October 2024: Special Topics: The Tranky Doo

The Tranky Doo is an authentic jazz dance choreographed by Pepsi Bethel and first appeared at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem during the 1940s. It's a fun and exciting authentic jazz dance to learn, so bring your water bottles and workout clothes! Watch Pepsi Bethel, Al Minns, and Leon James doing the Tranky Doo in "The Spirit Moves" dance documentary: https://www.<wbr></wbr>youtube.com/watch?v=<wbr></wbr>ud5RvFmSfko

Prerequisites: This class requires Solo Jazz and the Shim Sham as a prerequisite, or the equivalent. Students should have fundamental knowledge of vernacular solo jazz and some vocabulary; we will move quickly through material in this choreography!