Afro-Jazz

Category: Theatrical fusion / specialty
DWTS performances in dataset: 1
Average total score: 29.0
First appearance: Season 16, Week 9 — Alexandra & Mark (Azumba)
Lift rule on DWTS: Allowed (non-core / specialty style on DWTS).

Origins and history

Afro-jazz as a stage label mixes jazz dance with African diasporic movement ideas. On DWTS it appears as a one-off specialty in our dataset (season 16).

Sources

• Wikipedia: Jazz dance — Jazz lineage context

How it is danced

Aspect	Detail
Time signature	Varies
Tempo (MPM)	N/A
Tempo (BPM, approx.)	Song-dependent
Character	Concert jazz infused with West African-inspired movement vocabulary (as presented on TV).
Hold / frame	Theatrical.
Basic steps & figures	Choreography-led.
What judges look for	Attack, authenticity of flavor, performance.

Competition tempi cite WDSF Competition Rules E.3.2 and related DanceSport charts where applicable; theatrical styles are song-driven.

History on Dancing with the Stars

Statistics below are computed from the Data with the Stars SQLite performance and score tables (not invented).

• Times danced: 1
• Score range: 29.0 – 29.0 (total judges’ score as stored)
• Perfect nights (every judging mark = 10): 0

Average score by era

Era	Performances	Average total
S11-20	1	29.0

Best scores

• 29.0 — S16 W9: Alexandra & Mark — Azumba (Gregor Salto)

Lowest scores

• 29.0 — S16 W9: Alexandra & Mark — Azumba

Most-used songs

• Azumba — Gregor Salto (1×)

Charts

• Data CSV: data/afro-jazz-by-season.csv
• SVG: charts/afro-jazz-frequency.svg, charts/afro-jazz-score-trend.svg

Watch top performances

• No linked YouTube clips in the dataset for this style yet.

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Educational fan reference. Dance histories paraphrased from cited sources; DWTS stats from project data. Not affiliated with BBC Studios or Disney.