Ages 5 to 12
Jazz, in three age groups
Jazz is sharper and smoother than hip hop, with kicks, turns and a combination that travels across the floor. There are three groups, ages 5 to 7, 8 to 10 and 10 to 12, and Tejal teaches all of them.
Ages 5 to 12, in three groups
Forty-five minutes for ages 5 to 7, an hour for older dancers
Classes of up to 8, 10 and 12
Taught by Tejal Kale
In class
What a class is like
- 01
Step 1: Warm-up
A warm-up to music that gets everyone moving, then a stretch.
- 02
Step 2: Across the floor
Walks, kicks and turns, one line at a time, so everyone has room.
- 03
Step 3: A combination
A short combination in counts of eight, taught in small pieces.
- 04
Step 4: Cool-down
A slow stretch and a few words about what comes next week.
First class
Before the first class
What to wear
Fitted clothes you can move in, a leotard or a top with leggings, and jazz shoes or bare feet to start.
Which group
Ages 5 to 7, 8 to 10 and 10 to 12. Tejal will place your dancer after a trial class.
Where grown-ups wait
In the lobby. For the youngest group, the teacher hands each dancer back at the door.
Try a jazz class
Pick a night from the schedule, and Tejal will meet you at the door.