Jazz dance is a kind of rapid and dynamic rhythmic dance, which belongs to a kind of outgoing dance, unlike the classical ballet or modern dance which shows a kind of introverted dance. Jazz dance is mainly a performance of movement and melody, the main purpose is to entertain others as well as themselves, and can bring themselves and others a good time, which is why its performance is not at all pretentious, and the dance exudes a joyful atmosphere and the spirit of happiness is very contagious. Although it must have very good skills to become a successful jazz dancer, but almost everyone can master its basic steps, and jazz dance performance space is very wide, personal color and unique style is the most eye-catching place to dance.
The elements and qualities of jazz dance movements can be summarized as follows:
Use bent knees to bring the center of gravity of the body closer to the ground. Keeping the center of gravity low gives flexibility to the lower limbs, while the joints of the upper body are kept loose and can quickly make the movements demanded by the beat, making it possible to obtain a variety of changes in movement.
The rapid movement of the center of gravity, especially the horizontal movement posture is the jazz dance skills of the table table.
Allow each part of the body such as the head, shoulders, waist, hips, and torso to move independently.
Emphasizes angular and linear movements.
Use a rhythmic and complex division of movements to show the rhythmic cuts in the movement. For example, if we place a heavy beat on the head or the hand in a movement, we cut the hand and head movements from our own movements and do not move at the same time as our own movements. That is to say, an action can be completed in one beat, but we now divide it into four beats, and the action is also divided into four parts.
Multiple rhythms rapidly express two or three rhythms simultaneously with the body.