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Jazz Dancing

Jazz Dance Instruction

Miss Christy's Dance Class - Jazz, Tap & Ballet DVD
Welcome to Christy Curtis's dance classes for kids. Learn along with these other students in the video lessons for tap, jazz, and ballet. Each segment is helpfully repetitive and, unlike a real class, there's always the replay button! Perfect for parents trying to gauge their youngster's interest in dance before making an investment in classes or to those who want to share the joy of dancing. 102 minutes. Jazz: Perfect for boys and girls! The girls wear traditional leotards, but the baggy clothes that the boys wear have turned this video into a "hip hop" learning experience for all ages too! Miss Christy teaches the basic steps, a few at a time, slowly at first and progressively speeding it up for more of a challenge. In not time, your children will be DANCIN! Tap: At any age, learning to tap dance is lots of fun and great exercise, but for children ages 6 and up, it is also a wonderful way to develop coordination and balance, rhythm, speed, and to develop or improve timing, strength, and agility. Tap is the all-American form of musical theatre expression. Ballet: This program is structured just like a formal ballet class, featuring exercises at the barre, port-de-bras, center, and traveling moves. Whether learning, practicing, or just for plain fun, this is a program your future ballerina will watch over and over again because Christy makes ballet fun and easy!
Product ID: B00005V1XQ.01 $29.95


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Miss Christy's Dance Class: Jazz VHS
In this video program, celebrity choreographer and children's dance specialist Christy Curtis, joined by a group of talented young dancers, covers the basic moves and techniques of jazz dance. The program is structured just like a jazz class, featuring a warm up segment, floor work, isolations, stretching exercises, moves across the floor and short routines that are easy to learn and fun to do. Whether for learning, practicing, or just for plain fun, this is a video everyone will enjoy watching over and over, because Christy makes jazz dancing fun and easy!
Product ID: 6303320538.01 $28.95
Jazz Dance Class with Gus Giordano VHS
Gus Giordano, internationally famous jazz choreographer and originator of the famous Giordano Technique of jazz dance, covers the basics from jazz stance and the concept of the dancer's "center" to more advanced centre barre movements, including interview and performance footage and examines the fascinating world of professional dance. Areas covered: Warm-up; basic jazz technique; jazz walks; centre barre; and the professional dancer.
Product ID: 6301229215.01 $34.95
Christy Lane's Jazz Dance Level 1 Beginning Video VHS
Jazz dance, this popular dance form as seen on the stage, in movies, on television as well as in nightclubs, at sporting events, in gymnastics, dance team and skating routines. It is a means of self-expression that is exciting, challenging, entertaining, and artistic. It can develop muscle tone, reduce fatigue, release tension and build self-esteem by giving you control over your body. From the styles of Gene Kelly to MTV, this video will teach you the techniques used in jazz dance such as correct body positions, rhythm, traveling steps, kicks, turns, leaps, traveling steps and a combination. For the novice as well as a refresher for the experienced dancer, this video is geared towards ages 8 through adult. Includes a special section on turning techniques.
Christy Lane is a professional dancer, choreographer, educator and producer. Considered one of "America’s most popular and respected dance instructors", Christy travels throughout the United States teaching dance. Her constant contact with members of the dance community keeps her on the cutting edge of dance trends. Her work has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report, Washington Post, American Fitness, USA Today and Shape Magazine as she continues to share the message of wellness through dance.

Product ID: B00006VYP8.01 $44.95
Christy Lane's Jazz Dance Level 2 Low Intermediate VHS
This video builds on the basic techniques as described in Level 1 Beginning video and then progresses to a low intermediate level. There is a special section on proper conditioning for dance. For ages 10 through adult.
Product ID: B00006VYPD.01 $44.95
Christy Lane's Jazz Dance Level 4: Advanced VHS
This video is a must for the committed dancer and teacher. Includes a demonstration of the advanced techniques of jazz dance with a special section on "How to Perform". A lyrical and a progressive combination are taught at the end by professional dancer Jeff Amsden.
Product ID: 6302646065.01 $44.95