Jazz & Contemporary
The Ridgefield School of Dance Jazz Program incorporates contemporary jazz styles that change and evolve with new trends. An upbeat learning environment that encourages students to express themselves without judgement builds confidence and self-esteem both in and out of the studio. Our jazz instructors bring a very exciting blend of teaching styles and choreography to our studio.
Registration for Spring 2025 classes is open.
Jazz
Ages 7+
To dance jazz properly, technique training is emphasized to reveal a well-defined body-line and control, enabling each dancer to be expressive in a variety of ways. Our jazz classes are designed to establish a strong technical jazz foundation while incorporating elements of street jazz, contemporary, Broadway and ballet in order to create strong multi-disciplined performers. Training involves a strong focus on the proper placement of anatomy and understanding of each dancer’s facility.
Contemporary Fusion/Lyrical/Modern
Ages 9+
Contemporary Dance is informed by and associated with many dance techniques including classical ballet, modern and jazz. Contemporary incorporates the controlled legwork of ballet, with the freedom of the torso of modern and the improvisation, fall and recovery of jazz. The composition work in the class deals with the implications of movement design on the body within the stage space, learning how to build a movement phrase, using words with movements and other expressions.
Theater Dance
Ages 10+
Theatre Dance classes are a great way to find joy in dancing. A fabulous way to work on rhythm and make friends while exercising your body, brain and your smile. These classes are a perfect entry into the dance world.
Tap for Teens & Jr. Tap
Ages 8+
Tap is a fun, fun, fun class especially with our own (former) Rockette Stevi Van Meter. Jr. Tap is for beginners with some experience so there is a broad age-range. Tap is tap and you need all of the basic moves to join Tap for Teens. Tap for Teens is a class for intermediate to advanced level dancers. Contact the studio if interested in an introductory or private Tap class.
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