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1. All About Contemporary Dance

   Date Published:

   March 5th, 2019

   Contemporary dance is a type of expressive dance that can include a variety of genres, such as jazz, ballet, and modern dance. This form of dance emerged in the mid-1990s and quickly gained popularity. While some people thrive in dance classes that revolve around order and discipline (like tap dance or ballet), others prefer dance classes that are less structured and feature fluid dance movements,…Read More

2. The Fitness Benefits Of Tap Dancing

   Date Published:

   January 11th, 2019

   Are you tired of the same old workout at the gym? Want to kick the treadmill to the curb and try something more exciting? We’ve got two words for you: tap dancing. Tap dance is a great way to get in shape. Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by the percussive sounds of tap dance shoes. As a tap dancer’s shoe strikes the floor, an audible “tap” can be heard from both the heel and the…Read More

3. An Introduction To Jazz Dance

   Date Published:

   January 1st, 2019

   Jazz music is everywhere. From popular television shows to hit movies and commercials, jazz is all around us. But what is jazz dance? Before the 1950s, the term “jazz dance” was used to speak to a variety of dance styles that originated from the African American vernacular dances that were popular in the late 1800s to mid 1900s. Around the 1950s, modern jazz dance started to gain traction, wit…Read More