Category Archives: Jazz

Taking the Leap

Posted on Feb 11, 2013 by .
Dance Spirit. 16 Beaver Studio 11/13/12. Credit Photo: Erin Baiano

Few things wow an audience like an explosive side leap. But before you bust out this move in your next … Continue reading →

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Turn It Around

Posted on Aug 10, 2012 by .
A teen jazz class at Broadway Dance Center in NYC practices balancing.

Nothing makes an audience go wild like a fierce pirouette sequence, and great jazz performers can make countless turns look … Continue reading →

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It’s About That Walk

Posted on Feb 1, 2012 by .
Dancers from the 2011 Musical Theatre Performance Project jazz-walk it out. (Vanessa Pomiechowski/Courtesy Broadway Dance Center)

You’re in the studio, hard at work on a snazzy new jazz routine. As the choreographer adds the finishing touches … Continue reading →

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Isolation Inspiration

Posted on Jan 11, 2011 by .
BobRizzoTeaching

Watch the beginning of nearly any jazz class and you’ll probably see dancers moving their hips or ribs to the … Continue reading →

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Luigi’s Legacy

Posted on Dec 1, 2009 by .
Erika Black/Matt Murphy

From Miami to San Diego, it’s not unusual to walk into a new jazz class and still know the beginning … Continue reading →

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And All That Jazz

Posted on Jan 1, 2008 by .
Fosse's hit vaudevillian number "Steam Heat." Photo courtesy Dance Magazine archives.

Layouts. Forced-arch, turned-in pirouettes. Hip and shoulder isolations. The hallmarks of classical jazz dance are easy to recognize, but do … Continue reading →

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