DAN-1024 Jazz Dance I

Credits: 2
This course is an introduction to the study of contemporary jazz dance technique traced historically from the Afro-Caribbean and early American styles. Emphasis on the performance styles of Broadway, the concert stage, and the entertainment industry. Students learn about body placement and alignment, positions of the feet/arms, breath support, parallel, and turnout positioning of the legs. Students demonstrate a combination of 5 warm-up exercises and movement phrases that highlight movements of the torso and hips. Students create a 16-count combination highlighting self-expression and creativity. Students describe jazz dance technique styles of the past and present. Additionally, students discuss a professional jazz dance performance attendance for historical or stylized significance. Finally, students perform a choreographed dance of learned components that highlights a beginner’s level of accomplishment.

Course Outcomes

Demonstrate body placement and alignment, positions of the feet/arms, breath support, parallel and turnout positioning of the legs
Demonstrate a combination of 5 warm-up exercises and movement phrases that highlight movements of the torso and hips.
Create a 16-count combination highlighting self-expression and creativity,
Describe jazz dance technique styles of the past and present.
Discuss a professional jazz dance performance attendance for historical or stylized significance
Perform a choreographed dance of learned components