In an accessible, easy-to-read style, this text provides students with well-illustrated descriptions of all basic jazz steps and movements, including valuable information on alignment, improvisation, injury prevention, nutrition and fitness, and history of jazz dance. Throughout the text, "Movement Tips" boxes help students with particularly challenging movements, and "Precaution" boxes help students utilize correct techniques to avoid injury.

Jump into Jazz, Fourth edition, captures the energy and vitality of jazz dance. Clear, well-illustrated descriptions of all basic jazz dance steps, combined with the most current information on improvisation, alignment, nutrition, and injury prevention and care, make Jump into Jazz an essential resource for any jazz dance student. -- from back cover.

Jazz: Research and Pedagogy is the third edition of an annotated bibliography to books, recordings, videos, and websites in the field of jazz. Since the publication of the 2nd edition in 1995, the quantity and quality of books on jazz research, performance, and teaching materials have increased. Although the 1995 book was the most comprehensive annotated jazz bibliography published to that date, several books on research, performance, and teaching materials were omitted. In addition, given the proliferation of new books in all jazz areas since 1995, the need for a new, comprehensive, and annotated reference book on jazz is apparent. Multiply indexed, this book will serve as an excellent tool for librarians, researchers, and scholars in sorting through the massive amount of new material that has appeared in the field over the last decade.

Presents the life and accomplishments of one of America's best choreographers who developed his own style of dancing and is responsible for the musicals "Steam Heat" and "Damn Yankees."

This fresh, inspirational approach shows how to frame the art of dance within the context of life and how to gain the tools to appreciate, discuss and write about dance as a fine art. It also helps develop creative thinking and self-expression.

In Dance and Choreography, readers can explore the art of dance, from style and technique to standing out at a dance audition. It takes the reader from the audition process to opening night with tips and hints for both the dancer and the choreographer. Everything an aspiring dance enthusiast needs to know.