Jazz
(7 years & up)
Jazz dance combines techniques of classical ballet and modern dance with the current forms of popular dance. Jazz also has its own movement vocabulary ranging from the isolation of certain body parts to the movement of the entire body with the accents of musical rhythms.
Jazz dance can take on many different characteristics and styles, including Street Jazz, Percussive, Broadway, Contemporary and Lyrical. Jazz classes can be patterned in any of these styles or a combination of them. Emphasis is on the importance of energy, rhythmical accuracy, and style.
Our jazz dance classes are a great foundation for any aspiring dancer. They feature a combination of unique moves, fancy footwork, big leaps and quick turns. Jazz dancing is fun and entertaining to watch and is a very active dance to participate in.
Class consists of a thorough warm-up that leads into stretching exercises. Across the floor progressions and center combinations become more complex in technique with each level.
(1 hour to 1-1/2 hour class)
Students enrolling in Intermediate through Advanced Jazz classes are required to take at least one ballet class.