For Week of 1/30 – Late 19th Century Cities
by Dr. H - January 28th, 2012
Monday 1/30: City Life – read EH 545-555. Also Skill Builder #2 is due (see the “Skill Builders” tab above for guidelines and examples).
Wednesday 2/1: City Culture – read EH 555-566
Some links:
Scott Joplin, playing the “Maple Leaf Rag”
Dancers performing ragtime styles (last minute of this clip)
History of Vaudeville
Historic Vaudeville Footage
Want a tutorial on dancing to ragtime music?
Friday 2/3: Unit Exam #1, in class. We will agree on Wed in class what is permissible to bring to Friday’s exam.
Image: Third Avenue in Manhattan, from the New York Public Library Digital Gallery
