Course Detail
Units:
1.0
Course Components:
Studio
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: Full Major Status in Modern Dance OR Department Consent.
Description
In this course students will develop techniques of jazz dance. Emphasis is placed upon cultural and historical understanding, styling, rhythm, alignment, and phrasing. It draws from the origins of American jazz dance including vernacular jazz forms, Broadway, Dunham, Fosse, Luigi and Giordano, as well as urban, funk and contemporary influences.