Jazz Dance : A History of the Roots and Branches.

By: Guarino, LindsayContributor(s): Oliver, WendyMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Florida : University Press of Florida, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (331 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780813048741Subject(s): Dance - HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Jazz Dance : A History of the Roots and BranchesDDC classification: 793.3 LOC classification: GV1784 -- .J38 2014ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: What Is Jazz Dance? -- 1 Jazz Dance as a Continuum -- 2 The Family of Jazz Dance -- 3 A Twenty-First-Century Jazz Dance Manifesto -- 4 If Jazz Dance, Then Jazz Music! -- 5 Jazz Dance Styles -- Part II: Jazz Dance History -- 6 The African Origins of an American Art Form -- 7 Jazz Dance from Emancipation to 1970 -- 8 Jazz Dance from 1970 into the Twenty-First Century -- 9 Historical Movement Chart -- Part III: Master Teachers and Choreographers, 1930-1990 -- 10 The Authentic Jazz Dance Legacy of Pepsi Bethel -- 11 Jack Cole and Theatrical Jazz Dance -- 12 Katherine Dunham's Mark on Jazz Dance -- 13 Bob Fosse's Jazz Revolution -- 14 The Legacy of Gus Giordano -- 15 Frank Hatchett's Jazz Dance -- 16 Luigi, Jazz Dance Icon -- 17 The "Free Style" Jazz Dance of Matt Mattox -- 18 Donald McKayle, Jazz Dance Then and Now -- 19 Lynn Simonson and Simonson Technique -- Part IV: Related Forms and Styles -- 20 Tappin' Jazz Lines -- 21 Jazz Dance in the Broadway Musical -- 22 The Transmission of African-American Concert Dance and American Jazz Dance -- 23 Jazz Dance, Pop Culture, and the Music Video Era -- 24 Hip-Hop Dance as Community Expression and Global Phenomenon -- Part V: Perspectives on Teaching and Training -- 25 Jazz Dance Training via Private Studios, Competitions, and Conventions -- 26. Jazz Dance in Higher Education -- 27. Jazz Dance as a Gateway to Community Engagement -- Part VI: Contemporary Topics in Jazz Dance -- 28 Jazz Dance and Racism -- 29 Vernacular Jazz Dance and Race in Hollywood Cinema -- 30 Jazz Dance as American Export in France and the United Kingdom -- 31 A Study of the Power of Club Jazz in 1980s London -- 32 Performing Energy: American Rhythm Dancing and the Articulation of the Inarticulate -- 33 A Journey into the Heart of Jazz Dance.
Appendix: A Sampling of Twenty-First-Century Jazz Dance Companies -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Summary: The history of jazz dance is best understood by comparing it to a tree. The art form's roots are African. Its trunk is vernacular, shaped by European influence, and exemplified by the Charleston and the Lindy Hop. The branches are many and varied and include tap, Broadway, funk, hip-hop, Afro-Caribbean, Latin, pop, club jazz, popping, B-boying, party dances, and much more. Unique in its focus on history rather 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 many histories of jazz dance and examine various aspects of the field, including trends, influences, training, race, gender, aesthetics, the international appeal of jazz dance, 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, as well as 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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Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: What Is Jazz Dance? -- 1 Jazz Dance as a Continuum -- 2 The Family of Jazz Dance -- 3 A Twenty-First-Century Jazz Dance Manifesto -- 4 If Jazz Dance, Then Jazz Music! -- 5 Jazz Dance Styles -- Part II: Jazz Dance History -- 6 The African Origins of an American Art Form -- 7 Jazz Dance from Emancipation to 1970 -- 8 Jazz Dance from 1970 into the Twenty-First Century -- 9 Historical Movement Chart -- Part III: Master Teachers and Choreographers, 1930-1990 -- 10 The Authentic Jazz Dance Legacy of Pepsi Bethel -- 11 Jack Cole and Theatrical Jazz Dance -- 12 Katherine Dunham's Mark on Jazz Dance -- 13 Bob Fosse's Jazz Revolution -- 14 The Legacy of Gus Giordano -- 15 Frank Hatchett's Jazz Dance -- 16 Luigi, Jazz Dance Icon -- 17 The "Free Style" Jazz Dance of Matt Mattox -- 18 Donald McKayle, Jazz Dance Then and Now -- 19 Lynn Simonson and Simonson Technique -- Part IV: Related Forms and Styles -- 20 Tappin' Jazz Lines -- 21 Jazz Dance in the Broadway Musical -- 22 The Transmission of African-American Concert Dance and American Jazz Dance -- 23 Jazz Dance, Pop Culture, and the Music Video Era -- 24 Hip-Hop Dance as Community Expression and Global Phenomenon -- Part V: Perspectives on Teaching and Training -- 25 Jazz Dance Training via Private Studios, Competitions, and Conventions -- 26. Jazz Dance in Higher Education -- 27. Jazz Dance as a Gateway to Community Engagement -- Part VI: Contemporary Topics in Jazz Dance -- 28 Jazz Dance and Racism -- 29 Vernacular Jazz Dance and Race in Hollywood Cinema -- 30 Jazz Dance as American Export in France and the United Kingdom -- 31 A Study of the Power of Club Jazz in 1980s London -- 32 Performing Energy: American Rhythm Dancing and the Articulation of the Inarticulate -- 33 A Journey into the Heart of Jazz Dance.

Appendix: A Sampling of Twenty-First-Century Jazz Dance Companies -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

The history of jazz dance is best understood by comparing it to a tree. The art form's roots are African. Its trunk is vernacular, shaped by European influence, and exemplified by the Charleston and the Lindy Hop. The branches are many and varied and include tap, Broadway, funk, hip-hop, Afro-Caribbean, Latin, pop, club jazz, popping, B-boying, party dances, and much more. Unique in its focus on history rather 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 many histories of jazz dance and examine various aspects of the field, including trends, influences, training, race, gender, aesthetics, the international appeal of jazz dance, 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, as well as 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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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