Dynamite Dancers: Beginning Jazz Dance
What's included
4 live meetings
2 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursAssessment
I will provide positive and encouraging feedback to students during the classClass Experience
Dynamic Dancers is a beginning Jazz class for your snazzy dancer! This multi-day course meets one day a week for four weeks, and will teaching your little dancer the basics of jazz dance. Each class will begin with a Welcome Time, move to a Warm up & Stretch, continue to Center Floor Activities, move to Across the Floor and end with practicing a Dance Combination. Day One: Welcome Time Warm up and Stretch Center Floor: 1st position, 2nd position, Plie, Balance in Releve, Jump Cross Turn, Ball Change Jumps: Saute, Eschappe Across the Floor: Posse Walks, Skip, Chasse Dance Combination Day Two: Welcome Time Warm up and Stretch Center Floor: Review Day 1, add 4th position, add Jazz Square Jumps: Review Day 1 Across the Floor: Review Day 1, add three step turn, Push Slide, Create Combinations Dance Combination Day Three: Welcome Time Warm up and Stretch Center Floor: Review, add Grapevine Clap Jumps: Review, add 1 foot hop Across the Floor: Review, add Cross Ball Change Dance Combination Day Four: Welcome Time Warm up and Stretch Center Floor Across the Floor Dance Combination Any day where time allows, we will play a fun and engaging game, such as Freeze Dance, Simon Says, or Follow the Leader!
Learning Goals
Students will learn basic jazz dance terminology and movement while dancing to fun and familiar songs. We will practice balance, flexibility, and coordination skills. Most of all we will have FUN!
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Please create a space that is open and large enough for your dancer to move, dance, jump and glide without bumping into things. Learners should wear comfortable clothing that they can easily move in. Unicorn attire is encourage, but not required. Learners should either wear jazz shoes, ballet shoes or have bare feet. Please no socks, as dancers can easily slip while wearing them. We will begin by sitting on the floor to stretch, and then move to standing for the remainder of the class.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Miss Amy loves teaching students of all ages! She has had the privilege of teaching dancers as young as 2 and as old as 82. As a teacher, Amy's focus is to inspire young people to pursue their love of the arts by increasing youth education in dance and musical theater as a way to express oneself and build confidence. She teaches classes in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, creative movement, musical theater dance, and acting. Amy regularly holds Master Classes and Workshops in Audition Techniques, as well as summer camps where students can come to learn, love and grow as they experience dance, sometimes for the first time.
Miss Amy is a teaching artist, choreographer, director, and performer based out of North Texas. She received her Masters Degree from Texas Woman's University, and her Bachelors Degree from the University of North Texas, with an emphasis on Dance, Theater and Music. Amy has taught many places, including private dance studios, arts academies, charter schools and universities. She also is the owner and instructor of Crescendo School of Dance, as well as a freelance choreographer throughout the DFW area.
In her personal life, Miss Amy lives in Texas with her husband and brand new baby boy! She is excited to begin her journey into motherhood and can't wait to start dancing with her own little one!
Whether it is sharing a studio, sharing a stage, or sharing a smile, Miss Amy welcomes the to opportunity to dance with you!
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Live Group Class
$48
for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
40 min
Completed by 8 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-7
2-8 learners per class