BOP Jazz Theatre Company

“The Company is a credit not to one individual, but to a Body Of People simply known as BOP”

Spring/Summer 2020

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A LIBRARY & BOOK SHELF MUST HAVE
For the Performing Arts, Teachers, Dancers and Creatives.

The Essential Guide to Jazz Dance is the ideal reading companion for all dancers, teachers, creatives and performing arts organisations.
The book shares and offers a practical and uncomplicated overview to the multi-layered history, practices and development of jazz dance as a creative and artistic dance form, including the following:

The incredible history and lineage of jazz dance.
A spotlight on the innovators, choreographers and dance creatives of the genre.
Specifics of the jazz aesthetic, steps and styles.
An insightful and detailed breakdown of a practical jazz dance warm-up and technical exercises.
Creative frameworks to support development of jazz dance expression and aesthetic.
Performance and dance improvisation.
The history of Jazz music and musical interpretation.
Choreographing and creating jazz theatre works.

With over 230 photographs and a wealth of tips and advice, The Essential Guide to Jazz Dance provides an authentic framework to support, enlighten and encourage a candid understanding of the true heart and soul of jazz dance.

Other options to buy - The Essential Guide to Jazz Dance

Direct from our publishers Crowood Press
http://www.crowood.com/details.asp?isbn=9781785006357&t=Essential-Guide-to-Jazz-Dance

Also available to buy on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Guide-Jazz-Dance/dp/1785006355
** Also available in Kindle and Ebook formats.

💥💥 LIMITED - SIGNED AUTHORS COPY OF THE BOOK ALSO AVAILABLE💥💥

Check-Out our new >>>>>>>

BOPJAZZ CREATIVE SHOP

Now available to Download
The BOP Jazz Exercise Program & InstagramLive Classes

Staying Jazz Fit and Healthy through the COVID_19 Lockdown!!

BOP Performances at
ADX 2019 / Battersea Arts Centre 2020 / Havering Dance Festival 2020

A little snippet of 'Les Boppers' performing new BOP repertoire

"I . You . We . Rise"

Inspired by the poem 'I Rise' from the majestic Maya Angelou.
Original music composition and production by Paul Jenkins.
Creative Direction/Choreography by Dollie Henry.

BOP Dancers: Martina Farkasova, Ilaria Berschi, Kerri de Aguiar, Chloe Bertini, Lucia Cardona, Marite Querel, Janice Rijssel, Annie Blomfield, Jazmin Arnold, Emily Kate Pettite.
Sheriya Clement-Pascall, Kabuki Johnson, Tina Omotosho.