This is a study on embodied rhythm and how it can be formulated and made into concepts. The study also focuses on how didactic resources are used in relation to embodied rhythm in jazz dance teaching. The work with this study took its starting point in the strong physical experience of dancing jazz dance and the problems in being able to talk about the rhythmical aspects of that experience in didactic contexts. Through studies of rhythm within many different fields a base of knowledge was created. Some examples of the different fields are music theory, cultural history, psychology, didactics, socio cultural theories as well as in dance theory. The knowledge base was used to develop concept that relates to embodied rhythm and didactic resources used in relation to that. The concepts were applied in observations of jazz dance classes and the usefulness and relevance of the concepts were tested. The study presents the concepts as a tool for discussions on embodied rhythm, for working with rhythm as part of dance teaching, for development of dance didactics and as a way to make the strong physical and rhythmical experience of dancing jazz a bit easier to address verbally.