4 semester hoursUndergraduateLecturerepeatable for credit
Introduces students to the idioms and influences associated with the development of jazz as a unique American dance form. Offers students an opportunity to develop an understanding of the rhythmic and dynamic differences inherent in jazz, which incorporates syncopation, improvisation, and polyrhythmic phrasing. Highlights the historical and cultural influences of jazz as an American phenomenon, its African American roots, and its continuous development as influenced by social trends. Requires students to research influential jazz choreographers and learn how to transcribe movement phrases to written form. May be repeated twice.