JAZZ DANCE

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developed from both 19th- and 20th-century stage dance and traditional Black social dances and their white ballroom offshoots.

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Jazz dance

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health and physical fitness benefits of jazz dance

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increased strength, flexibility, coordination, and endurance.

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mirrors the social history of the American people, reflecting ethnic influences, historic events, and cultural changes.

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Jazz dance

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It developed out of many forms of music, including:

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blues, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, ragtime, and dance music

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Basic Steps of JAZZ DANCE

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pas de bourree
ball change
pirouette
jazz walk
jazz square
flying charleston

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sequence of footsteps used to transition from one dance move to the next

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pas de bourree

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uses the balls of the feet to shift the dancer’s weight from one foot to the next

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ball change

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is when a dancer turns on one foot.

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pirouette

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are a stylish form of dance walking that use a tiptoeing

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jazz walk

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square is a versatile and foundational step in jazz dance.

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jazz square

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Dance partners face one another to perform

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flying charleston

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Outfits of JAZZ DANCE

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black or white tuxedo
biketard, unitard
leotards, shorts and legging or capri pants