爵士独舞是个比较广泛的概念，一般通指从早期“蛋糕步态舞蹈”一直到二战后的“比波普”和“节奏布鲁斯”舞蹈。现代对于Solo Jazz的解释普遍是强调相比双人舞蹈的独舞性，并且是不参杂芭蕾风格，和现代舞技巧的传统舞蹈形式。Solo Jazz可以是完全自由即兴的，也可以是指经典的成品编舞，如：Shim Sham Shimmy, Big Apple or Tranky Doo.

Solo Jazz is a general term that can refer to anything from the pre-Cake Walk dances to post war era material linked with be-bop as well as rhythm ‘n’ blues music. In modern terminology it refers to dancing without any partner rather than dancing with a partner, and it comes without any influences of ballet or any other modern contemporary techniques. Solo Jazz can be danced free and improvised or in routines such as Shim Sham Shimmy, Big Apple or Tranky Doo.爵士独舞是个比较广泛的概念，一般通指从早期“蛋糕步态舞蹈”一直到二战后的“比波普”和“节奏布鲁斯”舞蹈。现代对于Solo Jazz的解释普遍是强调相比双人舞蹈的独舞性，并且是不参杂芭蕾风格，和现代舞技巧的传统舞蹈形式。Solo Jazz可以是完全自由即兴的，也可以是指经典的成品编舞，如：Shim Sham Shimmy, Big Apple or Tranky Doo.