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Jazz Dance
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Undergraduate 1
04/30/2012

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From where did the syncopated rythms of jazz music and eventually jazz dance originate?
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African slaves coming to America
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How are the jazz dance styles related to the social dance and popular music styles?
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Jazz follows social and social follows popular
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In what decade in the 1900's did jazz dance begin?
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1920's
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In what decade in the 1900's did jazz start to develop into a serious art form?
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1940's
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Who is considered to be the father of jazz dance?
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Jack Cole
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What part of the body is often emphasized in jazz dance?
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Hips/Pelvis
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Jazz dance today is a blend of what 2 main movement sources?
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1)Theatre: ballet + modern
2)Folk Dance
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