Summary: Learn techniques for a jazz dance combination in jazz dancing in this free Broadway dance video.
Ms. Johnson received a BFA from Howard University School of Fine Arts, in Washington, DC, with additional training at the Broadway Dance Center and the Alvin Ailey Dance Center among...read more
"Ok. We have now had, taken our jazz class. We started out with our isolations. Then, we went into the floor stretch. From there, we went on to our progressions and steps. Now, we are going to take everything that we learned and put it together as a jazz combination. So, the first step we worked on was the chasse side. We are going to take the chasse side and we are going to do it for two eights. Now, you have to learn to count out your choreography. So, we demi plie. Five, six, seven, eight. We chasse. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Two, two, three, four, five, six. We are going to take that step pivot one eight. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight. Now we are going to take the jazz square, stepping with the right foot. One, two, three. Touch on four. Five, six, seven, and eight. And, two, two, three, and four. Step, six, seven. The last step is the jazz three quarter turn. We are going to step with the right foot. One, two, three, tondue. Five, six, seven, and eight. And, two, two, three, and four. Five, six, seven. Hold eight."