Ever wonder what that jazz step you saw in a competition is called? Want to see it broken down by counts? Previously, your main options were to ask a local teacher for help or go down a YouTube hole to try and find an instructional video about it. Enter the Jazz Roots Bank.

The Jazz Roots Bank is a project to "compile examples and references on vernacular jazz steps to make a reliable source of knowledge, accessible to everyone." It's a fledgling effort by JazzConnexion, a solo jazz team out of Montreal, Canada, but that we think shows a lot of promise.

Basically it's an alphabetical listing of currently 90-ish jazz steps, including a video demonstrating the move, references, historic videos, and any "didactic" or instructional videos. Basically everything you would need to try and master the Black Bottom, the Hangman, or the Shish Ka Boom Ba II.