jazz dance

¹ American  

noun

1. a dance form or dance that is matched to the rhythms and techniques of jazz music, developed by African Americans in the early part of the 20th century.

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jazz-dance ² American  

[jaz-dans, ‑-dahns] / ˈdʒæzˌdæns, ‑ˌdɑns /

verb (used without object)

jazz-danced, jazz-dancing

1. to perform jazz dance.

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Other Word Forms

• jazz dancer noun

Etymology

Origin of jazz dance

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Truly great art forms like the spirituals, the blues, jazz, dance and Black forms of worship.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022

Already, searching for a competitive edge, she had been incorporating touches of jazz dance gleaned from old footage, noting resemblances to house.

From New York Times • May 12, 2021

In fact, taking a Zoom class or watching a few YouTube videos in basic jazz dance might help.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2021

It was the same technique he used in high school at St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco when he joined an after-school dance group that first exposed him to contemporary and jazz dance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2020

He had the reputation of being peppery tempered, therefore she walked into the room to take her first lesson with her heart performing a sort of jazz dance under her jersey.

From A Popular Schoolgirl by Salmon, Balliol