Dance in America: From Broadway to Hollywood Films and the Concert Stage at ArtisꟷNaples

American vernacular dance, beginning in the earliest theaters, was based on the talents and ingenuity of the performers rather than techniques learned in a studio. The various dance styles informed the 19th-century minstrel performances and vaudeville programs, into the entertainments of the 20th and 21st century: on Broadway, in Hollywood films and on the concert stage. Among the artists mentioned will be Fred and Adele Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Vernon and Irene Castle, George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, Madonna and Michael Jackson. Discussion with films.