About this ebook
Unique in its focus on history rather than technique, Jazz Dance offers the only overview of trends and developments since 1960. Editors Lindsay Guarino and Wendy Oliver have assembled an array of seasoned practitioners and scholars who trace the numerous histories of jazz dance and examine various aspects of the field, including trends, influences, training, race, aesthetics, international appeal, and its relationship to tap, rock, indie, black concert dance, and Latin dance.
Featuring discussions of such dancers and choreographers as Bob Fosse and Katherine Dunham, as well as analyses of how the form’s vocabulary differs from ballet, this complex and compelling history captures the very essence of jazz dance.
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About the author
Lindsay Guarino, an active dancer and choreographer, is assistant professor of dance at Salve Regina University and serves as the artistic director of Extensions Dance Company. Wendy Oliver, professor of dance at Providence College and past winner of the National Dance Association Scholar/Artist award, is the author of Writing about Dance.
Contributors: Wendy Oliver | Patricia Cohen | Bob Boross | Sheron Wray | Billy Siegenfeld | Lindsay Guarino | Takiyah Nur Amin | Jill Flanders Crosby | Michèle Moss | Tom Ralabate | Karen Hubbard | Teal Darkenwald | Saroya Corbett | Cheryl Mrozowski | Michael McStraw | Kimberly Karpanty | Ray Miller | Kirsten Harvey | Gill Wright Miller | Melanie George | Moncell Durden | Kim Chandler Vaccaro | Lynnette Young Overby | Carlos Jones | Susie Trenka | Michèle Scott
