Bolero

 Bolero American Rhythm

 

 

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Unit: Popular Dance
Theme: Bolero

Introduction
 
 Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love.(1)
 
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Learning Objectives 

  • Understand bolero within the context of popular music/dance
  • Explain the differences between Cuban bolero and danzon-mambo
  • Gain an awareness of how bolero became popular among lovers
  • Experience the steps of bolero

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Main Lesson 
 
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The bolero was created during the final third of the nineteenth century within the traditional trova style of Santiago de Cuba . With- out a doubt , the bolero is the first widely influential style of Cuban vocal music that crossed the international frontiers of .(2)
 
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Origin of Bolero
 (1:13 - 3:07)
 
 
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Traditional Bolero
 
 
 
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Bolero American Style

The Bolero is the slowest of the American Rhythm Latin dances. In this dance the partners push off their feet strongly in order to make big steps and there is a rise and fall used through out. Lastly, this dance has a lot of upper body shaping (similar to Waltz and other smooth dances).(3)



 
Ballroom Bolero

 

 

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A Note to Remember


In traditional Cuban bolero, the fusion of Spanish and Afro-Cuban elements is complete.(2)

 

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Case Studies

Doris de la Torre
 
 
Bola de Nive
 
 https://youtu.be/Q_lq-W3cako?si=8VPEnrgPctQRiZp-

Elena Burke

https://youtu.be/Tf7HZStpFGw?si=Blb-Q_EU4eILAQdZ 

Olga Gillot

 https://youtu.be/3Vne7dNUszw?si=ME27FAWnwn4BoKM1

Vecentico Valdes

https://youtu.be/k7IJpwOjYTY?si=6w5UwRRGPouzdCwC

 Tejedor y Luis

https://youtu.be/B88ttIT2mEM?si=8zeC9LdAh9Vleno9

Fernando Albuerne

https://youtu.be/_1Qbypri35k?si=wAe7fguF_LOcGf89 


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Activity

Students learn the basic bolero step


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Journaling


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Glossary


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 Sources

 1. Party, Daniel (2014). Horn, David; Shepherd, John (eds.). Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 9: Genres: Caribbean and Latin America. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 62–67.

2. Orovio, Helio (2002). Cuban Music from A to Z. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Cuban_Music_from_A_to_Z

3. Tureysky, Leon (). Latin Dance Styles – List of Latin Dances (15+). https://www.passion4dancing.com/latin-dances-list/

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Students' Work

 

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