Keeping Jazz Dance Alive - In Studio and On Stage

Guests - Mary Roberts and Terrill Mitchell
Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor

In Episode 40 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, Courtney and Lesley talk with jazz dance experts Mary Roberts and Terrill Mitchell to uncover some truths about jazz in the 21st century! 

Topics Include:

•  Steps and movement qualities that are MUSTS in your jazz training
•  Why the history of the movement and the style are still important today
•  The real reasons jazz dance seems to be disappearing  from competition

The blog that inspired this episode was released in March 2017, and titled “Getting Jazzy With It!”. Read now!

Follow your Hosts & Guests!

• Courtney - @courtney.ortiz
• Lesley - @lil_lez36
• Mary - @msmaryroberts
• Terrill - @tmitchell227

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Check out some of the resources we spoke about in the episode! 

• Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
• Whitey's Lindy  Hoppers in "Hellzapoppin'"
• "Prologue" from "West Side Story" - directed/choreographed by Jerome Robbins
• Giordano Moves
• Introduction to Bob Fosse
  
  

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