Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Jazz Notes

                                                           Jazz Notes
Who: Jack Cole, Bob Fosse (choreographers)
What: Broadway Show Dance (musical theatre)
When: 1900’s
Where: United States from Africa
Why: Exaggerated movements with Attitude


1. Parallel-two lines that never meet or cross

2. Jazz Hands-big number five or fingers spread apart

3. Blades-fingers together

4. Isolation-move one body part at a time

5. Ball change- rock back

6. Pivot-turn while one leg is still while the other changes directions

7. Grapevine – step out, cross back, out, together

8. Chasse-to chase/step together step

9. Jazz Square – stepping Cross, Back, Side, Front to make a square pattern

10. Pirouette-turn on one leg while the other is in passé

11. Grand Jete-big leap

12. Grand Battement-big kick
                            

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