At JAMZ, we categorize most of our classes by level. These levels are based on skill & ability rather than age.
As students grow older, some may progress faster or slower based on their personal journey.
Our faculty will always strive to help prepare each student for the next level, but also understand that each individual may need some extra time at one level rather than another.
Every student is observed for progress every year so that they can be placed in the class that offers them the best possible opportunity for growth.
Because of this, there may be a variety of ages at each stage in order to match students with similar ability and work ethic.
If you would like recommendations for what level your child should be in, please contact us today for a free consultation.
1-1/2: Beginners to Advanced Beginners
- Creating foundation skills that will help students grow
2-2/3: Intermediate to Advanced Intermediate
- Building off the foundation work, introducing more advanced technique and movement
3-3/4: Advanced Intermediate to Advanced Skills
- Continuing at a higher level of technical movement with many advanced movements added to the original foundation
4+: Advanced
- Honing and adding to good foundation, technique and movement skills
ACROBATICS **
Who doesn’t need a few tricks in their repertoire? Whether you are a contemporary dancer or a B-Boy, acrobatics will give you the strength, flexibility, and agility to perform both ground and aerial tricks that are sure to wow the crowd. You will learn everything from front rolls, cartwheels, walk-overs, handsprings, aerial… and much more.
BALLET
Ballet is a highly disciplined stage art, based on a centuries-old tradition of movement. It is a highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. The technique you receive in this class is crucial and we highly recommend that ALL students take this class.
BREAKIN’
This style combines upright soulful dancing, intricate floorwork and some acrobatics. You will learn by using suggested combinations that will expand your body’s diversity and mind.
CONTEMPORARY **
Contemporary dance is a genre of concert dance that employs systems and methods found in modern dance and postmodern dance, as well as classical ballet. Contemporary dance draws on modern dance techniques as well as newer philosophies of movement that depart from classical dance techniques by altogether omitting structured form and movement.
HIP HOP
Hip Hop is a cultural movement expressed through the traditional elements of DJ’ing, MC’ing, various forms of dance and graffiti. In this class you will learn combined styles of urban dance movement to both old skool and new skool JAMZ!
JAZZ **
Jazz is commonly taught in dance schools and performed by dance companies around the world. It continues to be an essential element of musical theater choreography, and is often interwoven with other dance styles as appropriate. It focuses on body isolations, stretching, turns, and leaps while continuing to incorporate traditional ballet technique.
MODERN
Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance. It is often considered to have emerged as a rejection of, or rebellion against classical ballet.
MUSICAL THEATER
Musical theater dance is a combination of spoken dialogue, acting, singing and dance. In addition, it is the emotional content of a musical communicated through dance in an artistic fashion.
TAP **
Tap was developed in the United States during the nineteenth century and is popular today in many parts of the world. The name comes from the tapping sound made when the small metal plates on the dancer’s shoes touch a hard floor. This lively, rhythmic tapping makes the performer not just a dancer, but also a percussive musician.
BUNGEE FITNESS
Bungee fitness is a fun alternative to traditional workouts. Thanks to the harness and bungee, you can expect a low-impact workout without a compromise in intensity. Bungee fitness classes work the entire body with a combination of cardio and strength moves.
