Part 1, 5 points (1-page minimum to 3 pages maximum double spaced)
Where is the jazz?
What is jazz dance?
Describe how dancers should engage with the principles of Africanist aesthetic.
Part 2, 5 points (1 page minimum to 3 page maximum double spaced)
Imagine that you are taking a walk and are having a conversation with one other person or that you are having a meal with a group of people. Someone asks
you about this class. Knowing that you have a short window to convey your thoughts, relay the history of jazz dance.
Part 3, 5 points (1 page minimum to 3 page maximum double spaced)
Based on videos “PillowTalk: History of Jazz Dance” and/or “Uprooted-The Journey of Jazz Dance” who should be centered in jazz dance, why, and how?
Part 4, Extra Credit, 3 points (1 page minimum to 3 page maximum double spaced)
How is the jazz continuum reflected in LaTasha Barnes dance works and in Sterling Stuckey’s writings on shout dance?
