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Jump Into Jazz: The Basics and Beyond for Jazz Dance Students

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I really do think it would be possible for a moderately to not at all agile reader to use this book to teach him/herself jazz dance. It covers all the basic moves, with very detailed diagrams and instructions. If you don't have the means or the access to take a jazz class, this is the book for you! It'll get you off the couch, show you how to express yourself through dance, and you'll be doing it correctly, without hurting yourself.

For someone who is hesitating before taking a dance class for fear of looking foolish, get this book and be bold! If you're going to go down--go down in flames! (And it won't kill you. Really!) Dancing is one of the purest joys in life, and this book makes it accessible to everyone.

I teach jazz dance in a college setting and recommend this book for my students. Jump into Jazz breaks the art of Jazz dance down beautifully. I have found this book to be extremely helpful and concise. The illustrations are easy to understand, and the worksheets at the back of the book are a wonderful way for my students to test their understanding of the ideas presented.

The information in this book is good and helpful, but the cartoon pictures are terrible. It would have been much better with real photographs.

A fairly basic introduction to the art of Jazz dance. Its about as good as can be expected from a book to explain the form and motion of Jazz dance. It covers a general history of the evolution of jazz dance and how it has been influenced and influences other forms of dance and culture. The techniques in the book are well described and are easy enough to follow with the illustrations provided. I found the section on proper eating and possible eating disorders of particular interest considering that it is a problem within the dance community. It also goes into detail on muscle exhaustion and the processes by which can tone muscles and increase ones stretching ability. I must note that the resale value on the item through Amazon it actually quite good so I would recommend checking that out at the end of your course.

I was required to get this book because I am a college dance minor. Basically, if you've been dancing your whole life, it's everything you already know about dance in a written out form. If that's what you need to improve your dancing go ahead, but other than that it's nothing too special.

This is a very informative book! Tons of practical information and a detailed and interesting history of jazz dance.

It's easy to read and the structure is logical. Both picture and text describes the movement and how it should be executed. It's good for both the student and the teacher, and contains beside the descriptions of movements the basic of jazzhistory, music theory, stretch and a lot more. It's a good book.

I bought Jump Into Jazz for my daughter who is a High School Dance Teacher, and she has found this book, recommended to her by another dance teacher, to be a thoroughly useful tool that she refers to daily...excellent.

This is one of the best books on dance written. It clearly explains everything. It has sections on injuries, warm-ups, history, etc. It also has sheets in the back where you can track flexability, eating habits etc. I recommend it to every high school and college dance student.

I bought this for my neice and I have been the favorite Uncle ever since!