Rooted Jazz Dance brings together jazz dance scholars, practitioners, choreographers, and educators from across the United States and Canada with the goal of changing the course of practice in future generations. Contributors delve into the Africanist elements within jazz dance and discuss the role of Whiteness, including Eurocentric technique and ideology, in marginalizing African American vernacular dance, which has resulted in the prominence of Eurocentric jazz styles and the systemic erosion of the roots.
Read MoreINTANGIBLE ROOTS is a dynamic polymathic educational experience created by embodied historian, filmmaker, and author Moncell Durden.
Read MoreHeld on Track Town Swing’s anniversary weekend, Track Town Throwdown is Eugene’s first swing and jazz dance festival. Throwdown is a celebration of Lindy Hop, jazz history, and our local community.
Read MoreSwingin’ at the Savoy is an event to celebrate Lindy Hop & Jazz, the joy of the dance and the music, their heritage and history.
Read MoreCamp Hollywood is one of the largest and longest running swing dance camps in the world.
Read MoreHost to the nation’s only Jazz Cruise on a Riverboat, join us starting Thursday evening for a Lindy Hopping ride down the Mississippi River, accompanied by live music. Then, enjoy three days of classes, and three nights of competition for learning, social dancing, and an all around amazing weekend.
Read MoreThe Nevermore Jazz Ball is a one-of-a-kind celebration of dancing, music, and the ways in which they bring us together, whether it's on the street, a dance floor, or the neighborhood bar.
Read MoreCholula Dance Camp is an event aiming to bring together Lindy Hop and Shag for the first time in Mexico. Our program includes Workshops with great teachers, Social Dances that promise to make you dance 'till you drop, Concerts with amazing local bands and a lot more!
Read MoreLindy Hop Thursdays in NYC since 2001! Featuring today's hottest DJs in swing! Drink, lounge, be merry and best of all: dance, dance, DANCE!
Read MoreOur event provides high-quality instruction from the most talented swing dancers in the world. You can look forward to classes for all levels, live swing music, and plenty of social dancing.
Read MoreLessons on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from national level instructors, and two great nights of social dancing on Friday and Saturday!
Read MoreThe partnership between dancers and live music, the partnership between song form and flow of movement, the partnership between dancers and their dance partners, and the way all of these come together to create a perfect dance.
Read MoreChicago's Vintage Jazz Dance Workshop Weekend.
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