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Jazz Dance is a performance dance and style that arose in the United States in the early 20th century. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Jazz Dance may allude to vernacular Jazz , Broadway or dramatic Jazz. The two types expand on African American vernacular styles of dance that arose with Jazz Music.
Stearns taught at the New School for Social Research (1954–61) and the School of Jazz in Lenox, Massachusetts. Stearns died on December 18, 1966, in Key West, Florida. [1] He and his second wife, Jean, co-authored Jazz Dance: The Story of American Vernacular Dance, [4] which was published posthumously in 1968.
Some folklorists suggest the term as a more universal replacement of the term "folk dance", [1] while others use it to better delineate the concept of folk dance. [2] The term is attributed [2] to Marshall and Jean Stearns (1968), [3] who used this term to characterize jazz dance (in its "street" form, in contrast to the show biz form).
The Collegiate Shag (or "Shag") is a partner dance done primarily to uptempo swing and pre-swing jazz music (185-250+ beats per minute).It belongs to the swing family of American vernacular dances that arose in the 1920s and 30s.
This is a list of dance categories, different types, styles, or genres of dance. For older and more region-oriented vernacular dance styles, see List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances by origin .
Since the beginning of jazz dance, acrobatics were an essential part of vernacular dance, commonly known as flash dancers who toured with bands across United States during the first part of the 20th century. The first generation of Savoy Lindy Hoppers, George Snowden's generation, introduced the early versions of air steps and acrobatics to the ...
Box step. The box step is a dance figure named so because the steps rest in the four corners of a square. It is used, e.g., in American Style ballroom dances: rumba, waltz, bronze-level foxtrot. The leader begins with the left foot and proceeds as follows. [2]
Free Step; X-Outing; West African vernacular dance. Punta; Asian vernacular dance. Square dancing; See also. List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances sorted by origin