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Luigi, Gus Giordano, and Matt Mattox: jazz masters.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUL-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Luigi, Gus Giordano, and Matt Mattox: jazz masters.(TECHNIQUE)

Article Excerpt
With syncopated hip, rib, and head isolations, jazz dance doesn't ignore the body's sexiness. It puts it front and center. The high-decibel energy trumpets cool confidence, regardless of whether the movement is lyrical, hard-edged, or silly. Like jazz music, jazz dance didn't develop inside the conservatory or concert hall. But having drawn as much from ballet's long lines as from the cacophony of a good street party, today it is recognized for its technical prowess.

The jazz technique we know today developed from three artists who are now master teachers: Luigi, Gus Giordano, and Matt Mattox. Each of them performed in Hollywood movies and Broadway musicals during jazz dance's boom...

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