01 / WARM UP
Get ready to move.
Build awareness of your body through warm-ups, flexibility work, coordination and isolations.
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Jazz classes
Big energy.
Strong
foundations.
An energetic, expressive dance style that combines rhythm, technique and performance. Learn kicks, turns, leaps and choreography to music you love.
The style, explained
What is Jazz dance?
Rhythm, technique and the freedom to perform.
Jazz is a lively, expressive dance style built around rhythm and musicality. It combines kicks, turns, leaps and travelling steps with isolations—moving one part of the body, such as the shoulders or hips, independently. A routine might be sharp and powerful, smooth and flowing, or playful and theatrical.
In class, dancers develop the coordination, strength, flexibility and control to perform these movements, then bring them together in choreography. Music is central: dancers learn to hear the beat, respond to accents and give the movement their own expression.
Where will your child see it?
Jazz appears in musical theatre, school productions and dance concerts, with its influence also seen in music videos and live pop performances. In NSW, the Schools Spectacular jazz program is a familiar example of these skills coming together in group choreography.
For your child, those skills can help them learn a routine for a school musical, keep in time with a dance ensemble, or perform at a Planetdance concert. Jazz gives them a practical foundation for enjoying dance and exploring other performance styles.
See our dancers
In class. On stage.
See the movement and expression in our Jazz photographs, then take a look inside our Recreational program.
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Inside the class
What happens in
a Jazz class?
Technical foundations and energetic choreography, with room for each dancer to develop.
02 / DEVELOP SKILLS
Work on the foundations.
Practise kicks, turns and leaps, with exercises and feedback that support your next step.
03 / BRING IT TOGETHER
Dance it out.
Apply your skills in combinations and routines, exploring musicality, expression and performance.
Your way to dance
One style.
Two program pathways.
Choose the experience that suits your dancer’s interests and the commitment your family is looking for.
Learn · enjoy · progress
Recreational
Quality training and the enjoyment of dancing with friends. Younger dancers can explore Jazz in a Combo class, with standalone options for older groups.
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Train · connect · perform
Performance
Troupe
Jazz is part of each team’s core training. Develop your foundations and apply them through choreography and regular performance.
Explore Performance Troupe ↗Find a starting point
A class for their
stage of learning.
Tell us your child’s school year, previous experience and what they enjoy. We’ll help you find a suitable class.
Help me choose ↗Jazz in our younger Combo classes
Mini and Pre Junior can explore Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop in one class. The Jazz and Hip Hop Combo is another option for Pre Junior and Junior dancers.
Standalone recreational Jazz
The current timetable lists standalone Jazz for Junior, Pre Teen and Teen groups. Beginners are welcome, subject to a suitable place.
Jazz as part of Performance Troupe
Jazz forms part of the required class combination for each troupe team. Reception can talk through the training and performance commitment with you.
Take the first step
Let’s find their place to grow.
Tell us a little about your child in the form below. We’ll send the relevant program information and help you choose a suitable first class.
Our reception team will be in touch within 24 hours, or on the next business day.
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