Beginning Jazz Dance (Interactive Dance Series) (EPUB)

Beginning Jazz Dance, written by jazz dance choreographer and professor James Robey, is the ideal resource for helping students develop a solid foundation of beginning jazz dance techniques. It prepares students for success in a beginning jazz dance technique course by introducing them to the genre’s history, artists, important works, styles, and aesthetics, helping them to understand dance as a performing art. Beginning Jazz Dance includes 55 photos and 125 video clips of basic jazz dance technique along with descriptions that visually present the beginning jazz dance technique and dance concepts that will reinforce and extend classroom learning. In addition to the abundance of additional resources, such as assignments, worksheets, glossary terms with and without definitions, interactive chapter quizzes, and web links to aid in the development of fundamental knowledge and skills, students can access these images and videos whenever they want for study or practice. Students gain knowledge of the following facets of jazz dance through the text:

The fundamental ideas of jazz dance, the importance of learning it, and expectations in the classroom
The format of a jazz dance class, everyone’s responsibilities in the studio, and how to prepare both emotionally and physically for class
Advice on how to avoid injuries, dietary recommendations, and the fundamentals of anatomy and kinesiology as they relate to jazz dance movement
Fundamental postures and body alignment for jazz dancing
Jazz leaps, spins, kicks, jazz walks, and floor work

Beginning Jazz Dance gives students the underlying knowledge, context, and fundamental training they require to comprehend the style and value jazz dance as a performing art. Dance majors, dance minors, and general education students taking introductory jazz dance technique courses will find this text and related web resource to be very helpful. Students in high school dance programs, performing arts schools, and magnet schools can also benefit from it. The Interactive Dance Series from Human Kinetics includes Beginning Jazz Dancing. The series supports beginning dance technique classes taught in dance, physical education, and fine arts departments by offering resources for ballet, modern, tap, jazz, musical theater, and hip-hop dance. Related online learning resources, such as assignments, activities, and video snippets of dance instruction, are included with every student-friendly text. Students can learn, perform, and watch dance with the help of the Interactive Dance Series. Note: Every new print book comes with a code to access HKPropel.