Jazz dance is inspired by a great mosaic of music, movement and traditions. CDF’s jazz dance curriculum teaches both classic and popular jazz styles to create strong, flexible and balanced dancers.  Classes focus on correct alignment and centering for turns and jumps and articulation of the joints.  Classes include a general warm up including isolations, abdominal and arm strengthening exercises and stretches; center floor work including plies, tendus and kicks and movement combinations requiring both precision and fluidity that develop performance skills, self-expression and musicality.

Jazz I (royal blue or purple leotard)
For students in 3rd-5th grade.
Wednesday 5:20-6:20
Thursday 4:00-5:00

Jazz II (burgundy or red leotard)
For students in 5th-7th grade, by teacher placement.
Thursday 5:05-6:20

Jazz III (black leotard)
For students in 7th-12th grade, by teacher placement.
Thursday 5:15-6:45

Class Attire:
Girls: black or dance pants or leggings with leotard in assigned color (above) and black soft-soled jazz shoes
Boys:  T-shirt, dance pants and soft-soled, black jazz shoes