Pure Beginner Jazz Technique Series: 4-Week Series with Allie Gee
THIS SERIES IS CURRENTLY AT CAPACITY
Open to dancers age 18+.
Dates of Series: Mondays 4/21, 4/28, 5/5 and 5/12 from 6pm-7pm
Pricing: $100 for the complete series. Please note that this series is not offered on a drop-in basis, registration is required for the entire series as class and materials build week-to-week.
Cancellation Policy: If you wish to cancel your reservation for this series, cancellation must occur by 4/14/25 in order to receive a refund. Cancellations made after 4/14/25 will not be entitled to a refund or credit toward other classes. Missed classes within the series are not entitled to a refund or credit toward another class.
Class Description: Open to dancers 18+. In this progressive series, you will learn the fundamentals of jazz technique, working your way up to learning a short choreography combination using skills learned. We will be learning: isolations, basic turns such as single pirouettes and chaîne turns, and basic jumps/leaps such as grand jete, and others. Each class will also feature strengthening and conditioning exercises to prepare for class, center work and across-the-floor work. Each class will build on what was learned in the prior session, so registration for all 4 classes is required. The goal of this class is to make you feel more confident and prepared for our drop-in jazz and contemporary classes at the beginner or advanced beginner level. No experience is required for this class.
Week 1- Introductions, brief overview of jazz technique history, learn the structure of a drop-in jazz class, learn our weekly warm up & stretch, 1-2 conditioning exercises, across the floor progressions: chasses, passe jumps, grand jete, kick ball change with and without passe/pirouette.
Week 2 - Review warm up & stretch, 2-3 conditioning exercises, across the floor progressions: review week 1, add on continuous grand jete, side leap, pas de bourre/6-step preparation, chaine turn, pique turn, jazz walks
Week 3 - Warm up & stretch, 3-4 conditioning exercises, across the floor progressions: review week 2, add on triplets, drags/drag turns, fan kicks, turning pas de bourre, short 15-20 sec combo
Week 4 - full class as if it was a normal drop-in class: warm up & stretch, 2 conditioning exercises, 2 combination progressions across the floor, 20-30 sec combo
Level Description: This is a Pure Beginner level series. Zero dance experience is expected and welcomed for this level. If you have never danced or you feel like you have two left feet, this level is for you! In this level, you will learn the basic and foundational steps of the style. Class will be taught at a slow enough pace to allow dancers an opportunity to grasp movements and concepts. There will be a clear breakdown and instruction of movement. Learning fundamentals will be the focus of class, as opposed to learning choreography. However, some choreography may be taught at this level. If so, it will be with minimal complexity and slower tempos. We typically only offer this level of class within a multi-week series, as opposed to in a drop-in, single class format.
