Course Description

This course is offered for continued training after the completion of Advanced Jazz I. The student is expected to perform at a pre-professional level. Students will be expected to participate in extra rehearsals and performances. Students will work on choreographic skills as well as partnering.

Course of study

· Warm-up

Students will isolate head, shoulders, rib cage, and hips
Students will perform various lateral stretches and lunges to warm up large muscle groups
Students will work on technical exercises: plies, tendus, degages, and developpes
Students will do strengthening exercises to increase muscle strength
Students will do stretching exercises to increase flexibility
Students will work on splits
Students will perform more difficult adagio exercises

· Across-the-floor

Students will perform advanced exercises at increasingly faster speeds.
Students will develop coordination and skill-building by repeating the combinations numerous times

· Combination

Students will learn different advanced combinations each week
Students will should expect to pick up the choreography quickly

· College/Career Preparation

Students will develop a resume
Students will research colleges with dance programs
Students will research dance companies
Students will learn how to audition

Reading

Students will read from a variety of sources including teacher handouts, articles, biographies and related books. They are expected to gain literal understanding of terminology and historical facts. Students are expected to interpret, analyze and evaluate information from the readings.

Writing: Suggested written assignments include vocabulary lists, essays, journals, and research papers.

Standards

Tennessee Standards for Dance Education

http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/standards

Textbook

No MNPS purchased textbook

Recommended or Required Resources

“Jazz Dance Today”. Kriegel, Lorraine: Minneapolis/St. Paul: West Publishing Company, 1994
Dance Magazine
TV-DVD/VCR
“Jazz Danceology”. Alford, Marcus. Marietta, Georgia: Dance press, 1991
“Dance Auditions”. Nielsen, Eric. Princeton, New Jersey, 1984.