
Welcome to 4 Fun and Easy Exercises to Becoming a Better Dancer
I hope you are ready to have fun. Michael will lead you through all the exercises. You can always go back and review. Stop at anytime and rewind. Michael can't wait to assist you on becoming a better dancer and a better you!
In this section, you will learn all the basic steps and movements of Theatre Dance/Jazz. Michael leads you through all the movements. You will bend, stretch, twist, and DANCE. By the end, you will be able to dance with Michael
In this video, you will dance with Michael and do what you learned in the instructional version of Magic To Do. You can go back at any point and review any of the movements.
Here you will learn what a plie is and how to do one. Michael's plie exercise is fun and uplifting!
Here you get to do Michael's plie exercise with him. This will get you closer to knowing the full class!
In this video, you will learn what is an how to do a tendu with Michael. By following along you will then be able to do it with Michael.
Tendus are fundemental to any dance class and dance technique.
Rond de Jambe is a dance term meaning “round of the leg” or “circular movements of the leg.” A Rond de jambe is a very common step and is seen done in various forms of dance.
Ronds de jambe, as a step, can be done on the ground or in the air. Dancers perform ronds de jambe are either clockwise or counterclockwise.
Here is the full class. Michael reviews each section before doing it with you. After this you can do the next video with just the exercises!
YOU DID IT! Full jazz class with just the exercises. You are on your way to becoming a dancing star!
4 Fun and Easy Exercises to Become a Better Dancer
This course will introduce the student to the principles which form the foundation of Jazz and Theatre Dance in a energetic, fun and engaging way.
From Broadway to Paris, Michael has taught Jazz all over the world. From children to professional. Michael infuses joy and fun in all his classes. He breaks down all the exercises and explains the propose of why we are doing them. Every exercise is done to songs that will lift you up.
Build your confidence and sense of power in this captivating style of dance that will make you feel completely alive. We tell a story through the dance and learn to express our inner selves (our greatest selves) at the same time. Musical theatre, aka Broadway, simply could not exist without jazz.
Jazz dance combines techniques of classical ballet and modern dance with the current forms of popular dance. Jazz also has its own movement vocabulary ranging from the isolation of certain body parts to the movement of the entire body with the accents of musical rhythms. Jazz dance can take on many different characteristics and styles, including Street Jazz, Percussive, Broadway, Contemporary and Lyrical. Jazz classes can be patterned in any of these styles or a combination of them. Emphasis is on the importance of energy, rhythmical accuracy, and style.