Jazz can be divided into the following six categories:

First of all, classical, classical jazz.

Second, cool jazz, cold jazz.

Third, swing, swing music.

Fourth, Latin jazz, Latin jazz.

Fifth, fusion jazz, fusion jazz.

Sixth, vocal jazz, vocal jazz.

Jazz, that is, jazz dance, that is, American modern dance, is a fast and dynamic rhythmic dance, which belongs to extroversion, unlike an introverted dance shown by classical ballet or modern dance. Jazz dance was originally an extension of African dance, brought to the United States by black people who were sold as slaves, and gradually evolved into a localized popular dance in the United States.

Dance features:

The essence of jazz dance action is a free and simple expression, which directly expresses the inner feelings with the shaking, shaking and twisting of the body. Just like when we hear our favorite music, we naturally express our feelings from the heart, and our bodies can't help moving with the rhythm of the music, such as snapping our fingers and swinging our first foot, sometimes excited and sometimes slowly and gently dissolving into the music.

Jazz dance is a fast and dynamic rhythmic dance, which belongs to extroverted dance, unlike the introverted dance shown by classical ballet or modern dance.

Data expansion:

Jazz, a genre of music, originated in the United States at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century, and was born in the southern port city of New Orleans. Its music comes from blues and ragtime music. Jazz pays attention to improvisation, based on the swaying rhythm of shuffling, and is a combination of African black culture and European white culture.

In the first decade of the 20th century, jazz developed mainly in New Orleans. 19 17 and then moved to Chicago, and then moved to new york in 1930. Jazz became popular all over the world. The main styles of jazz are: New Orleans jazz, swing music, Bibop jazz, cold jazz, free jazz, Latin jazz, fusion jazz and so on.