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Jazz Dancing for Beginners

Presented by Kelly-Anne

Learn the basics of jazz dancing and how to put all the elements and moves together to create a routine in this free video series of beginning dance lessons.

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. These hands on videos will walk you step by step through the fundamentals and show you how anyone can be a dancer, even you!!

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Attire for Jazz Dancing

Learn the correct type of clothing to wear when rehearsing jazz dancing in this free beginning dance lesson on video.

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