In this episode, we hear from Melanie George. Melanie George is a dance educator, choreographer, dramaturg, and scholar. In this episode Melanie tells us all about her own dance journey and how she found her love and focus for jazz dance. I ask her about her work in jazz under her project Jazz Is... She shares information about her website she created as a recourse for jazz dance teachers. We talk about the importance of jazz music, improvisation and the roots of jazz. Please enjoy this episode on Jazz dance with Melanie George.