Jazz

If you ask for an explanation of a Jazz dance phrase, you’ll probably be told it in French ballet terms. Jazz is a real mix. Something you can’t quite define.

But in spite of all this, or maybe because of it, Jazz classes are some of the most enduringly popular dance lessons around.

They are absolutely superb for toning the whole body. They are a hard workout, but are also incredibly rewarding. And they are huge fun.

If you have never danced in your life before, but still want to get a real taste of the dance world and pick up some moves along the way, you can’t get a better start than a Jazz dance lesson.

There are very broad definitions of what a Jazz class should actually contain.

Some are absolutely frantic – jumping, bouncing, high kicks, high energy and blaring music. At the opposite end of the scale, others can be quite lyrical and very structured. Again, it is a real mix.

We’ve seen many Jazz classes that are billed as being suitable for beginners but which are actually far above what a true beginner would be capable of.

Choose Your Class Carefully

Jazz teachers are impressively flexible and strong dancers. They can have ridiculously bendy bodies and perhaps sometimes forget that a beginner might not even be able to touch their toes.

To end up in a ‘beginners’ class and see the teacher flinging themselves around with their legs tucked up behind their ears can make you feel just a little self conscious.

So choose your class carefully or you may end up in hospital.

And as a treat, if you can, go to see a class of professional Jazz dancers being put through a limbering or stretching session. The sheer physicality of these dancers is truly remarkable and their bodies are mesmerizing. It’ll spur you on.

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