Description | A table of contents can be found at the front of the file; this table of contents dates to c2000.
The file contains Labanotated scores of jazz dance techniques and exercises.
Some of the Labanotated scores are originals, dated mid- to late-20th Century. Some of Labanotated scores are photocopies, made mid- to late-20th Century, with originals dated mid- to late-20th Century.
Contains the following techniques and exercises:
- "Variations on a Jazz Technique" by Alvin Ailey, including head exercises, chest and shoulder exercises, short movement phrases, a dance phrase from "Rocka My Soul", a dance phrase from "Chain Gang", and a dance phrase from "Blues Suite"
- "Jazz Study", choreographed by Jerry Bywaters
- "The ABC of Jazz Dance" by Mura Dehn
- "Jazz steps"
- "Jazz walks"
- "Introduction to Modern Jazz" taught by Peter Gennaro
- "Jazz Dance Patterns" from the Chilkovsky Curriculum
- "Jazz Bar Exercises" in the Bob Josias technique, by Billie Mahoney
- "Isolation Exercises"
- "Movement Analysis: Folding, Contraction, Successions" by B Mahoney
- "Modern Jazz Combinations" taught by Billie Mahoney
- "Modern Jazz Study" by Billie Mahoney
- "Body-Tone-ology in Modern Jazz" by Billie Mahoney
- "Bossa Nova" presented by Billie Mahoney
- "Labanotation in the Dance Class" by Billie Mahoney
- "Jazz Übung" ("Jazz Study") I, II and III by Bob Hamilton (these Labanotated scores are in German)
- "Modern Jazz Dance Technique" taught by Matt Mattox
- "Exercises and Jazz Combinations" taught by Walter Nicks
- "Jazz Studies" by Walter Nicks
- "Jazz, Casual Style: Reading Study in Pivot Turns"
- "Jazz Study" composed by David McKittrick
- "Modern Jazz New York"
- Labanotated scores from "Jazz Dance" by Marshall and Jean Stearns, including "Jazz Dance Steps" and "Pre-Jazz Popular Dances" |