Jazz dance basics

Locomotor Movements- use the arms in some way. The arms and legs are often coordinated in opposition. Opposition means that the opposite arm and leg are forward during a step. Jazz Walks (strut) There are many varieties of jazz walks. Jazz walks can be performd in pile, in releve, in plic-releve, with any isolation movements, in any direction, and at any tempo. The technique for the basic jazz walk is to roll through the ball of the foot and then the heel to the floor. The legs stretch and…

Learn how to do the ball change cross from jazz dance expert Liz Piccoli in this Howcast dance video.

A complete list of turns used primarily in a jazz dance classroom. For ease of reading, the turns are categorized into 3 skills sets: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced.

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Level:Beginner Step count:4 counts (1-2-3-4) Directions:Cross/step foot A over foot B (weight moves from B to A), step backward on foot B, step foot A to the A side, step forward on foot B (back to original position).Example: cross right over left, step backward on left, step right to right side, step forward on left…