Jump into Jazz: The Basics and Beyond for Jazz Dance Students - Softcover

Kraines, Minda Goodman; Pryor, Esther

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072844043 ISBN 13: 9780072844047

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2004

Synopsis

Title: Jump into Jazz <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: Kraines, Minda Goodman <>Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL Higher Education

About this title

About the Author:

Minda has been a full time dance and Physical Education instructor at Mission College since 1979. Since that time she has set up an entire dance program, giving full length dance performances and having students continue their study of dance at 4 year universities. Since 1989, she has shifted her emphasis to fitness and developed a 12 unit program for the Fitness Specialist that trains students as personal trainers as well as aerobic instructors.

Synopsis:

In an accessible, easy-to-read style, this text provides students with well-illustrated descriptions of all basic jazz steps and movements, including valuable information on alignment, improvisation, injury prevention, nutrition and fitness, and history of jazz dance. Throughout the text, "Movement Tips" boxes help students with particularly challenging movements, and "Precaution" boxes help students utilize correct techniques to avoid injury.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0072844043
• ISBN 13: 9780072844047
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 240