Featuring: Carla Washington

Carla Washington, dance educator, choreographer and recipient of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Long-Term Dance Residency grant award will present a dance workshop. Washington is an advocate for the arts in public schools, has made a life long journey of working with students in the arts.

Jazz Dance is a form of dance that showcases a dancer’s individual style and originality. Jazz dance develops alongside jazz music. The steps and essential styles of this dance originated from dances of African brought to the Americas as slaves. Over time a clearly define jazz genre emerged, changing from street dancing to a theatrical dance performed on stages.

Jazz Dance, a dance form that is matched to the rhythm and techniques of jazz music, developed by African Americans in the early part of the 20th century. Jazz dance style emphasized isolations, rapid directional changes, angled placement and long knee slides.