Throwback Thursday Grizzly Bear
The dance called the Grizzly Bear was
said to have been started about 1909 in Chicago by dancers John Jarrott and
Louie Gruenning . It was later made popular to Broadway audiences by Fanny Brice
in the Ziegfeld Follies.
The basic step of the dance is an
imitation of the movements of a dancing bear moving side to side. It is not
designed to be graceful! Also, at some points in the dance the dancers would
yell “It’s a bear!”
It is believed that former President
Woodrow Wilson’s inaugural ball was cancelled because of his disapproval of
modern dances such as the Grizzly Bear and other “huggly-wiggly dances”.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #:
“The Grizzly bear was an early 20th century
dance.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“And for
Heaven's sake, do not wiggle!”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse
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