BEGINNERS MUSICAL JAZZ DANCE COURSE

Jazz is a dynamic amalgamation of ballet and contemporary dance. The style displays the art and discipline of ballet as well as the natural pace of Jazz with its demonstration of a modern dance style.

The expressive dance, delivers, technical and intricate movement with fluidity.

Method

The classes will encompass a range of jazz techniques and will combine influences from Fosse, Mattox, contemporary, lyrical and commercial styles. This will allow students to have a more varied dance experience and acquire a broader set of skills. Classes will begin with a simple cardio-vascular warm up and stretching section, progressing to more technical exercises such as turns, kicks and jumps. As this is a beginner’s course, technique will be kept to a minimum at the start so that students can gradually build up their strength and ability to tackle harder combinations towards the end of the course.

A large part of the classes will focus on routines. Students will gain confidence in picking up and memorising steps. There will also be an emphasis on performance, as musical theatre jazz is all about acting through dance. Students will improve their ability to not only learn a routine but to really sell it and, most importantly, have fun with it!

- Increasing an understanding of the fundamentals of Jazz Dance

- Learning about posture, co-ordination, position both in dance and floor work

- Loosen inhibitions and gain further confidence

- Introduction to turns, steps and basic kicks

- Advancing in technicality with steps and movement

- Learning to combine routines together

- Group work, duos and solos

- Spacing and routine combination

- Friendly feedback throughout

Footwear and Clothing

Recommended are trainers/ jazz boots or jazz shoes.

Comfortable clothing such as leggings, jazz pants, tracksuit bottoms,