Foam party: Difference between revisions
corrected typos in reference and category header |
m fixed reference |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
== History == |
== History == |
||
Foam parties can be dated back to ''A Rhapsody in Black and Blue'', a 1932 short film directed by [[Aubrey Scotto]],<ref>{{IMDb title|23393|A Rhapsody in Black and Blue}}</ref> wherein [[Louis Armstrong]] dances, sings, and plays his trumpet in a large area of soap suds. Songs performed in the foam are "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You" and "Shine".<ref>{{cite news|work=A Rhapsody in Blue|title=Plot Summary|publisher=IMDb| |
Foam parties can be dated back to ''A Rhapsody in Black and Blue'', a 1932 short film directed by [[Aubrey Scotto]],<ref>{{IMDb title|23393|A Rhapsody in Black and Blue}}</ref> wherein [[Louis Armstrong]] dances, sings, and plays his trumpet in a large area of soap suds. Songs performed in the foam are "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You" and "Shine".<ref>{{cite news|work=A Rhapsody in Blue|title=Plot Summary|publisher=IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023393/plotsummary|date=1932}}</ref> Another film featuring foam parties is ''[[The Party (film)|The Party]]'',<ref>http://www.foam-party.co.uk/about_foam_parties.php</ref> featuring [[Peter Sellers]]. |
||
Modern foam parties were developed in the early 1990s by club promoters in [[Ibiza]].{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} Generally, machines were large, ceiling mounted foam generators, that created a large volume of foam that fell from the ceiling onto clubbers. The large water usage and subsequent cleanup required made this impractical many venues.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} |
Modern foam parties were developed in the early 1990s by club promoters in [[Ibiza]].{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} Generally, machines were large, ceiling mounted foam generators, that created a large volume of foam that fell from the ceiling onto clubbers. The large water usage and subsequent cleanup required made this impractical many venues.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} |
||
Revision as of 16:51, 25 February 2017
 | This article possibly contains original research. (November 2009) |
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2009) |
A foam party is a social event at which participants dance to music on a dance floor covered in several feet of suds or bubbles, dispensed from a foam machine.
History
Foam parties can be dated back to A Rhapsody in Black and Blue, a 1932 short film directed by Aubrey Scotto,[1] wherein Louis Armstrong dances, sings, and plays his trumpet in a large area of soap suds. Songs performed in the foam are "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You" and "Shine".[2] Another film featuring foam parties is The Party,[3] featuring Peter Sellers.
Modern foam parties were developed in the early 1990s by club promoters in Ibiza.[citation needed] Generally, machines were large, ceiling mounted foam generators, that created a large volume of foam that fell from the ceiling onto clubbers. The large water usage and subsequent cleanup required made this impractical many venues.[citation needed]
As Ibiza foam parties became more popular the craze spread, and the foam cannon was developed by Roy Barlow from The Entertainment Biz and Robin Wincup from Galaxy. In 1992, this was introduced into the UK, where these were the first machines to meet with all UK health and safety requirements.[citation needed]
In the 1990s, the foam parties were performed weekly at Amnesia in Ibiza.[citation needed]
Safety
Lisa Flam, writing for TODAY, catalogued numerous hazards associated with foam parties.[4] And Yael Levi, writing for Ynet News, reported: in 2008, three people were electrocuted and two others injured at a foam party at the Venezia Palace Hotel in Antalya, Turkey.[5]
References
- ^ A Rhapsody in Black and Blue at IMDb
- ^ "Plot Summary". A Rhapsody in Blue. IMDb. 1932.
- ^ http://www.foam-party.co.uk/about_foam_parties.php
- ^ Flam, Lisa (June 6, 2012). "HEALTH: 'Foam parties' bubble over with hidden hazards". TODAY.
- ^ Yael Levi (July 23, 2008). "2 Israeli brothers die after being electrocuted at hotel". Ynetnews.com. Israel. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
External links
Media related to Foam parties at Wikimedia Commons
