Learning The Great Gatsby has been so much fun. One of the
main reasons I have enjoyed it so much is my connection to jazz music. I have
always played a musical instrument and then in high school I followed in my brothers footsteps
and learned the bass guitar and upright bass. I was
surprised how easily I took too it. I loved playing the jazz music. It is just
so much fun!
To make things more fun, my high school’s musical production
is 2 weeks of a 1930’s night club. It isn’t just a show for people to
watch. They are literally walking into a nightclub. Four course meal, with the
live jazz band, singers, a drama, a dance team and patrons can also dance on
their own on the dance floor. I played in the band and danced on the dance
team. I was privileged to learn all sorts of ballroom
styles, Charleston, Swing, Rumba, Samba, Waltz, compete with lifts, flips, and
tosses. It was definitely the best part about high school so getting to return
to this era and dance the Charleston to jazz music is so great! It’s always fun
to do a different style other than ballet and I feel dancing the dances from this era
helps remind us what dancing is about; having fun and expressing yourself
-Christine
-Christine
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