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Jazz dance : the story of American vernacular dance by Marshall and Jean Stearns; [updated with a new foreword & afterword by Brenda Bufalino] is a performing arts available to read on EtoBox.

What is Jazz dance : the story of American vernacular dance about?

"The phrase jazz dance has a special meaning for professionals who dance to jazz music (they use it to describe non-tap body movement); and another meaning for studios coast to coast teaching 'Modern Jazz Dance' (a blend of Euro-American styles that owes little to jazz and less to jazz rhythms). However, we are dealing here with what may eventually be referred to as jazz dance, and we could not think of a more suitable title. "The characteristic that distinguishes American vernacular dance--as does jazz music--is swing, which can be heard, felt, and seen, but defined only with great difficulty. . . ." --from the Introduction

Who reads Jazz dance : the story of American vernacular dance?

Author

Marshall and Jean Stearns; [updated with a new foreword & afterword by Brenda Bufalino]

Publisher

Da Capo Press, Incorporated

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780306805530

Category

performing arts

Subjects

Sports, Anthropology, History

Rating

4.6 / 5 (62 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14