Jazz Dance: A History of the Roots and Branches

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“A should-read for all dancers as the invaluable historical references and in-depth coverage of the different jazz forms can’t be found in such detail in another book in the marketplace today.”—Debra McWaters, writer of Musical Theatre Training

 

“Artfully weaves history and professional perspectives to reveal the boundaries of the jazz dance world. It invites the reader to develop a more complicated definition of jazz dance for the twenty-first century.”—Susan A. Lee, Northwestern University

 

The history of jazz dance is best understood by thinking of it as a tree. The roots of jazz dance are African. Its trunk is vernacular, shaped by European influence, and exemplified by the Charleston and the Lindy Hop. From the vernacular have grown many and varied branches, including tap, Broadway, funk, hip-hop, Afro-Caribbean, Latin, pop, club jazz, popping, B-boying, party dances, and more.


Unique in its center of attention on history somewhat than technique, Jazz Dance offers the only overview of trends and developments since 1960. Editors Lindsay Guarino and Wendy Oliver have assembled an array of seasoned practitioners and scholars who trace the a large number of histories of jazz dance and examine quite a lot of aspects of the field, including trends, influences, training, race, aesthetics, international appeal, and its relationship to tap, rock, indie, black concert dance, and Latin dance.

Featuring discussions of such dancers and choreographers as Bob Fosse and Katherine Dunham, in addition to analyses of how the form’s vocabulary differs from ballet, this complex and compelling history captures the very essence of jazz dance.

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