Beginning Jazz Dance
Instructor: Balogna
The class provides a study of the basic skills of jazz dance with emphasis on technique, style and rhythmical accuracy. There is textbook study on skills and terminology and testing is both danced and written. Students are required to attend dance performances and write a report on them. A minimum of one report per quarter is required. Also required are reports on various subjects of jazz, i.e. dancers, choreographers, jazz styles, etc.
Prerequisites: Beginning Ballet or Dance Exploration with a C grade or better or permission of instructor.
Instructor: Zobian
Students in Beginning Jazz discover the joy of movement through the physical experience of dance. They develop flexibility, endurance, muscular strength, kinesthetic awareness and musicality each day in class. This class requires the students to actively participate and dress appropriately for a vigorous jazz class. They learn the technique, vocabulary, discipline, culture and history of the art. They study many different jazz styles and incorporate current dance trends. As students work toward performing in the RSA Dance Concert in May, they learn to interpret choreography and to tell a story through dance.