Shared from @blackdancehistory . Thank you for the info! —— A clip from the 1947 musical film, Jivin' in Be-Bop. It was produced by William D. Alexander and stars Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra, which included notable musicians such as bassist Ray Brown, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, and pianist John Lewis. The film also features singers Helen Humes and Kenny "Pancho" Hagood, Master of Ceremonies Freddie Carter, and a group of dancers. The film consists of a plotless revue presented in a theatrical setting, offering a total of 19 musical and dance numbers. Gillespie and his band are shown performing eight songs, including "Salt Peanuts", "One Bass Hit", "Oop Bop Sh'Bam", and "He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped". The band plays off-camera while dancers perform during the remaining songs, which include "Shaw 'Nuff", "A Night in Tunisia", "Grosvenor Square", and "Ornithology." ▪︎▪︎▪︎ ☆UNFORTUNATELY THE DANCERS AREN'T IDENTIFIED. THE FILM CAN BE VIEWED IN ITS ENTIRETY VIA YOUTUBE.☆ ▪︎▪︎▪︎ Be-Bop was a type of music that was a rhythmic and melodic extension of Jazz music developed in the early 1940's. Most bop music however was not very danceable (a Musical Jazz Improv if you will) with the traditional type dances, however some Bop songs were very danceable as well. Bop was a popular form of Swing dancing during the 1950's as well as done as a solo dance (especially when the melody divorced itself from traditional dance rhythms). It's style was slightly different than its predecessor Jitterbug. The term Bop was also used as slang for a type of careless movement, such as "Bop on over." The Bop lead the way for Beatniks, Cappuchinos etc. [streetswing.com] . . . #blackdancehistory #oldfilms #jivininbebop #bebop #dancearchives #blackdancers #dancelegends #blackdancematters #rootsofdance #africanamericandancehistory #dancehistory #historyofdance #historicaldance #dancediaries #blackdancearchives #documentingblackdance #souldance #soulcreative #soletherapy #peoplecreative #educationofdance #danceeducation #documentingdance #dancedocumentary #dancelife #soultherapy #souldancing #blacksoul #pastmeetspresent #letsneverforgetthosedays