Eclectic Edge Ensemble

What is "Jazz Dance" anyway?

According to the Oxford Dictionary of Dance...

Jazz dance is a classification shared by a broad range of dance styles. Before the 1950s, jazz dance referred to dance styles that originated from African American vernacular dance. In the 1950s, a new genre of jazz dance — modern jazz dance — emerged, with roots in Caribbean traditional dance. Every individual style of jazz dance has roots traceable to one of these two distinct origins. Jazz was a big hit in the early 50's and it is still a well loved style of dance all over the world.

See "Jazz Dance" in action at our upcoming show DreamScape, Southern Theater, Feb. 13-16th!