Jazz Unit Guide Intermediate Name: ______​ ​ ​

Vocabulary 3 Point Turn- A turn completed in 3 steps, right or left. ​ Isolations- moving one body part at a time. ​ Forced Arch- High on the balls of your feet (releve) and in demi plie (bent ​ legs). Ball Change- Change of weight using the ball of the foot. ​ Grand Battement- Large beat; kick. ​ Chasse- To chase. ​ Saut De Chat- Jump of the cat. ​ Pirouette- Spin, whirl. ​ Chaines- In a chain, links, series of rapid turns. ​ Rond de Jambe- Round of the leg, circular movement. ​ Lunge- Position where one knee is in a deep bend and the other straight. ​ New Steps Double Stag- A leap with both legs in a bent attitude position. ​ Side Leap- A leap where both legs extend out into the second position. ​

1970’s Broadway Jazz In the 1970’s, Bob Fosse created a series of exciting dance oriented musicals and films where the ​ ​ choreography is slick, sensual, fast- paced and highly charged. Fosse was an American musical theater choreographer and director, screenwriter and film director. His work includes Chicago, Dancin, Cabaret, ​ and All That Jazz. He had a huge personality that reflected in his work. As an artist he was known for his ​ ​ unique style of being both angular and fluid at once. He won eight Tony awards for choreography, as well as one for direction. He was nominated for an Academy Award four times, winning for his direction of Cabaret. He was closely identified with his third wife, Broadway dancing star Gwen Verdon. She was ​ ​ ​ ​ both the dancer/ collaborator/ muse upon whom he choreographed much of his work and together with dancer/ choreographer Ann Reinking, a significant guardian of the Fosse legacy after his death. Fosse is ​ ​ widely considered to be among the most innovative and influential choreographers of the 20th century.

1980’s Hot Jazz and MTV The decade of the 1980’s introduced “hot jazz” in music videos on MTV, concerts, shows, movies, plays, and musicals. Experimentation with a variety of street dance forms- popping, locking, and breaking influenced music videos, movies, and concert dance. Television shows such as Fame, Solid Gold, and American Bandstand brought Jazz dance into America’s ​ ​ homes every week and increased interest in the style. Fame was a TV show based on high school students ​ ​ at a prestigious performing arts school that wanted to be professional dancers. Joe Tremaine, an influential jazz dance teacher, opened his own studio in California in the 1970’s, Joe ​ ​ Tremaine Dance Center, followed by his own convention in 1981 where he could take jazz dance on the ​ road to dancers all over the United States. After nearly 30 years, he stepped aside from the dance center in order to devote more time to the conventions and competitions. President Joe Tremaine and his staff tour the country to about 25 cities every year bringing professional choreography and teaching to over 50,000 dancers nationwide. It was also during the 1980’s that jazz dance companies started to emerge and become more mainstream to the average viewer. Hubbard Street Jazz Dance Chicago under the artistic direction of Lou Conte, along ​ ​ ​ ​ with Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago were two of the prominent dance companies during this decade. ​ ​ 1990’s Hip Hop Hits Mainstream In the 1990’s, jazz dance was centered around Los Angeles where many choreographers formed a unique new style strongly influenced by hip hop seen in commercials, music videos, and movies. The popular TV show In Living Color showcased dancers performing this new style, which was choreographed by Rosie ​ ​ ​ Perez and featured Jennifer Lopez as one of the dancers. ​ ​ ​ Jazz dance was gaining popularity in the concert setting in the 1990’s. River North Chicago Dance ​ Company, under the artistic direction of Sherry Zunker, was founded in 1989 and combined concert dance ​ ​ ​ and commercial dance into a sizzling and exciting performance. Gus Giordano founded the Jazz Dance ​ ​ ​ world Congress in 1990 and the University of Arizona started the Arizona Jazz dance Showcase in 1992. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2000’s Reality T.V. Era ​ In the 2000’s Mia Michaels, Wade Robson, and Brian Friedman emerged as next generation artists. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Reality shows took over the television airways and inspired a whole new generation of dancers. A popular show, So You Think You Can Dance lets viewers vote for “America’s Favorite Dancer” and showcases up ​ ​ and coming dancers and choreographers. It also exposed the world to the latest evolution of jazz called Contemporary. It is a fusion of lyrical, ballet and modern dance. Travis Wall emerged from the second season of SYTYCD and then began choreographing for the show. His work has been nominated for Emmy Awards. Mandy Moore, Tyce Diorio, and Sonya Tayeh are a few ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ more of the ever talented pool that has emerged and created memorable dance works. Dancing with the Stars saw popularity resurgence for ballroom dance. Some other shows include ​ America’s Best Dance Crew, and Step It Up and Dance whose winner was given a role in a Broadway ​ ​ ​ show. The reality shows also affected the “entertainment capital of the world”, Las Vegas (followed by California and New York). Dance is being incorporated into a plethora of shows giving choreographers and highly trained dancers more opportunity to work. Highly skilled dancers flock to Vegas for the chance of a regular gig.