What is jazz dance?
Q: What is jazz dance?
A: Jazz dance is a dance genre that originated in social dancing to the music of jazz, but it developed into a type of stage dancing.
Q: Who developed jazz dance?
A: Jazz dance was developed by African Americans in the first part of the twentieth century.
Q: What is the ISTD's classification for jazz dance?
A: The ISTD lists jazz dance under 'Modern Theatre'.
Q: What is the IDTA's classification for jazz dance?
A: The IDTA lists jazz dance in their 'Theatre Branch'.
Q: Who teaches jazz dance?
A: Jazz dance is taught to students of stage dancing, and professional stage dancers are certain to have some kind of jazz dance training.
Q: How has modern ballet been influenced by jazz dance?
A: Modern ballet has been influenced by jazz dance, as seen in Balanchine's ballet Slaughter on Tenth Avenue which was the climax of the Broadway musical On Your Toes (1936).
Q: Who were some famous jazz dancers and choreographers?
A: Kathleen Dunham and Bob Fosse were famous jazz dancers and choreographers.
