Jazz dance – jazz is recognized as an African-American dance, born out of intimate religious and social gatherings, is always performative and is being recoded today to reflect people’s favorite music.
In order to provide a comprehensive and authentic learning experience and to honor each stage of jazz dance history, dancers learn the history and basics of authentic jazz dance, including various steps, jumps, turns, and positions. Much attention is also paid to movement in space, combining movements, constantly trying to merge and become one with the music, and discovering one’s individuality.
There is a strong emphasis on improvisation, creative tasks and games, reflection, finding one’s own jazz, while learning how this dance has changed over time and what forms it takes today. The aim of the classes is to learn structured and improvisational movement, and the ability to apply it individually, solo, and together in a group. The level of the classes is for beginners and those with some knowledge of the basics of jazz.
