Intermediate Jazz with a focus on Social Jazz, Concert Jazz, and Theater Jazz

Ripple 3 Jazz dancers explore the differences between social and concert jazz dance and discover jazz greats such as Jerome Robbins and Michael Bennett.
They electrify audiences with theatrical jazz pieces, including modest elements of Fosse jazz. 

Ripple Jazz students enjoy training in various jazz-based styles during their journey through the Ripple Program. Dancers progress smoothly through a detailed curriculum that includes technique, vocabulary, and dance history.

Age Range & Class Info

• Students must be at least 10 years old as of October 1 and have completed Ripple 2 Jazz or the equivalent 
• Max Class Size: 12
• Meets once a week for 75 minutes
• Seasons run 40 weeks from mid-August to early June
• Students enrolled by the deadline for the 40-week season perform in December and January (costumes are INCLUDED :).
• Most students spend one year in Ripple 3
• Students qualify to join the Pure Performance Company at Ripple 3

Dress Code
Every class has a required dress code. Please see the Dress Code page for details.
One uniform is INCLUDED annually!

What’s Next?
After mastering the content in Ripple 3 Jazz, students progress to Ripple 4 Jazz, where they typically train for two years as intermediate/advanced students. 
In Ripple 4 Jazz, students enjoy performing modern and contemporary.

As Jazz students progress through the thoughtfully designed five-level Ripple Program and beyond, they will learn and perform a range of styles, including lyrical, contemporary, modern, and other popular forms of jazz. 

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