Jazz dance is a unique and unique performance dance that integrates ballet, modern dance, African dance and performance dance. In the early history of America, we can see that jazz dance and music have a strong slave culture background. Because African blacks suffered from the slave trade for about 300 years, they were sent to the United States and other parts of the world to live a miserable slave life in a new environment and new life. Although in this painful situation, they still haven't forgotten their music and dance. No matter the joy, anger, sadness, joy and worship in life, whenever there is an opportunity, they will sing the songs of their hometown and dance their own national dances. With the arrival of "Jazz Age" in the 1920s, people began to be attracted by diversified jazz dances and rushed to imitate black dances and music.

Jazz dance appeared in the 1950s and evolved from black ballroom dancing with jazz music. From 19 17, a man named W. Benton Overstreet wrote a song "Jazz Dance", which became a permanent synonym for jazz dance. Shanxi Jazz Dance When jazz dance appeared in the form of impromptu accompaniment and lively jazz dance, those black and white dancers improved and changed the basic pace, in addition, they increased the swing of hips, shoulders and independent movements of other parts of the body. Through the mixing and innovation of dance types, jazz dance has evolved into three forms: one is modern jazz dance with strong classical ballet flavor, the other is jazz dance influenced by black and Latin dance, and the third is mixed jazz dance with humorous music and tap dance. Because of these three different types of performances, jazz dance has a broader field in the performance category.

Now jazz dance not only inherits the traditional jazz dance, but also successfully integrates the popular dance steps from 1950 to 1980. It can be played not only in jazz, but also in pop music, blues music, rock music or disco music. Usually, it shows the wishes of modern young people and their life style. Its evolution keeps pace with the times and is a spiritual adjustment under the new social structure. With strong inclusiveness and plasticity, it can absorb the characteristics of the most popular music and dance at any time, entertain itself and entertain other people's dance art. Shanxi jazz dance recruits students who love jazz dance, which is beneficial to their health and mentality.