KATHERINE DUNHAM

ORIGINS OF JAZZ DANCEWE SAY SOMETHING IS JAZZY IF IT’S LIVELY, SNAPPY, ANDOUT OF THE ORDINARY-IT SWINGS.THE ORIGIN OF JAZZ IS IN AFRICA WITH THE MUSIC ANDMOVEMENT OF PRIMITIVE TRIBES, AND THEN IN THEDEVELOPMENTS AMONG AFRICAN SLAVES WHO WEREBROUGHT TO THE WEST INDIES AND THE AMERICAS.THE SWINGING RHYTHMS AND PELVIC THRUSTS OF JAZZMOVEMENTS EXPRESS A SEXUAL ABANDON THAT SOME INSOCIETY HAVE FOUND OFFENSIVE.IT TOOK A WHILE BEFORE SERIOUS DANCERS COULDRECOGNIZE DUNHAM’S WORK AND TREAT IT WITHRESPECT.