Jazz Dance

Catalog description

Introduce students to, and instill a fundamental foundation in Jazz dance. A combination of jazz dance elements, principles, technique, terminology and styles will be covered through learning dance steps, sequences and choreography. The class will consist of warm-ups, isolations, stretching and strengthening exercises, movement across the floor and both short and long jazz combinations. Some ballet will be included as part of a classical jazz dance foundation. Students will work on the development of basic technique, accurate execution, memorization of movement, and characterization within the style. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.