Pre-Jazz 6-7 (Recital) Th5:30 (ages 6 yrs - 7 yrs 11 mos)

Pre-Jazz 6-7 (Recital) Th5:30 (ages 6 yrs - 7 yrs 11 mos) is a Ballet class at Balance Dance Studios in Austin.

At Balance Dance Studios

**Must be 5 by August 17, 2026** This style of dance is fun, energetic, and full of entertainment value. The genre has many commercial applications in the dance industry and has been dazzling audiences since the early 1900s. Jazz dance has roots in ballet, modern, acrobatics, African rhythm, salsa, and flamenco. Jazz dance is categorized by clarity, precision, and exuberance. We begin each class with a warm-up exercising muscles and joints to increase strength and mobility. Dancers will work to find balance by using their central core and practice coordination techniques/ isolations. Progressions across the floor are used to hone skills in transitions, footwork, turns, extensions, jumps, leaps, floor work etc. Most jazz classes culminate in a center combination that pushes the dancers to move sharply, swiftly, and with musical interpretation.