jazz dance arrived at the same time as jazz music in the United States. This world dance was born with the meeting of African and European cultures. From the first, she draws a rhythmic work, from the second she keeps the technique. We then find influences from Indian dances and Latin dances – in particular salsa. “Jazz dance is in constant evolution thanks to a perpetual interbreeding. Initially, it was a social dance. We didn’t immediately consider it a stage dance.” Jazz dance is experiencing a real expansion thanks to two factors. One is socio-political: it is a means of expression for the Afro-American community. The artistic other, via musicals and therefore entertainment. It was in the 1950s that we began to give jazz dance lessons as we know them today. At the time, the goal was to train dancers to audition for Broadway shows.