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Fancy Dance (1989 Film)
Fancy dance is one name for a type of dance loosely based on the war dance. Fancy Dance may also refer to: *''Fancy Dance'' (1969), from Joe Sample's discography * ''Fancy Dance'' (manga), a 1984 – 1990 Japanese shōjo manga series **its 1989 live action film adaptation, directed by Masayuki Suo is a Japanese people, Japanese film director. He is best known for his two Japan Academy Prize (film), Japan Academy Prize-winning films, ''Sumo Do, Sumo Don't'' (1992) and ''Shall We Dance? (1996 film), Shall We Dance?'' (1996). Life and caree ... * ''Fancy Dance'' (2023 film), an American drama film directed by Erica Tremblay {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fancy Dance
Fancy dance, Pan-Indian dancing, Fancy Feather or Fancy War Dance is a style of dance some believe was originally created by members of the Ponca tribe in the 1920s and 1930s, in an attempt to preserve their culture and religion. It is loosely based on the war dance. Fancy dance was considered appropriate to be performed for visitors to Indian reservation, reservations and at "Wild West" shows. But today, fancy dancers can be seen at many powwows across the nation and even the world. History Native American dances, the practices of medicine men, and religious ceremonies were banned by White authorities with the introduction of The Code of Indian Offenses in 1883. As in many oppressed cultures, the ceremonies simply went underground to avoid detection by the authorities. Tribes created new dances that could legally be danced in public.Ellis, 19 Kiowa and Comanche created new styles of dance regalia in the 1930s that included long-johns with bells attached to the knee up to the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Sample
Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American jazz keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, whose name was shortened to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991, and also the 2003 reunion album ''Rural Renewal''. Beginning in the late 1960s, he saw a successful solo career and guested on several recordings by other acts, including Miles Davis, George Benson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Michael Franks, B. B. King, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Anita Baker, Herb Alpert, and the Supremes. Sample incorporated gospel, blues, jazz, latin, and classical forms into his music. Biography Sample was born in Houston, Texas, the youngest son of Alexander Sample, a mail-carrier, and Agatha (née Osborne) Sample, a seamstress. Sample began to play the piano at the age of five. He was a student of the organist and pianist (Theodore or T.) Curtis Mayo. In hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fancy Dance (manga)
is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Reiko Okano. It won the 34th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo. It was adapted into a 1989 live action film directed by Masayuki Suo and starring Masahiro Motoki Masahiro Motoki (本木 雅弘 ''Motoki Masahiro'', born December 21, 1965) is a Japanese actor. He portrayed protagonist Daigo Kobayashi in '' Departures'', which won the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. His performance earne .... References External links * * 1984 manga 1989 films Live-action films based on manga Films directed by Masayuki Suo Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga Shōjo manga Manga adapted into films Shogakukan manga Buddhist comics 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masayuki Suo
is a Japanese people, Japanese film director. He is best known for his two Japan Academy Prize (film), Japan Academy Prize-winning films, ''Sumo Do, Sumo Don't'' (1992) and ''Shall We Dance? (1996 film), Shall We Dance?'' (1996). Life and career In 1982, along with filmmakers Yoshiho Fukuoka, Itsumichi Isomura, Toshiyuki Mizutani and Akira Yoneda, Suo founded a production company called Unit 5. Suo worked as an assistant director and appeared in the cast of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's directorial debut, the pink film ''Kandagawa Pervert Wars'' (1983). At this early stage in his career, Suo also wrote scripts for the pink film genre, such as ''Scanty Panty Doll: Pungent Aroma'' (1983).Weisser, p. 308-309. Suo first film as director was also in the pink film genre: ''Abnormal Family: Older Brother's Bride'' (1984), a film designed as a tribute and satire of Yasujirō Ozu's ''Tokyo Story''. In his book on the pink film, ''Behind the Pink Curtain'' (2008), Jasper Sharp calls ''Abnormal Family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
