Hip Hop and Jazz

Hip-Hop is a freestyle form of dance that was born on the streets and is now popular in schools and studios. Branches of hip hop include break dancing, popping and locking. Unlike classical dance disciplines, hip hop has a varying, loose vocabulary and requires dancers to be close to the ground. There are as many styles of hip hop as there are teachers. Important aspects of hip hop are attitude and musicality, and the movements lend themselves to rap, hip hop and pop music.

Dress Code
Loose clothing that will not restrict movement (dance pants). Clean tennis shoes or dance sneakers. Knee pads.

Class Studio Age Instructor Day Time
Hip Hop/Jazz Beg B 3-4 TB Sat 9:00
*Hip Hop/Jazz Beg O 5-7 CS Wed 4:45
Hip Hop/Jazz Beg B 5-7 TB Fri 3:00
Hip Hop Beg B 5-7 TB Fri 5:45
Hip Hop Beg B 5-8 TB Sat 1:00
Hip Hop Beg O 6-12 WM Fri 10:00
*Pop Hip Hop Beg B 7-10 CS Tue 4:00
Hip Hop Beg M 7-10 GL Wed 3:45
H H: Break Dancing Beg F 7-10 GL Fri 5:15
Hip Hop Bas/Intermediate M 7-10 GL Wed 4:45
Pop Hip Hop Beg/Bas B 8-12 TB Fri 6:45
Hip Hop Beg F 10-13 GL Wed 6:45
Hip Hop Beg F 10-13 GL Fri 6:15
Hip Hop Int/Adv Tech F 10-13 GL Wed 5:45
Hip Hop Adv+ (1-1/2 Hr) F 11-13 GL Fri 3:45
Hip Hop Beg O T/A JR Mon 7:00
H H: Break Dancing Beg O T/A AJX Tue 7:00
*Hip Hop Beg F Teen WO Wed 7:45
Hip Hop Beg B T/A WM Thu 8:00
Hip Hop Bas O Teen JR Thu 7:00
Hip Hop Int F T/A JR Mon 8:00
H H: Break Dancing Int O T/A AJX Tue 8:00
Hip Hop Adv F Teen WM Thu 7:00
Hip Hop Adv F Teen JR Thu 8:00

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Instructors Code
Anthony “Ajax” Lewis AJX
Carly Snyder CS
Geno Lobato GL
Janae Rosebud JR
Tess Buys TB
Will McCray WM
Wynton Odd WO

Jazz

A relatively new dance form, jazz has evolved from a variety of dance influences including native American dance, African dance, social dance (country & urban), rock ‘n’ roll, discotheque, and street/break dance, to a highly technical dance style based on strong physical dynamics set to modern rock music. “Jazz” dance today can be seen in Broadway shows, concert stages and music videos.

Dress Code
Leotards and tights of student’s color choice, jazz pants, or bike shorts (no sloppy clothing). Footwear may be ballet slippers or jazz shoes. If hair is long it should be wrapped in a bun.

Class Studio Age Instructor Day Time
Jazz Beg B 3-5 TB Sat 10:00
Jazz Beg B 5-7 TB Fri 4:45
Jazz Beg R 5-7 ST Tue 4:00
Jazz Basic 1 B 5-7 TB Sat 11:00
Jazz Basic 1 B 5-7 TB Sat 12:00
Jazz Beg B 7-9 CS Tue 5:00
Jazz Beg O 7-9 ST Fri 4:45
Jazz Basic/Bas O 7-9 RH Wed 5:45
Jazz Beg 1 B 7-9 KL Wed 3:45
Jazz Basic 1 M 7-9 RH Fri 4:45
Jazz Basic 1/2 M 7-9 RH Mon 5:00
Jazz Basic 1/2 (1-1/2 hr) M 7-9 RH Sat 11:00
Jazz Basic 2 Tech B 9-12 KL Mon 4:00
Jazz Basic 2 D 9-12 JM Mon 5:00
Jazz Basic 2 D 9-12 JM Fri 3:45
Jazz Beg D 10-13 JM Tue 4:00
Jazz Beg/Bas O 10-13 JM Mon 6:00
Jazz Beg/Bas M 10-13 RH Fri 6:45
Jazz Basic 1 D 10-13 JM Mon 4:00
Jazz Int Tech B 12/Teen KL Mon 5:00
Jazz Int Tech P 12/Teen AD Wed 5:45
Jazz Beg F T/A TN Tue 6:00
Jazz Basic 1 P T/A TN Thu 8:00
Jazz Basic 2 D T/A KB Mon 6:00
Jazz Bas/Int D T/A KB Mon 8:00
Jazz Bas/Int F T/A JM Thu 4:00
Jazz Int F T/A JM Thu 6:00
Jazz Prog. Int/Adv Tech B Teen KL Wed 4:45
Jazz Adv Tech P Teen AD Thu 6:00
Leaps & Turns D T/A KB Tue 7:00

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Instructors Code
Anne David AD
Jacob Montoya JM
Kathy Bailey KB
Kelli Leighton KL
Rebecca Henning RH
Shellie Thomas ST
Tessa Buys TB
Tony Nguyen TN

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Studios Code
Astaire A
Baryshnikov B
Fosse F
Makarova M
Olivier O
Phares P
Temple T
Degas II D