Description
Jazz dance will explore various styles of its African and Latin roots to Broadway influences. Students will be introduced to varying influences of Jazz dance with rock, funky, lyric and percussive movement. The class will explore the musicality of gesture-infused movement combined with Jazz steps. Techniques that focus on weight transference, fall and recovery, movement on and off center, and slow and fast movement will be covered. Students will explore abstraction and pedestrian movements to help develop their performances. Theatre Arts majors only.