Jazz
Jazz is a dance genre shared by a broad range of dance styles.
Before the 1950s, jazz dance referred to dance styles that originated from African American vernacular dance. In the 1950s, a new genre of jazz dance — modern jazz dance — emerged, with roots in Caribbean traditional dance.
Every individual style of jazz dance has roots traceable to one of these two distinct origins. Jazz was a big hit in the early 50's and it is still a well loved style of dance all over the world.
Moves Used In Jazz Dance: Jazz Hands, Kicks, Leaps, Sideway Shuffling, Rolled Shoulders, and Turned Knees
Before the 1950s, jazz dance referred to dance styles that originated from African American vernacular dance. In the 1950s, a new genre of jazz dance — modern jazz dance — emerged, with roots in Caribbean traditional dance.
Every individual style of jazz dance has roots traceable to one of these two distinct origins. Jazz was a big hit in the early 50's and it is still a well loved style of dance all over the world.
Moves Used In Jazz Dance: Jazz Hands, Kicks, Leaps, Sideway Shuffling, Rolled Shoulders, and Turned Knees