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Moderator SambaCats Ian Onvlee
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What is jazz dance?
Jazz dance can be defined as any dance to jazz accompaniments, composed of a profusion of forms. Jazz dance paralleled the birth and spread of jazz music from roots in black American society and was popularized in ballrooms by the big bands of the swing era (1930s and '40s). It radically altered the style of American and European stage and social dance in the 20th century. The term is sometimes used more narrowly to describe (1) popular stage dance (except tap dance) and (2) jazz-derived or jazz-influenced forms of modern dance. It excludes social dances lacking jazz accompaniment--e.g., the rumba and other Latin-American dances
(1) Jazz dance has also been defined as follows:
Dance marked by movement isolations and complex, propulsive polyrhythms. It is an outgrowth of African-American ragtime, jazz, spirituals, blues, work songs, and so forth and is considered an American dance style. The Beginning of Jazz Dance (2)
Early roots of jazz dance came from African culture imported by slaves. In Africa, natives danced to celebrate cycles of life: birth, puberty, marriage and death. Children, adults and the elderly all depended on dance to express their cultural beliefs. Drums, string instruments, chimes, reedpipes and other percussion instruments set the beat for the dancers.
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Workshops and courses with Joanna Pilatowicz
The workshops and courses with our special guest from Russia, Joanna Pilatowicz, will aquaint you with more stage dance based on typical jazz style: jazz pirouettes, Relevé, Plié, Foot positions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th (turned out and parallel), Tendu, Contraction, Body Roll, Flat back with head in line with spine, Isolations, Developpé, etc. However the isolations will be more fluent, concentrating of the flexibility of the movement.
By participating in these classes you will develop more fluent movement, learn new combinations, as well as improve dancing skills.
If you love to dance, are ready to learn something new, like to spend your time in active way, keep your body fit, Joanna encourages you to be part of these workshops and courses.
Joanna will give courses Afro-Jazz Dance for beginners and advanced dancers at dance school SambaCats in Den Haag, starting Thursday 18 januari 2007, from 20.30 tot 22.30 hours.
Location: Regenvalk, Weimarstraat 69 (hoek Regentesseplein). The spoken language is English.
For free trial lessons and information, please see the website SambaCats or contact us by E-mail SambaCats@gmail.com or by phone 06-21803709.
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About Joanna Pilatowicz
Joanna Pilatowicz graduated with a degree in pedagogy from the Warsaw University.
Since 1999 Joanna has been working with adults and children as a teacher and choreographer in Poland (Dancing- Acting Studio in Warsaw, Lodz School Film, Fitness clubs).
In her work she uses all of the elements of various techniques, that can better assist not only in body development, but also influence mind and emotions (strengthening focus, balancing on a physical, mental and emotional level).
Joanna is also a freelance performer and educates young people in how to support thermselves in artistic way, self-discovering, prepare them to perform and help them with the evolution of self-image by working with the way of individual movement.
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