Title: Beginner Jazz Fundamentals
Description: This sample pack includes your basic jazz dance moves. The pack begins with the basic positions of the feet, isolations, coupe, and flex and pointe. After you learn these basics, more dance moves are introduced such as plie, tendu, passe, ball change, box step, and more!
Dance genre: Jazz (Modern)
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This lesson demonstrates the positions of the feet used in all levels of Jazz dance. We're going to learn four common basic positions turned in and turned out. |
Drea Lee |
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$1.99
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In this lesson we will experiment with isolating different parts of the body. The head, rib cage, and knees are very common isolations in jazz dance. |
Drea Lee |
1 |
$1.99
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Coupe (a ballet step common in Jazz dance) is often used as a connecting step. The foot in coupe is positioned at the ankle, either in front or behind. In this lesson, flex and pointe refers to the foot. Flex is wh... |
Drea Lee |
1 |
$1.99
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This lesson will teach plie and tendu. Plie refers to the bending of the knees. Tendu means to stretch. |
Drea Lee |
1 |
$1.99
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This lesson will demonstrate releve and passe. Releve means to rise. Passe is a position in which the toe is placed at the knee. |
Drea Lee |
1 |
$1.99
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This lesson will show the chasse step. It is also referred to as a gallop. Ball change is a change of weight between the ball of the foot followed by a step onto the other foot. |
Drea Lee |
1 |
$1.99
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A step touch is simply a step with one foot followed by the touch of the second foot. The "touch" position is on the toe of the second foot. Pivot turn is when you take a step with one foot, turn, take a a... |
Drea Lee |
1 |
$1.99
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Jazz walks are used as a travelling and transition step between other dance moves. There are many variations in the jazz walk. In jazz dance, the box step uses four steps to create a box pattern on the floor. |
Drea Lee |
1 |
$1.99
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A jump in passe position requires the dancer to use their plie in order to get into the air. A common preparation for this jump is to step in plie and then once in the air, the other leg goes into passe position eith... |
Drea Lee |
2 |
$1.99
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The jump in passe position is a preparation for the tuck jump. Everything is the same as in the jump in passe except the bottom leg is tucked under the leg in passe instead of staying straight. |
Drea Lee |
2 |
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Spotting is used while turning. Spotting refers to the rotation of the head and body at different times. It is used to prevent diziness. The chaine is a two step turn and can be done repeatedly to create a series of ... |
Drea Lee |
2 |
$1.99
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