Finding Jazz Dance Books at the PVCC Library
The PVCC Library holds a great collection of printed books. You can search the collection right here or goto the main PVCC Library Catalog.
To create a more focused search: Change the General Keyword drop down box to Subject Keyword and search for specific subjects, choreographers, or performers such as:
- jazz
- Bojangles
- Bob Fosse
Another approach would be to search by the name of a performance. Change the drop down box to Title Keyword:
- Chicago
- All That Jazz
To get started take a look at the small selection of relevant titles in the box just below. And if you are interested in electronic books, take a look at our ebrary in the box to the right!
Books on Jazz Dance
Jump into jazz: The basics and beyond for the jazz dance student by Call Number: GV1784 .K73 2005ISBN: 9780072844047Publication Date: 2005In an 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.
Jazz Dance Styles and Steps for Fun by Call Number: GV1784 .A53 2002ISBN: 9781403361745Publication Date: 2003-02-27A Finalist in ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, this book is a "must have" for dance lovers, with routines in nine different jazz styles, clear explanations of steps, turns, isolations, hints on execution, innumerable stunning photographs, a glossary, bits of information on choreographers, dancers, music and historical background. It received a 5-STAR rating from both ForeWordreviews.com (5/03) and from Midwest Book Review (7/03). The latter placed it in the Reviewer's Choice section of their Small Press Bookwatch. You'll become mentally and physically attuned to whichever jazz style you choose to learn and you'll have fun as you read and practice the material in each chapter: the steps, background information, bibliography and discography. In JAZZ DANCE STYLES AND STEPS FOR FUN, all the steps are choreographed to suit the particular jazz style of that chapter. By the time you complete the book you'll understand the growth of American jazz dance and the various influences on its development. Anyone interested in knowing about jazz dance, performing jazz or adapting these routines for ice skating, gymnastics, shows, etc., will enjoy reading the book and dancing the steps. For those of you who wish to add aerobics to your jazz practice, this book has hints on aerobicizing steps and routines. No other jazz dance book offers as comprehensive an amount of material as JAZZ DANCE STYLES AND STEPS FOR FUN.
The PVCC Library has many books and reference items on dance available for you. All you have to do is search!
These two books were found by searching the PVCC Catalog, Subject Keyword dance and General Keyword jazz.
ebrary
Modern Dance by This book offers a historical look at four lectures delivered at the New School for Social Research in New York between 1931 and 1932.
Modern Dance: Techniques and Teaching by This book is primarily concerned with basic dance techniques. These fundamentals can be taught in as many different approaches as there are teachers to teach, but they must be part of the dance training. - Foreward
Ebrary provides access to Academic Complete, a growing e-book collection spanning all academic subject areas. With ebrary, you can explore and research books in a number of ways. You can perform searches with a single word or subject or narrow your search using the suggested topics, a specific year, author, or publisher. You can highlight, bookmark, and even take notes without damaging the book! Accounts are free so just sign up and see what ebrary has to offer.
Here are a couple of examples found in ebrary. The following was found by searching subject dance and keyword jazz: