Jazz Dance Classes - Beginners

About this course

Sessions combine warm-up and strengthening work with jazz fundamentals including isolations, footwork, coordination and core control. Learners practise travelling sequences involving kicks, turns and jumps, then apply the material in energetic routines influenced by musical theatre, contemporary dance and popular music. The course includes multiple choreographies, giving participants opportunities to work on rhythm, timing, movement quality and performance style. The class is physically active, with exercises addressing flexibility, mobility, strength and stamina alongside expressive movement.

What you'll learn

• Apply foundational jazz techniques including isolations, footwork and grounded movement
• Practise syncopated rhythms, musicality and timing
• Execute travelling sequences incorporating kicks, turns and jumps
• Learn and retain multiple dance routines
• Develop coordination, flexibility, strength and stamina through dance exercises

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for beginner-level learners exploring jazz dance in a group class. Participation involves energetic movement, travelling exercises and choreography, with physical work focused on coordination, flexibility, strength and stamina.

• Includes high-impact movement such as kicks, turns and jumps
• Combines individual technique exercises with group choreography
• Covers jazz influenced by musical theatre, contemporary dance and popular music