JAZZ IS FOR DANCING
Dance styles
Lindy Hop, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Solo Jazz and other dances of the swing era – a quick intro to each.
Balboa
An elegant swing dance born in the cramped halls of 1930s Southern California
Collegiate Shag
A fast partner dance that swept through American colleges in the 1930s
Lindy Hop
A partnered swing dance born in 1920s Harlem, New York
Solo Jazz
An improvised solo dance rooted in early-20th-century African-American vernacular movement