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Streetswings Dance History Archives: Cahmpion Strut
Marge and Gower doing the Champion Strut Kicks
Champion Strut dance History Title

   The Champion Strut dance was created by Marge and Gower Champion. They devised this dance to accommodate shy people wanting to learn to dance. It's idea's were taken from the Lambeth Walk, Cakewalk and Swing done to a syncopated beat.

   The Champion Strut had its premiere at the Statler Hotel in Los Angeles for the Dancing Masters Of America Convention on 8/25/1954. Reportedly, it was a success.

   Marge and Gower were very successful stage and screen choreographers and dancers in their day.

 

Birth Place

Creation Date

Creator

Dance Type

Los Angeles

1954

Marge and Gower Champion

Swing

 

Various Swing Posters, Lobby Cards etc.

Sheet Music Covers

Music Titles

Black Thunder Swing

n/a 1954 - The Champion Strut

Cabin in the Sky (Swing Movie)

           

Chick Webb and Ella Savoy (Swing)

           

Daddy-O (Swing Movie)

           

Groovie Movie (Swing Movie)

           

Hellzapoppin' (Swing Movie Poster) 2

           

HI-DE-HO (Cab Calloway)

           

Hot Mikado (Swing Play)

           

Juke Girl (Swing Movie)

           

Keep Punchin' (Swing Movie)

           

Micheux Swing (Swing Art Print)

           

Prisoner Of Swing (Swing Movie)

           

Private Buckeroo (Swing Movie)

           

Rock, Rock, Rock (ECS Swing Movie)

           

Stormy Weather (Bojangles, Horne)

           

The Girl Can't Help It (Swing Movie) 

           
 

Night Clubs

Theaters

Locations

Staler Hotel n/a n/a
             
                 

Instructional / Exercise

Television

Ballets / Stage

n/a 1957 - The Marge and Gower Show n/a
             
             
           

Publications

            1954 - Let's Dance Book by Bob Thomas
            9/5/1954 - Lima News (New Dance Introduced)
            10/28/1954 - Oakland Tribune (Champion Tour)
                 

Other Related Dances of the time...

Cakewalk

Jive

New Yorker

n/a n/a

East Coast Swing

Lambeth Walk

Swing Dances

 

 

Dancers, Choreographers etc.

Political

Gower Champion n/a n/a
Marge Champion    

Books, Magazine Articles on the dance...

Title

Author

Date Published

Publisher

Lets Dance - The Champions Thomas, Bob 1954 Grosset & Dunlap
                       

Musicians

Bands

Singers

Poets / Writers

Bob Wells

n/a n/a n/a

Buddy Pepper

         
               

Misc. Research Words that may be related ... to help your searches

Bob Wells Cakewalk Lambeth Walk The Champions
         

Basic Steps:

[Music: Any lively fox-trot]
[Hold: Ballroom]
[Follower: Uses the reverse below, right instead of left ]
[Timing: 1,-2,-3,-4, type (straight timing) except where noted].

1: Move left foot to left side at fwd angle, slight bend of knees,
2: Drag left foot back to close position, Hips slightly back,
3: Bend knees to left, turning whole body 90 degrees (still holding on to each other),
--- repeat whole count 3 - opposite direction straightening knees to turn to right,
4: Release partner facing left side and stamp left foot and clap, repeat this a few times.
--- (Stomp, Clap, Stomp, Clap etc.)
5: Returning to closed position, still facing left, Kick to left, then swing foot back around
--- right.
6: Turn to right and lock arms to (leaders left to followers right arm), lean back and
--- kick left foot fwd. Free arm up in the air, continue kicking and stepping eight
--- times around in a circle (strutting style), then reverse other direction.
7: Repeat , part 4 above.
8: Step in place three times-quickly, while twisting body to left, repeat 5 and 6 above.

August 4, 2006
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