PRE INTER 1 JAZZ

BARRE

PLIES

1. Plies.mov

BATTEMENT TENDU, GRAND BATTEMENT, ARABESQUE & DEVANT & SPLITS

2. Tendu Battement, Grand Battement, Arabesque, Devant & Splits.mov

RETIRE RELEVE, ECHAPPE & STEP HOP IN ARABESQUE

3. Retire Releve, Echappe, and Step Hop in Arabesque.MOV

STRETCHING WITH ARABESQUE

4. Stretching in Arabesque.MOV

PROGRESSIVE STEPS

KICKS & EXTENSIONS

5. Kicks and Extentions.mov

TURNS

6. Turns Combination.mov

JUMPS

7. Jumps Combination Right .mov

TECHNIQUE COMBO

9. Technique Combo.mov

PREP FOR STAMP TURN

10. Preparation for Stamp Turn.mov

SET COMBINATION

11. Set Combination.mov

UNSEEN COMBINATION

Students will perform one 12 bar unseen combination that is choreographed by the examiner.

This combination will include steps that the students have learned in class, but will be combined in a new way.

REQUIRED ARM POSITIONS

In addition to the terms listed below, students will also need to know all terms from Junior 3 Jazz.

CLASSICAL FIRST

CLASSICAL SECOND

CLASSICAL FIFTH

CLOSED JAZZ FOURTH

OPEN JAZZ FOURTH

CLOSED JAZZ BRAS BAS

OPEN JAZZ BRAS BAS

REQUIRED FOOT POSITIONS

CLASSICAL FIRST

CLASSICAL SECOND

JAZZ FIRST

JAZZ SECOND

CLASSICAL FIFTH ON RELEVE

RHYTHMS

FOX TROT TIME - 4/4

MARCH TIME - 2/4

WALTZ TIME - 3/4

TERMINOLOGY

In addition to the terms listed below, students will also need to know all terms from Junior 3 Jazz.

ARABESQUE

A long line.

ECHAPPE

To escape.

GRAND BATTEMENT

Big beat.

JAZZ GLLISSADE

Another name for Drag Step. A darting step outwards on demi-plie while dragging the free foot across the floor. An excellent linking step.

KNEE POP

Done in Jazz 1st and Jazz 2nd positions with the feet.

PAS DE BOURREE (ON THE SPOT)

Three steps finishing in an open position (back, side, open).

PAS DE BOURREE (TURNING)

Three steps turning under making one full rotation (back, side, front).

ROND DE JAMBE

Round of the leg.

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