Attire, terminology, and health and safety issues are explained and discussed. Written and skills tests are part of this course. Due to the fact that modern dance can be aerobic, a medical release may be required. The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the study of jazz through movement, vocabulary and toning, isolations in jazz techniques, and stretching and strengthening exercises inherent to this form of dance. Music will be utilized in each class to complement the jazz dance styles chosen for study.
Emphasis is on personal growth with each class and assignment being a new challenge.
Attire, terminology, and health and safety issues are explained and discussed. Written and skills tests are part of this course. Due to the fact that jazz dance is aerobic by nature, a medical release may be required. This course provides students with opportunities to discover the skills of creative thinking through problem solving exercises which are designed to uncover spatial, kinesthetic and emotional awareness as well as the discovery of movement qualities. Emphasis is on personal growth with each class and assignment challenging the student s own initiative to move physically and think quickly.