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Jazz & Lyrical

Jazz is big, fast and loud. Lyrical is the slow song that makes the audience go quiet. Most dancers want both.

Ages 6 to 18 · from $62 a month
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A group of teenagers practising a jazz combination in a bright studio with mirrors

About Jazz & Lyrical

Good for

  • High-energy kids who love a big finish
  • Dancers who want to perform
  • Teens who want to dance with feeling

Jazz builds kicks, leaps, turns and stage presence to upbeat music, including a musical theatre class for the kids who sing while they dance.

Lyrical and contemporary use slower songs and tell a story with the body. They lean on ballet technique, so from level 2 up we suggest a ballet class alongside.

7 classes a week across 5 days. See them

Levels

Five, six, seven, eight: one class, start to finish

  1. Count 5: Warm-up

    Isolations and stretches to music that wakes everyone up.

  2. Count 6: Technique

    Turns, kicks and leaps broken into small, fixable pieces.

  3. Count 7: Across the floor

    Leaps and turn sequences, two dancers at a time.

  4. Count 8: Combination

    A short routine learned, cleaned and danced full out.

Jazz & Lyrical on the schedule

Full schedule

What to wear

  • Any fitted dancewear: leotard, crop top or fitted t-shirt with shorts or leggings
  • Tan slip-on jazz shoes for jazz
  • Bare feet or half-soles for lyrical and contemporary
  • Hair tied back off the face

For a trial class, comfortable clothes and bare feet or clean sneakers are fine.

What it costs

from $62 a month

Jazz 1 is 45 minutes a week. Most jazz and lyrical classes are 60 minutes (from $74); Teen Jazz and Advanced Teen Lyrical are 75 minutes (from $84).

Second classes are 10% off. Siblings are 10% off. The first class is always free.

Every rate and fee
Four dancers seen from above making a circular shape on the floor

Who teaches jazz & lyrical

  • Hannah Lindqvist

    Tap, jazz and musical theatre

    Hannah came to dance through musical theatre and fell for tap in college. She teaches rhythm the way you would teach a language: listen first, then copy, then make up your own.

  • Theo Marchand

    Competition team director, lyrical and contemporary

    Theo danced on a competitive team himself, then trained in contemporary dance. He runs the competition team with one rule above the others: the goal is a better dancer in June, not a bigger trophy shelf.

Meet all six teachers
"Lovely studio and lovely people. The online schedule could show the room for each class a bit more clearly at drop-off."
Dev S. · Parent, Jazz 1

Sample review for this demo.

Jazz & Lyrical: questions

What is the difference between lyrical and contemporary?

Lyrical follows the words and feeling of a song closely. Contemporary is a little more free, with more floor work and less set technique. Our teen class teaches both.

Does my dancer need ballet for jazz?

Not for Jazz 1 or Musical Theatre Jazz. From Jazz 2 and Lyrical up, a ballet class makes a real difference to turns and lines, so we recommend it.

Are the songs and moves age-appropriate?

Yes. We use clean edits of every song and choreography that suits the age of the class. If something ever feels off to you, tell us and we will change it.

All studio questions

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