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Off Jazz Terminology of Jazz Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive list of jazz dance steps, including turns, rolls, falls, leaps, ondulations, and other steps.
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Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Company, includes company history.
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Off Jazz Terminology of Jazz Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive list with definitions of jazz movements, including basic steps, leg movements, ondulations, rolls, falls, turns, jumps, and other steps.
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PBS

Pbs: The Story of Jazz

For Students 9th - 10th
A supplement to a ten-part film series on jazz, this resource describes the growth and development of jazz music from the gritty streets of New Orleans to the Lincoln Gardens on Chicago's south side, where Louis Armstrong first won fame,...
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Off Jazz: Luigi (Eugene Louis Facciuto)

For Students 9th - 10th
Article contains a biography of jazz dancer, Luigi. The resource also describes his jazz style and technique. Includes photographs.
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Central Home

Central Home: History of Jazz Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
Ths site describes the growth and basic elements of jazz music and dance.
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Central Home

Central Home: Dance Videos and Dv Ds: Jazz Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
List of videos about jazz dance, from "how-to" videos to performances by great dancers. Ordering information.
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Central Home

Central Home: centralhome.com: History of Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this site for information on a variety of dance forms. It gives background information on the origination of the dances and how to perform the dances.
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Spectrum Dance Theater

For Students 9th - 10th
This page describes Spectrum Dance Theater, company history, its mission, initiatives, and core values.
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Telematique, Inc.: Dance Styles

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Telematique, Inc. provides a list of many different dance styles and tells the origin of them.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Robert "Bob" Fosse Was Born

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is provided for by America's Library. Most of the dance that is seen today in music videos and dance clubs came from a man who lived more that 80 years ago. Learn more about this dance legend at this site from the Library of...
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Off Jazz: Hat and Cane Tricks

For Students 9th - 10th
Download videos clips of hat and cane movements used in dancing.
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Flemenco World: The First Solo Recordings, Paco and Jazz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excerpt from Paco Sevilla's book "Paco de Lucia: A New Tradition for the Flamenco Guitar" which tell of Paco de Lucia's first solo recordings.
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Chico's Salsa Virtual Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
This multimedia tour of Salsa dancing includes general background information, a chronology of salsa, sound and video clips, biographies on salsa artists, and resources for further reading and research. Also included is a "Salsa...
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Pbs: American Masters: George Balanchine

For Students 9th - 10th
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography for the American jazz dancer and choreographer, George Balanchine.
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Streetswing: Bob Fosse

For Students 9th - 10th
List of important life/career milestones in the life of dancer/choreographer Bob Fosse.
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Katherine Dunham Center for Arts and Humanities

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief description of the purpose of the Katherine Dunham Center for Arts and Humanities, directed by dancer/choreographer Katherine Dunham.
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Katherine Dunham Center for Arts and Humanities

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Katherine Dunham, and the Katherine Dunham Center for Arts and Humanities.
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Josephine Baker Official Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of the life of Josephine Baker. Content includes a biography, famous quotes, and a list of her music and film contributions.
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Digital History

Digital History: Low Brow and Middle Brow Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
A good overview of the popular culture in the Jazz Age. Read about the kinds of entertainment and literature enjoyed by the middle class in the 1920s.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Fads and Heroes

For Students 5th - 8th
A time of fads and hero worship, the 1920s' entertainment didn't always make sense, but it was interesting. Find out about some of the fads of the time, and who became the heroes of popular culture. Take a brief quiz about the 1920s.

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