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SUMMARY:Jazz Dance in British Culture Exhibition at St Margarets House
LOCATION:St Margaret's House\, 21 Old Ford Road\, Tower Hamlets\, London E2
  9PL
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DESCRIPTION:This exhibition explores how African Diasporic Jazz dance has s
 haped British culture from the 18th century to the present day\, from the 
 Cakewalk to UK Jazz. This exhibition\, the first of its kind in Britain\, 
 places dance\, rather than music\, at the centre of the story\, offering a
  perspective rarely seen in British exhibitions. The journey begins with t
 he early rhythms of tap dance\, tracing its movement from African American
  communities into British popular entertainment and social dancing. It fol
 lows the evolution of jazz dance through the Foxtrot\, Charleston\, Tap an
 d Lindy Hop\, revealing how Black performers\, musicians and dancers trans
 formed British stages\, ballrooms and clubs. Pioneers including Billy Wate
 rs\, Master Juba\, Florence Mills\, Josephine Baker\, Peg Leg Bates and Bu
 ddy Bradley challenged ideas of race\, class\, disability and identity whi
 le bringing new movement vocabularies to British audiences. The exhibition
  explores the vibrant 1920s and 1930s\, when Charleston\, Tap and Lindy Ho
 p created new freedoms of expression\, while provoking controversy and mor
 al panic. London venues such as the Shim Sham Club became important spaces
  for cultural exchange. From the 1940s to the...\n\nDetails and tickets: h
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