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DECADES INFOGRAPHIC

Karina Ashton

Created on March 31, 2023

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1819 - NOW

DECADES OF

JAZZ

What is Jazz and where did it come from?

1819

1819

The beginning

Jazz music started around 1819, in Congo square in New Orleans.

1919

Jazz in Britain

Jazz music and dance started to appear in Britain around 1919

1950

1919

Jazz in ballrooms

Jazz dance was a popular feature in ballrooms of the 1940s and 1950s and has continued to grow in popularity since

One of the most popular dance styles is Jazz mainly due to its popularity on tv, in movies, music videos and commercials. Jazz is a form of dance that showcases a dancer's individual style and originality. How to excecute a move is up to the dancer's interpretation. Jazz dancing is usually energetic and fun, consisting of unique moves, fancy footwork, big leaps and quick turns . Jazz also usually features suspension (moving through positions instead of stopping and balancing in thrm) and isolation of body parts ( only moving one body part while keeping the rest still).

1950