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Latin jazz. Latin jazz is a genre of jazz with Latin American rhythms. The two main categories are Afro-Cuban jazz, rhythmically based on Cuban popular dance music, with a rhythm section employing ostinato patterns or a clave, and Afro-Brazilian jazz, which includes samba and bossa nova.
Website. paulaabdul.com. Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) [2] is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographer for the Laker Girls, where she was discovered by the Jacksons. [3]
Bob Fosse. Robert Louis Fosse (/ ˈfɒsi /; June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American actor, choreographer, dancer, and film and stage director. [2] Known for his work on stage and screen, he is arguably the most influential figure in the field of jazz dance in the twentieth century. [3] He received numerous accolades including an ...
Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated in Latin America, though a few styles originated elsewhere. The category of Latin dances in the international dancesport competitions consists of the Cha-cha-cha, Rumba, Samba, Paso Doble ...
Valentin Chmerkovskiy. (brother-in-law) Jenna Johnson. (sister-in-law) Peta Jane Murgatroyd (born 14 July 1986) [1] is an Australian [2] and American [3] professional Latin dancer. She performed in the international tour of the dance production Burn the Floor, including its Broadway run.
Katherine Dunham. Katherine Mary Dunham (June 22, 1909 – May 21, 2006) [ 1 ] was an American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and social activist. Dunham had one of the most successful dance careers of the 20th century and directed her own dance company for many years. She has been called the "matriarch and queen mother of black dance."
Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. (/ ˈdʒeɪdər / JAY-dər; July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, often described as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. [1] He explored other jazz idioms, especially small group modern jazz, even as he continued to perform music of Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.
Herb Alpert was born on March 31, 1935 [citation needed] and raised in the Boyle Heights [3] section of Eastside Los Angeles, [4] California. [5] He was the youngest of three children (a daughter and two sons) [6] born to Tillie (née Goldberg) and Louis Leib (or Louis Bentsion-Leib) Alpert. [7]