Jazz Dance Shoes

Series Summary

Jazz dancing has evolved from two different eras in American history. The earliest forms of the dance came from an African American dance between 1800 and 1900. Since then broadway choreographers have taken it to new places. In the 50's when jazz was the main style of both dance and music tap dance was the style of dance most popular. As the era progressed new dances began to take form such as the Cakewalk, Charleston and Lindy Hop. Tap dance became more of it's own style in itself as modern jazz dancing began to evolve. It is considered a very difficult dance to attain mastery but with work, persistence and these videos you will be that much closer.

In this free video series you will not only learn many of the basics for jazz dancing but how to put them all together. Our expert covers everything from the type of shoes that are best for training to how to isolate your head when performing a move. Learn also jazz slide, barrel turns, battements, soutenu, head rolls, and how to pas de bourree turn. These hands on videos will walk you step by step through the fundamentals and show you how anyone can be a dancer, even you!!

Video Transcript

" I’m Kelly-Anne. On behalf of Expert Village, I’ll be demonstrating advanced jazz dancing techniques. Intermediate to advanced dancers over the age of 18 will most likely be performing in high heels, such as character shoes or as much as 3 inch heels. I brought a sample. Depending on the role, you might even want to wear something that’s fashionable. My final recommendations for shoes is memory foam cushion; it’s awesome and they wear out really fast. They’re about 5 dollars a pair; they only last 4 weeks. You just slip them on the inside to protect the balls of the feet from shock and possible injuries such as shin splints or blisters, or just general pain that will make you not want to practice as often. Thanks for viewing this segment about advanced jazz dancing. I’m Kelly-Anne. For more information, you can go to my website, 56dance.com. "