DANCE EDUCATION- HISTORY OF JAZZ DANCING

Jazz Dancing finds its roots in African folk dancing.

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Africans believe in using the entire body to express dance.

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African dance entered America during the slave trade.

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Different styles of jazz dancing developed simultaneously with jazz music in New Orleans.

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Jazz dance spread from the South to Northern cities during the great migration.

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Up until the 1950s, "jazz dance was commonly used as term for what type of dancing?

During what years did jazz become a performing art and was incorporated on Broadway as the cultural element were replaced by intricate choreography?

In what year was Katherine Dunham born?

What are some of the things Katherine Dunham is credited for?

What year was the great American choreographer Bob Fosse born?