Paris Jazz Roots

✨ Dive into the vibrant world of solo jazz dance, competitions, workshops & wild parties.

📚 Jazz Roots is a style of dance that originated in African American communities during the early 20th century in the US. It evolved from the African American vernacular dance forms such as the Charleston, Lindy Hop & Tap Dance.

Jazz Roots is a high-energy dance style characterized by syncopated rhythms, improvisation & the use of the entire body to express the music. It incorporates elements of African dance, Caribbean dance & European social dance. It became popular in the 1920s & 1930s, particularly in Harlem.It was performed in nightclubs & dance halls, it was often associated with swing music.

Today, Jazz Roots is still performed & enjoyed around the world, it has influenced many other dance styles, including contemporary and Hip Hop dance.

Jazz Roots & jazz music are Black American art forms. For further reading: https://blacklindyhoppersfund.org & https://www.collectivevoicesforchange.