was unnoticed
Hello Sandra, How are you doing?
Those guys are awesome!
WOW! Awesome!
Nothing but a classic, wouldn't it be cool if they brought back the dance and it became popular again?
You could argue that jumpstyle is a modern interpretation of the charleston.
or cutting shapes :)
+3eeeDee Thanks for helping me keep up with how it evolves. I had to look this up th-cam.com/video/O1x9F-DKaNM/w-d-xo.html
Search "Lindy hop" on TH-cam 😊
Beautiful.
I had no idea most of the dances we did in the 80s come from the Charleston! Wow
Love it!!
Jazz washes away dust of every day life. - Art Blakey
love it !! so talented:):)
they made it look so effortless, yet it must have taken quite a lot of time to master it so well.
Go to 1 million views !!
Thanks for this video
superb to watch !!
There you have it, folks, the origins of Hip-Hop. Personally, I wish it had stayed this way, much classier, and SOOO smooth.
shut the fuck up
A. BAYAR ... YOU ARE SUCH AN IMP!
this is the origins of locking, the origins of footwork, everything, and this was fun
yer now that's skill good share
Learning this dance for extra credit in my social studies class. An idea of my own. = D
This is very good!
I MUST LEARN HOW TO MOVE ABOUT LIKE THIS BEFORE I PASS!
I see a lot of aspects in modern dance in this video (spongebob, gettin lite, voguing, 2 stepping, kid N play). This video just makes me want to dance :D
excelennnnnnnteeee
Cool sound!!! Music in that times was a perfectly!!!
A dance that emblematizes a healthy, fit society free to apotheosize: to create, innovate and express individual emotion, especially joi de vivre whimsy--boldly shaping moves ne'er seen b4.
@Evi1M4chine dude it's so much worse. People do dance it today and they slowed down all the tempos because their fat asses can't keep up
Fantastic !!!!!! :)
@AriahProductions (Al Minns' son): your dad was incredibly talented. This style of dancing is so versatile it matches up with almost every musical genre there is. In my video response above, I married it to Jimmy Soul's classic 1962 hit. I hope you don't mind that I took the liberty of re-looping Al's gravity-defying kicks. I just had to have that sequence twice--so damn fine!
Well we watched this video as apart of our notes and I was just like, "If I do learn this dance and perform it in front of the class can I get extra credit points?!?!" And she was like "Absolutely!"
@yojoe1221 Cool, thanks for the extra info there - it's nice to know a bit more about these guys and the awesome dancing!
Incredibly entertaining; I laugh the whole time🤣🤣🤣I normally see women doing this dance, but this was the first time I saw all men.
love this song very cool dancing
the second one is totally amazing xD
So the grandfather of Vogueing is the precision Charleston? Interesting!
Thnaks so much for sharing !
That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen! Thanks!
*GAWD* Al and Leon were sooooooooo ahead of their time.
Awesome!
brothas doing their thing...much flavor and respect,
I'm sooo learning this
BEST DANCE EVER!
This was hip hop back then!!! Omg!
#Bringitback
lol that was fun :) It suited so well...
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrhhhhhhhh i love this sooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
i wanted to use caps . love dance. love rythm. love connection. thru dance. :D x
awesome vid. thank you :D
old school dancing right here!
it has in a lot of songs.. its distant, but you can see the traces.. its a great dance!
The Godfathers of Hip Hop dance!
7Roach, Good Video, Congraturations, i am Jonathan, i have 13 years old, i love the charleston!!! XD