Jazz Dance: The Story of American Vernacular Dance

“The phrase jazz dance has a special meaning for professionals who dance to jazz music (they use it to describe non-tap body movement); and another meaning for studios coast to coast teaching ‘Modern Jazz Dance’ (a blend of Euro-American styles that owes little to jazz and less to jazz rhythms). However, we are dealing here with what may eventually be referred to as jazz dance, and we could not think of a more suitable title.

“The characteristic that distinguishes American vernacular dance–as does jazz music–is swing, which can be heard, felt, and seen, but defined only with great difficulty. . . .”

–from the Introduction

Author: Marshall Stearns, Jean Stearns
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo
Published: 03/22/1994
Pages: 508
Weight: 1.4lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780306805530
Language: English