Roots and Rhythm: A Tribute to Jazz

Founder and Artistic Director Ashley L. Tate brings her company of trained classical, contemporary and commercial dancers to The Grandel for a weekend of performance art. Roots and Rhythm is the opening main stage concert for Ashleyliane Dance Company’s 12th season. This show highlights the inventive and exuberant art form that is jazz dance. The pieces explore the swing era, the essence of theatrical jazz, a fusion of vernacular and contemporary dance, and a dash of jazz funk and other percussive “new style” hybrid dance forms.