DNC 221 - Jazz Dance III

1. Demonstrate correct placement and alignment for jazz dance at a more advanced level.
2. Apply basic jazz dance technique, theories, and styles at a more advanced level.
3. Utilize the theory of the body’s relationship to gravity and the center of gravity used in jazz dance at a more advanced level.
4. Perform basic locomotor and axial movements in the center and across the floor at a more advanced level.
5. Practice the basic elements of dance: space, time, and energy with particular attention to rhythm and syncopation at a more advanced level.
6. Practice isolation movements in syncopated rhythms with all parts of the body at a more advanced level.
7. Practice basic rhythmic analysis and the impact of polyrhythms and syncopation on jazz dance at a more advanced level.
8. Perform jazz dance utilizing technical skills, theories, and style at a more advanced level.

1. Class Protocol
   1. Concepts
      1. Warm-up
      2. Floor work
      3. Standing and center floor work
      4. Locomotor work
      5. Combination
      6. Cool down
   2. Class decorum
2. Warm-Up
   1. Placement and centering
   2. Anatomy and physiology of a proper warm-up
3. Floor Work
   1. Flexibility techniques

1. Various types of stretches
2. Theories of stretching
   1. Floor positions
   2. Floor isolations
   3. Upper body designs
   4. Strength concepts of the upper and lower extremities
3. Standing and Center Floor Work
   1. Placement and centering
   2. Positions of the feet
   3. Positions of the arms
   4. Torso work
   5. Leg and footwork
   6. Axial work
   7. Isolations
   8. Advanced turns and turning combinations
4. Advanced Locomotor Work
   1. Across the floor movements
   2. Combinations
   3. Traveling movements
   4. Aerial (jumping, leaping) movements
5. Elements
   1. Energy
   2. Space
   3. Time
6. Developing the Craft
   1. Dynamics
   2. Stage directions
   3. Advanced performance skills

1. Focus
2. Style