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What I Learned In A Jazz Class

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Jazz is one of my favorite technique classes to take compared to all of the other genres of dance. When I first started dancing I realized that jazz made me feel the most excited and it felt the best on my body. In this essay, I will be discussing why I have selected jazz as one of my technique classes and how this class will help me better my education and career. I will also explain how I expect to grow in my jazz technique and what realistic plans I will take to get there. I selected this technique class because it is my favorite genre of dance and it will impact my future education and career by training me in the proper jazz technique so I can teach my future students. Jazz is such an amazing genre because its roots have shown the impact it has on community and culture. I enjoy being able to move my body in a way that gives a sense of freedom and a joyful spirit. It has shown me that a good amount of sass and upbeat music can help release stress and can create a great classroom environment. This class will help impact my education because it will build my technique for future jazz technique classes. It will help build my confidence in jazz technique and even prepare me for …show more content…

During classes, I tend to be very hard on myself if I don't get something right, so this causes me to shut down and not continue to try. One thing I struggle with the most is alignment and that causes me to fall out of turns. I have seen improvement since jazz one and I will continue to see improvement because I will like to continue to grow. I will push myself to keep trying even if I fall out of a turn or don't do a certain movement correctly. I will also take constructive criticism and apply it to myself and try correcting misplacement. I also plan to have fun and enjoy the class so that I am able to keep an open mind and not feel stressed in

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