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  2. Jazz Dance History & Timeline – What you need to know! -Dance...

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    This is the period of time that gives us what is currently referred to as “classic” vernacular or “authentic” jazz dance. Jazz Music traveled from New Orleans up the Mississippi River towards Chicago and subsequently to the coasts.

  3. Timeline - Jazz in America

    www.jazzinamerica.org/jazzresources/timeline

    Developments in Jazz: Historical Events: 1619 : The first Africans are sold into slavery in America. 1817: New Orleans city council establishes "Congo Square" as an official site for slave music and dance. Harvard Law School is founded. Mississippi becomes a state. James Monroe is elected president. 1865

  4. History of Jazz - The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM

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    Jazz dance has been greatly influenced by social dance and popular music. But, like so much that is “from America”, the history of jazz dance begins somewhere else. The origins of jazz music and dance are found in the rhythms and movements brought to America by African slaves.

  5. Jazz Timeline

    nationaljazzarchive.org.uk/explore/jazz-timeline

    Download the full British Jazz Timeline written by Roger Cotterrell and Digby Fairweather. Explore our online collections from across the timeline

  6. Jazz dance paralleled the birth and spread of jazz itself from roots in Black American society and was popularized in ballrooms by the big bands of the swing era (1930s and ’40s). It radically altered the style of American and European stage and social dance in the 20th century.

  7. The Evolution of Jazz Dance - LiveTheDance is a dance blog -...

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    Jazz Dance is unique in its focus on rhythm, improvisation, and individual expression. How did Jazz Dance originate? Jazz Dance originated in African American communities in the early 20th century, blending elements of traditional African dances, European partner dances, and social dances of the era.

  8. - The rhythms and movements of Jazz dance can be traced back to Africa. - As the transatlantic slave trade progressed and the United States was colonized, African cultures and dance blended with each other and eventually with European dancing.

  9. The Historical Roots and Evolution of Jazz Dance - Uprooted

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    From the polyrhythmic movements rooted in African dance traditions to the elegant steps borrowed from European social dances, jazz dance is a testament to cultural fusion.

  10. Jazz Dance - History of Jazz in a Dance Form

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    Ever since Jazz entered into popular culture, it immediately fueled the creation of its dance style that not only followed its modern rhythms, sounds, and techniques but also heavily promoted the sense of individuality, spontaneous dancing, free flow dancing and showcase of the skills of dancers.

  11. The history of Authentic Jazz dance (Part 1)

    nationaljazzarchive.org.uk/.../2021/08/the-history-of-authentic-jazz-dance-part-1

    In this first part of a two-part article, we introduce the concept of authentic jazz dance and describe the first steps in jazz dance evolution. We also discuss how jazz musicians related to dance and suggest how music and dance influenced each other.