High-Performance Warm-Ups That Build Strength, Power & Precision
DTCE’s Warm Up: Jazz Advanced is the ultimate warm-up resource for advanced jazz dancers. Designed for progression-based learning, this curriculum develops strength, control, flexibility, and endurance, preparing dancers for complex turns, jumps, and across-the-floor combinations.
This done-for-you warm-up provides step-by-step drills, guided teacher tips, and expert-led tutorials, ensuring every class starts efficiently and purposefully. Perfect for private studios, school programs, and competitive teams, it takes the guesswork out of warm-up planning while delivering real, measurable results.
Why Teachers Love Warm Up: Jazz Advanced
A Warm-Up That Actually Works
This advanced syllabus goes beyond stretching—it’s a structured roadmap for preparing dancers for peak performance:
✔ 35+ advanced skills targeting strength, endurance, and precision
✔ 2 matching syllabus guides with 1.2+ hours of expert tutorials
✔ Step-by-step instructions for posture, alignment, and muscle engagement
✔ Focus on core activation, lower-body power, and dynamic movement
✔ Prepares students for challenging jazz combinations and across-the-floor work
With this system, teachers can maximize class time, improve dancer performance, and reduce the risk of injury.
How the Jazz Advanced Warm-Up Syllabus Works
✔ Terminology-Based Reference – Structured lists of skills and drills for advanced dancers
✔ Matches Tutorial Videos – Front and back views for precise visual learning
✔ Clear Skill Progressions – Exercises sequenced to enhance alignment, power, and fluidity
✔ Saves Time on Lesson Planning – Focus on teaching technique and corrections
By combining this syllabus with DTCE’s Warm Up video tutorials, instructors can guide dancers through a high-performance warm-up with confidence and consistency.
Key Features of Warm Up: Jazz Advanced
✔ Builds core strength, endurance, and explosive power
✔ Includes progressive drills like Flat Back Arabesque, 2nd Position Pliés, Side Battements, Parallel Attitude, and Developpé
✔ Step-by-step teacher guidance for technical mastery
✔ Reinforces alignment, posture, control, and precision
✔ Prepares students for advanced jazz combinations and across-the-floor sequences
Explore Warm Up: Jazz Advanced here.
Expert-Led Instruction
Led by Kimberly Beck Thomson, a certified dance curriculum expert with 35+ years of experience, this syllabus provides structured, progression-based instruction that develops technically proficient, performance-ready advanced jazz dancers.
Perfect Pairings for Maximum Results
Enhance your warm-ups with complementary DTCE programs:
✔ Conditioning Series – Build strength, endurance, and agility to complement warm-up routines
✔ Flexibility Series – Improve range of motion, spinal mobility, and control
✔ Progressions Series – Reinforce technique, develop muscle memory, and add structure to class
These series perfectly pair with Warm Up: Jazz Advanced, ensuring dancers are ready for the most demanding jazz techniques.
Expand Your Students’ Skills
Once dancers master advanced warm-ups, continue their growth with DTCE’s other programs:
✔ Jazz Series – 370+ skills & 12+ hours of progressive jazz training
✔ Turns, Jumps & Leaps Series – Refine timing, coordination, and dynamic execution
✔ Technique Series – Alignment, foot placement, and form for Jazz, Lyrical, and Contemporary
✔ Dance Team Series – Skills and choreography for school and competitive teams
With this structured approach, dancers develop strength, control, and confidence, ready to tackle advanced jazz combinations and performance choreography.
Train Smarter, Teach Better, and Achieve Peak Performance with DTCE’s Warm Up: Jazz Advanced!