Comments on: Nia and Jazz Dance http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/29/nia-and-jazz-dance/ In the realm of health, wellness, fitness, and the like, or whatever inspires me. Wed, 30 May 2012 05:28:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: terrepruitt http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/29/nia-and-jazz-dance/#comment-660 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:32:00 +0000 http://terrepruitt.wordpress.com/?p=1293#comment-660 Thank YOU for stopping by and commenting. To me the jazz aspect is fun because you can use it to mix things up. It can be BIG or it can be little. SHOWY so sly . . . it is fun.

]]> By: Jill Campana http://terrepruitt.com/2009/09/29/nia-and-jazz-dance/#comment-659 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:48:35 +0000 http://terrepruitt.wordpress.com/?p=1293#comment-659 Hi Terre! Jazz is one of my favorite Dance Arts of Nia!!! Thanks for blogging about it.

To answer your questions, anything showy, frolicy and fun is Jazz to me — I use the Kick Ball Change (which I know is not one of the specific 52 Nia Moves, but it does employ a kick, the use of the ball of the foot and a change in direction). Some other movements that remind me of Jazz are the “hands” — fingers spread — big smile, showy, sexy, fun moves.

I use songs like “One” from Chorus Line or “Big Man From Mulberry Street” by Billy Joel and of course some of the specific songs from the Nia routines for the Jazz element of Nia.

Thanks, Terre. I love your informative, passion-filled blogs about Nia!!!

Jill

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