Class & Program Descriptions
Jazz Dance
Discipline: Dance
Class Type: Recreational
Class Title: Jazz Level 1
Student Age: Ages 5 to 6
In Jazz Level 1, hip trendy and sometimes classic music are used to teach skills such as jazz walks, Chasse, mambo, lindy, tuck jump, kick ball change, skips and gallops. Simple combinations are taught, and expression and energy are encouraged with choreography.
Class Title: Jazz Level 2
Student Age: Ages 7 to 8
Jazz Level 2 elaborates on Level 1 skills and adds jazz squares, chasse, chaine turn, Pas de bouree, push turn, grapevine, and Introduction into spotting. Again, simple combinations are taught, and expression and energy are encouraged with choreography.
Class Title: Jazz Level 3
Student Age: Ages 9 to 10
Jazz Level 3 focuses on the skills Pas de Bouree turns, split leaps, intro to pirouettes, drag turns, battements, spotting, and triplets. More challenging choreography and combinations across the floor are taught to try to encourage the student to memorize steps that change direction and challenge their bodies and minds. Expression and energy, as always, are encouraged.
Class Title: Jazz Level 4
Student Age: Ages 11 to 12
In Level 4 students can expect to be challenged with new jumps and turns to excite and enrich the choreography. Skills include, single pirouettes, barrel jumps, middle leaps, Inside turns, fan kicks, and axel jumps.
Class Title: Jazz Level 5 (Teen Beginner Jazz)
Student Age: Ages 13 to 14
New skills encouraged in Level 5 Jazz include double pirouettes, double attitude jump, Intro to turns in second, pique turns, and capezio jumps. Jumps and turns get more challenging, and the choreography and combinations now pull from all levels of jazz and will be able to be performed with grace and confidence.
Class Title: Jazz Level 6
Student Age: Ages 15 to 18
Level 6 Jazz is an advanced level jazz class. New challenging skills are taught and practiced such as triple pirouettes, turns in 2nd, Layouts, Introduction to Switch leaps, Illusions, and floor work such as back shoulder rolls. Students at this level are considered advanced and will be gently pushed to reach their full potential.
Class Title: Jazz Level 7/8 (Advanced)
Student Age: Ages 15 to 18
A dancer in level 7/8 jazz should be able to execute all skills up to and including level 6 jazz with ease. Designed for experienced dancers able to execute beautiful split leaps, centre split leaps, Switch leaps, double and triple pirouettes, and other advanced jazz skills such as kicks, leaps, and turns. Advanced dancers will improve their technique while learning stylized combinations that focus on style, technique and performance. Get ready to be challenged with inventive choreography and then be pushed to perform!
Class Title: Jazz/Hip Hop Adult
Student Age: Ages 19+
Adult Jazz/Hip Hop is a fun, upbeat and exciting class for adults who want to challenge their minds and bodies to work in sync with each other. With a warm inviting instructor, adults will enjoy a dancers stretch and some strengthening, before moving into simple and fun jazz combinations. Some movement across the room will be taught, and choreography will be a focus. The skill level will advance as the instructor assesses the improvement of the class overall. Having fun is always the main goal in this class.