Advanced Jazz Dance

Catalog description

Advisory: At least two years of previous jazz dance training and/or completion of DA 124. This course is a progressive refinement of jazz dance technique with an emphasis on line, style and form. Advanced compositional forms and rhythms are practiced leading to an understanding and appreciation of jazz as an artistic dance form. Students will demonstrate various jazz dance styles at a performance level. BEFORE ENROLLING, students should know intermediate jazz movements including isolation coordination and complex rhythmic forms. Athletic stamina, strength and increased flexibility are necessary to succeed in advanced jazz. (UC, CSU, AVC) (R3) # Enrollment in any combination of DA 124 or DA 204 is limited to 4 times.