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This digital document is an article from JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on May 1, 1998. The length of the article is 990 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Jazz dance has two distinct categories, namely, lyrical jazz dance and commercial jazz dance. Commercial jazz dance portrays the norms and beat of contemporary culture and is performed for movement and pleasure. Thus, it is more widely accepted and is ever-changing. Lyrical jazz dance is the more formal, structured and constant art form with its own unique idiom, technique and theory. It is performed on the concert stage and was initially termed modern jazz dance although the form was not an offshoot of modern dance. The lyrical jazz dance form is discussed.

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Title: Lyrical jazz dance defined.
Author: Leslie D. Netting
Publication: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 1998
Publisher: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Volume: v69Issue: n5Page: p7(2)

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Greatly illustrated book (1. Anthology; 2. The Jazz Dancers; 3. The Jazz Class) that establishes a graded system for teaching jazz dance in universities, colleges, high schools, and dancing schools.Dimenssions: 11.4" x 9.0" x 1.5" ... Read more

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Good overview of jazz technique
This book is a good introduction to jazz dance and emphasizes the building of technique not only via the steps and movements themselves but with also from an appreciation of the cultural origins of the dance. It could be read by dancers or teachers needing an organized set of exercises, or by those who want a deeper appreciation of this form of dance. There are many good photographs in the book, and many illustrations of human anatomy to assist in the discovery of the muscles involved in dance. The opposition of forces and movements, and the many isolations in the body, give jazz its unique characteristics. This interesting and fun art form is nicely summarized in this book. ... Read more

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Long before Martin Williams, Gene Lees, or Gunther Schuller, Roger Pryor Dodge was writing seriously about jazz. A ballet, vaudeville, and jazz dancer, Dodge turned his critical attention to the music in the 1920s, helping to build the respect jazz has long since achieved.Now, for the first time, the essays and reviews of one of America's first great jazz critics has been collected in one volume. Hot Jazz and Jazz Dance gathers thirty years of Dodge's writing, from 1929 to 1958, offering a remarkable chronicle of the changing music and one writer's ever-growing appreciation of it. The classically trained Dodge came to jazz in the early 1920s; he quickly developed a love for the authentic, non-commercial sounds of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, and scores of now-forgotten musicians.In these essays, we share a highly personal yet professional encounter with the music--in a moving profile, for instance, of Bubber Miley ("the greatest trumpeter in jazz history--in fact, the greatest musician of them all"), who died of tuberculosis at age thirty.He ranges across the musical spectrum, from the Cuban sexteto to the blues of Lead Belly. Dodge was alsoa professional dancer, however, and this collection contains many of his articles on everything from mambo to Nijinsky (the author owned one of the largest and most important collections of photographs of the great dancer's work, and donated it to the New York Public Library) to a short essay on the young Elvis Presley ("without his having all the necessary elements that combine to make a great dancing talent, he does have the stance of a very great performer"). In addition, this volume offers Dodge's significant writing on classical music, including a piece on Baroque playing styles. Almost forgotten today, Roger Pryor Dodge was an essential force in making America's music critics take hot jazz and jazz dance seriously. A must for any jazz fan or student of modern culture, this collection deftly captures Dodge's excitement and critical insight. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on June 1, 2000. The length of the article is 7210 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Learning and Remembering Strategies of Novice and Advanced Jazz Dancers for Skill Level Appropriate Dance Routines.
Author: Pauline P. L. Poon
Publication: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2000
Publisher: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Volume: 71Issue: 2Page: 135

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This digital document is an article from Dance Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1480 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Break vs. bump: has hip hop edged out jazz? Top dancers and choreographers give the lowdown.
Author: Rachel Leigh Dolan
Publication: Dance Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 81Issue: 8Page: 38(3)

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on July 20, 2003. The length of the article is 1450 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Performing arts series in Newport: jazz, dance, comedy.(Entertainment)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: July 20, 2003
Publisher: The Register Guard
Page: L4

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This digital document is an article from JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on February 1, 1993. The length of the article is 2312 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Jazz dance represents more than just high kicks and body turns. It is a reflection of contemporary life and dance educators can enhance jazz instruction by analyzing its history, movement and style and knowing the work of great jazz artists. This will enable students to appreciate jazz as a unique and rich art form, understand the movements and the rhythmic aspects of jazz music and enrich their knowledge regarding the masters of jazz art.

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Title: Jazz dance in the dance curriculum: what educators should know. (Pathways to Aesthetic Literacy: Revealing Culture in the Dance Curriculum)
Author: Nora Ambrosio
Publication: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 1993
Publisher: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Volume: v64Issue: n2Page: p41(4)

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Customer Reviews (1)

Good reference if you already know.
Well done work, but you really have to know dance and dance notation such as Labanotation, before it is useful. It is, after all, shorthand. I'd recommend it for those that do dance, or dance aerobics. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Dance Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on July 1, 2007. The length of the article is 765 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Luigi, Gus Giordano, and Matt Mattox: jazz masters.(TECHNIQUE)
Author: Rachel Straus
Publication: Dance Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 81Issue: 7Page: 68(3)

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