Solo Jazz & Movement

Solo Jazz & Movement program priorities

Solo Jazz & Movement 1

In these classes, we'll explore musical responsiveness, rhythm and style variations, simple choreographies, and more. We'll dive into connecting with different styles of music, adjacent to Swing, such as earlier forms of Jazz, Soul, and Rhythm & Blues, and how those styles invite different kinds of movement.

Mondays at EDAM Studio at 303 East 8th Ave, 6:15-7:15pm

Solo Jazz Essentials: September 14 to October 19 (*No class October 12, Thanksgiving)
Shim Sham: October 26 - November 23

Solo Jazz & Movement 2

These series are for intermediate to advanced Lindy hoppers and are not recommended as a first-time Solo Jazz dance series. In these classes we will explore variations on commonly known Jazz steps (covered in Solo Jazz 1), learn more challenging steps and choreographies, and connect our dancing with a deeper understanding of the music that inspires it.

Mondays at EDAM Studio at 303 East 8th Ave, 7:30-8:30pm

Tranky Doo: September 14 to October 19 (cancelled)
Rhythm Lab: October 26 - November 23

Solo Jazz & Movement class topics are driven by student interest and request. Check the links to each registration page for info on that session's focus.

New: Solo Jazz 3 - Intensive

At last and by popular demand! Solo Jazz for advanced dancers. These classes are with avid Solo Jazz dancers who excitedly work on their own dancing and bring that excitement to their classes. With a range of skills and backgrounds, instructors may bring any of the following to a series: exercises in the basics of Ballet, Tap, and stage presence, as well as more precise and detailed elements of movement and musical connection, these classes will invite a high level of discipline and focus. We will study the styles of a variety of original era dancers. There will be homework. If you're looking for a challenge and a boost to your solo movement, this is the class for you.

Wednesdays at the St Michael's Hall Guild Room

Stay tuned for future Solo Jazz 3 series. *Note that these classes are longer sessions, to more deeply explore material each week, but reduced to 4 sessions, to keep them accessible.