Acro Dance
Acro Dance is a style of Acrobatics used specifically for dancers. It is a genre of dance which incorporates elements of gymnastics, jazz, balancing and contortion. Students learn Acrobatic tricks such as handstands, cartwheels and aerials, chest stands, elbow stands and walkovers. Trick movements are usually executed slowly to emphasise gracefulness, body lines and picturesque extension.
Acro Dance offers more depth and variety to your dancing and creates a much more versatile dancer. To master an Acro Dance trick, students must develop a good foundation of strength and flexibility, thus emphasis is placed on extensive conditioning and stretch and strength training. When students are learning new tricks, the teacher utilises professional spotting techniques; which is necessary to ensure safety and build confidence.
Classical Ballet
Our ballet classes are designed to give students classical ballet training, utilising the technique from the RAD syllabus to ensure they have a solid technical education as well as developing a love for this traditional form of dance. Ballet is perfect for building technical foundations for other styles. Students will need to wear their hair in a bun for class, with the Jazz Factory leotard and hot shorts or our ballet skirts available from the uniform shop. Ballet tights are encouraged to be worn.
The Jazz Factory also offers RAD Ballet exam classes for ballet students who would like to take a more serious second weekly ballet class and work towards an end of year exam. Students have the option of taking RAD ballet exam class in addition to their Saturday ballet classes. If your child is interested in these classes please contact the office admin@jazzfactory.com.au for more information.
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Commercial Jazz
Commercial Jazz classes for senior aged students, blend the technical elements of Jazz – including turns, kicks, jumps and leaps, with choreography that is a fusion between jazz and hip hop styles. Choreography is current and up to date in the world of commercial dance.
Students requiring a second weekly jazz class for acro, musical theatre, lyrical or contemporary can take this class. Students in invite only classes need to take a Jazz class as their second weekly class due to the level of technical training required.
Hip Hop
Hip-hop is a dance style that evolved from the hip-hop culture that attained widespread popularity in the 1980s and ’90s. Traditionally a street style, incorporating freestyle and breakdance, Hip Hop has emerged commercially to incorporate both old school and new school styles. Hip Hop allows dancers to be exposed to a wide variety of street style techniques and choreography while encouraging a freedom of movement and personality.
Jazz
At The Jazz Factory, we believe that everything stems from the fabulous genre that is Jazz Dance. With a technique-based focus, students will work on turns, kicks, jumps and leaps, each year adding to their large dance vocabulary. In Term 3, students will begin their work on a jazz routine to perform at the end-of-year concert. Our primary focus is creating strong jazz dance foundations, in a fun and safe environment.
For their safety, all students MUST wear their jazz shoes and compulsory jazz factory uniform to ALL classes. Students will not be allowed to dance if they are in incorrect uniforms.
Tap
Tap dance is the joy of making music and rhythms with your feet. We teach fundamental steps and tap patterns that build up to more advanced moves and sequences as the year progresses. With a combination of broadway tap and rhythmic tap, this dance style is perfect for both Jazz technicians and Hip Hoppers alike.
Lyrical
Lyrical is a modern expressive style of dance that blends classical ballet, contemporary and jazz technique and style. Lyrical dancers perform to music where the lyrics of the chosen song serve as inspiration for movements and expressions. Music used for lyrical is typically emotionally charged and expressive.
Musical Theatre
Everybody loves musicals and this class aims to rejoice in the world of musicals and broadway! This hour-long class builds skills in Broadway Jazz, Singing and Acting technique and assists students in building up a HUGE musical theatre repertoire and strong performance skills.
Our musical theatre classes are a one-hour weekly class, while our Theatre Company rehearses on a Saturday afternoon for a musical production. Many students build the necessary skills and audition techniques in their weekly musical theatre classes which help them as a member of our Theatre Company.
Contemporary
Contemporary dance combines the strong technical elements of classical ballet with modern dance, utilising floor work, versatility in movement and improvisation. The contemporary dance philosophy believes that dancers should have creative freedom of movement within their technique.
Singing lessons
While our musical theatre class and theatre company expose students to the wonderful world of singing, private singing lessons are the best way for students to learn correct singing technique and work on developing their individual voices. Singing lessons are held in our singing studio throughout the week.
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Technique
This class has been established specifically for Jazz students who wish to enhance their technique. In this class, students will learn ways to strengthen their legs and feet to get a fabulous point and powerful jumps, strengthen their core to maintain a beautiful posture, increase flexibility and build strong turnout muscles. Higher-level classes will run similar to a ballet class with a specific focus on building students’ classical technique to strengthen their dancing.