Jazz dance today / Lorraine Person Kriegel, Kimberly Chandler-Vaccaro ; [introduction by Luigi].

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-150) and index.

CHAPTER 1: PREPARING FOR THE JAZZ DANCE CLASS / Knowing What You Want to Achieve and How to Achieve It ; Checklist: Goals of a Dance Class ; What to Wear and Why ; Understanding the Necessity of Training ; Terminology ; Listening to Music in Class ; Getting Prepared Mentally ; Checklist: Mental Preparation ; Getting Prepared Physically ; Your Personal Warm-up ; Checklist: Benefits of an Adequate Warm-up ; What's Missing from a Jazz Dance Class ; Summary ; Endnotes -- CHAPTER 2: JAZZ DANCE TECHNIQUE / How Today's Jazz Class Developed and Why ; Basic Dance Technique ; Checklist: Alignment ; Checklist: Dance Technique ; Vocabulary ; Summary ; Endnotes -- CHAPTER 3: THE JAZZ DANCE ClASS: A MODEL / Checklist: Common Elements of the Class ; Physical Training ; Style Training ; Checklist: Preparing for a Successful Class ; Warm-Up Sets ; General Warm-Up (Large Muscle Groups) ; Fine Tuning (Smaller Muscle Groups) ; Strengthening Exercises ; Flexibility Exercises ; Endurance Conditioning ; Isolations ; Checklist: Was Your Warm-Up Successful? ; Specific Skill Development ; Short Combinations ; Long Combinations ; Cool Down ; Reverence ; Summary ; Endnotes -- CHAPTER 4: BASIC NUTRITION AND CARDIORESPIRATORY CONDITIONING / Nutrition for the Dancer ; Overview of the Basics ; What, How Much, and When ; Cardiorespiratory Conditioning ; Checklist: Nutrition and Weight Control ; Summary ; Endnotes -- CHAPTER 5: SUPPLEMENTAL STRENGTH TRAINING FOR THE DANCER / Supplemental Strength Training ; Upper Body ; Lower Body ; Summary ; Checklist: Strength Training ; Endnotes -- CHAPTER 6: SUPPLEMENTAL FLEXIBILITY TRAINING FOR THE DANCER / Supplemental Flexibility Training ; Upper Body ; Lower Body ; Checklist: Supplemental Flexibility Training ; Summary ; Endnotes -- CHAPTER 7: DISCIPLINE AND TRAINING SCHEDULES / Discipline and Training Schedules ; Checklist: A Positive Mental Attitude ; Variety in Training ; Body Therapies ; Scheduling ; Summary - Endnotes -- CHAPTER 8: WHAT IS JAZZ DANCE? / America's Folk Dance ; Jazz Energy: the Kinetic Push ; Checklist: What the Experts Say ; Checklist: Jazz Energy ; The Jazz Culture ; Checklist: Today's Jazz Dance Class Culture ; Social Dance/Theatrical Dance ; 1900-1950 ; Latin American Influences ; Jazz Dance Today ; Jazz Dance's Global Future ; Endnotes -- CHAPTER 9: JAZZ DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY / Choreography ; Choreographer ; Choreographing ; Jazz Choreography ; Movement Shaped into Meaning ; Developing Jazz Movement ; Shaping with the Tools of Choreography ; Checklist: Time as a Tool ; Checklist: Space as a Tool ; Checklist: Groups in Space ; Checklist: Using Dynamics as a Tool ; Creating Meaning: The Creative Process ; Endnotes -- CHAPTER 10: THE PERFORMANCE / Jazz Dance: A Performing Art ; Presence ; Projection ; Performance Craft ; Checklist: Performing with Confidence ; Endnotes -- APPENDIX A: BASIC MUSCULATURE CHART -- APPENDIX B: ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ON VITAMINS AND MINERALS -- APPENDIX C: CALORIE/ACTIVITY CHART -- APPENDIX D: DANCE PUBLICATIONS AND JOURNALS -- APPENDIX E: VIDEO RESOURCES -- APPENDIX F: DANCE WEAR -- APPENDIX G: JAZZ CONVENTIONS/COMPETITIONS -- APPENDIX H: PREPARATION CHECKLISTS (CHOREOGRAPHY) -- APPENDIX I: JAZZ TIMELINE. APPENDIX -- APPENDIX J: SUGGESTED READING.