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214 Cottage Road, South Portland, ME 04106Monday to Thursday: 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Woman ownedFall registration opens in August(207) 555-0113
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Jazz

A warm-up that moves, for ages 6 to 17.

Jazz classes start with isolations, moving one part of the body at a time to a beat, then travel across the floor in walks, turns and leaps. Each session ends with a short routine that families see on watch week.

  • Ages 6 to 8, 9 to 11 or 12 to 17

  • Forty-five minutes for ages 6 to 8, one hour above

  • Classes of up to 8, 10 or 12

  • The Back Room

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A large studio with a wooden floor, a stack of mats and a bank of windows, empty

What a class is like

  1. 01

    Step 1: Warm-up

    Stretching and breathing, then a few minutes to find a place on the floor.

  2. 02

    Step 2: Isolations

    Shoulders, ribs and hips, one at a time and to the beat.

  3. 03

    Step 3: Across the floor

    Walks, turns and leaps, a few dancers at a time with a turn each.

  4. 04

    Step 4: The routine

    A short dance set to music with a beat, shared with families on watch week.

Before you come

  • What to wear

    A fitted top with leggings or shorts, hair off the face, and jazz shoes or bare feet. We will tell you in the first weeks if shoes are needed.

  • Level

    Jazz is grouped like tap: first steps at 6, time steps at 9 and rhythm phrases at 12. A dancer can take tap, jazz or both.

    See all levels

  • Your teacher

    Deanna and Gabe teach the jazz classes between them, and they will tell you what your dancer is working on at the door.

    Meet the team

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Book a visit on our registration page, or call the studio and talk it over first.

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