JAZZ 1/2
JAZZ 1/2
JAZZ 1/2
7 years - 10 years
It is recommended to take a ballet or jumps and turns class along with jazz.
Dancers do not need prior experience to join this class. Dancers may wear a fitted tank and dance shorts/leggings or a leotard and shorts/leggings. Dancers will go barefoot for class.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Jazz Terminology
Parallel and Turned Out Rotation
Coordination
Musicality
Spatial Awareness
Flexibility
Turns, Leaps & Jumps
Choreography
When Does This Class Meet?
Monday 6:45-7:45pm
JAZZ 3/4
JAZZ 1/2
JAZZ 1/2
9 years - 13 years
It is recommended to take a ballet or jumps and turns class along with jazz.
Dancers do not need prior experience to join this class. Dancers may wear a fitted tank and dance shorts/leggings or a leotard and shorts/leggings. Dancers will go barefoot for class.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Jazz Terminology
Parallel and Turned Out Rotation
Coordination
Musicality
Spatial Awareness
Flexibility
Turns, Leaps & Jumps
Choreography
When Does This Class Meet?
Monday 6-7pm
JAZZ 5
JAZZ 1/2
TAP 1/2
12 years - 18 years
It is recommended to take a ballet or jumps and turns class along with jazz.
Dancers must have taken class before. Dancers may wear a fitted tank and dance shorts/leggings or a leotard and shorts/leggings. Dancers will go barefoot for class.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Use of turn out in jazz skills
Choreography across the floor and in center
Placement exercises
Advanced level turns, leaps and jumps
Choreography
Improvisation
When Does This Class Meet?
Sunday 11-12pm
TAP 1/2
TAP 1/2
TAP 1/2
Dancers do not need any prior experience for this class. They may wear any comfortable clothing. Dancer must wear black tie or slip on tap shoes which can be purchased at MPA.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Basic Tap Terminology
Weight Shifting
Variations on use of shuffles
Combinations
Fine motor skill use in the legs
Parts of the tap shoe and how to use the foot
When Does This Class Meet?
Wednesday 4:15-5pm
TAP 3/4
TAP 1/2
TAP 3/4
Dancers should have some experience in Tap or be at least 9 years of age. They may wear any comfortable clothing. Dancers must wear black tie or slip on tap shoes which can be purchased at MPA.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Combinations of skills previously learned in beginner tap
Finer detail in sounds
Use of rhythm with metronome
Creating rhythm on your own
Quicker sounds and smaller movements
When Does This Class Meet?
Monday 7:45-8:45pm
TAP 5
TAP 1/2
TAP 3/4
Dancers should have some experience in Tap or be at least 9 years of age. They may wear any comfortable clothing. Dancers must wear black tie or slip on tap shoes which can be purchased at MPA.
What Does My Dancer Learn?
Combinations of skills previously learned in Intermediate 1 Tap
Finer detail in sounds
Use of rhythm with metronome
Creating rhythm on your own
Quicker sounds and smaller movements
When Does This Class Meet?
Monday 8:15-9:15pm