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JAZZ DANCE CLASSES

BEGINNER

Objective: Develop basic fundamentals, building strength and flexibility, learning key jazz vocabulary, and developing a sense of rhythm and musicality.

Warm-up: Stretching, floor work (e.g., pliés, relevés), basic isolations (e.g., shoulder, hip, torso).
Technique: Plié, relevé, chainé, chassé, jeté, attitude, releve (toe or heel), turn (pivot), and basic combinations.
Conditioning: Jump variations, arm circles, leg swings, and abdominal work.
Musicality: Understanding basic rhythms, counts, and musical phrasing.
Choreography: Short, simple combinations with clear, basic movements.
Level Progression: Once basic steps and concepts are mastered, move on to more complex combinations and choreography.

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INTERMEDIATE

Objective: Building upon the foundation, improving technique, increasing stamina, and exploring more complex choreography.

Warm-up: Continued stretching, floor work (e.g., extensions, leaps), isolations.
Technique: Developing turns, adding leaps and jumps, refining isolations, exploring different types of walks.
Conditioning: Increased jumps and leaps, more complex arm and leg combinations.
Musicality: Refining musical phrasing, understanding dynamics, and incorporating more complex rhythmic patterns.
Choreography: More challenging combinations, potentially introducing choreographic elements like partnering or small group work.
Level Progression: Introduce more advanced techniques, like fouetté turns, releve turns, and complex jumps.

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ADVANCED

Objective: Mastering of advanced techniques, developing individual style and expression, and creating choreography.

Warm-up: Continued stretching, floor work (e.g., advanced extensions, jumps), isolations.
Technique: Refining advanced techniques, exploring different stylistic elements, and developing personal expression.
Conditioning: High-intensity jumps, complex combinations, and advanced flexibility work.
Musicality: Understanding complex rhythmic patterns, phrasing, and dynamics, and applying them to advanced choreography.
Choreography:Complex combinations, original choreography, and potentially larger group work.
Level Progression: Focus on advanced stylistic elements, choreography creation, and personal expression.
Individual Needs: Consider individual learning styles and needs when adapting the curriculum.
Cross-Training: Incorporation of exercises from other dance styles or fitness routines to improve overall strength, flexibility, and conditioning.