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SMART SYLLABUS FOR DANCE TEACHERS

Combos Recreational

COMPLETE dance GENRE SERIES

3+ Skills & 5+ Hours

You asked for it—now it’s here. DTCE Combos Recreational SMART Syllabus is the first-ever clickable, skill-linked curriculum designed for busy teachers who want to streamline planning and never waste time hunting for the right video.

No more buying full series unless you want to. This page gives you the freedom to purchase individual levels, volumes, or specialty series, each with a downloadable PDF where every skill links directly to its matching tutorial video.

Plus, every purchase includes FREE Customizable Lesson Plan Templates—drag and drop skills, tailor your classes, and reuse your plan across any level.

What’s Included

What’s Inside Each Combos Recreational Smart Syllabus

🗸 Clickable, downloadable PDF for each level or series
🗸 Skill-by-skill links to matching tutorial videos
🗸 Instant access—no waiting or delayed setup
🗸 6 Free Customizable Lesson Plan Templates
🗸 No bundle required—buy only what you need
🗸 Jazz & Lyrical Beginner

Teacher Benefits

Why Teachers Love It

🗸 Progressive and Comprehensive Curriculum 
🗸 Tired of dragging heavy binders to class? Done.
🗸 Teaching different levels back-to-back? Covered.
🗸 Need substitute-proof lesson plans? Solved.
🗸 Want to stop over-spotting? We’ve got you.

This is the Combos Recreational answer to every studio struggle—designed by teachers, tested in real studios, and backed by thousands of educators worldwide.

Combos Recreational

Jazz Beginner

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While not all levels and series have previews available yet, most include a live, clickable page you can explore. Each one is just a single-page sample pulled from the complete multiple-page syllabus for that level or series—designed to give you a real feel for what’s inside and exactly how the system works before you buy.

Jazz dance curriculum for beginner classes with video tutorials and a clickable PDF syllabus from DTCE method

Jazz Beginner #1 "Better When I'm Dancing"

$74.72

Jazz Beginner #1 "Better When I'm Dancing"

DTCE’s Combos Recreational: Jazz Beginner #1 (Better When I'm Dancing) gives dance teachers a flexible, beginner-friendly syllabus with 15+ breakdowns and 15+ minutes of tutorials. Build confidence, rhythm, and coordination with front/back views, slow-motion clips, and teaching tips—perfect for making jazz class fun, clear, and confidence-boosting.

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Jazz combo syllabus for beginner dancers with tutorial videos and step-by-step choreography breakdowns from DTCE method

Jazz Beginner #2 "Bop"

$51.97

Jazz Beginner #2 "Bop"

DTCE’s Combos Recreational: Jazz Beginner #2 (BOP!) gives dance teachers a clear, beginner-friendly system with 10+ choreography breakdowns and 13+ minutes of tutorials. Teach rhythm, coordination, and confidence with front/back views, slow-motion clips, and easy teaching tips—perfect for making jazz combos fun, stress-free, and performance-ready.

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Combos Recreational

Lyrical Beginner

Scroll below to test out real SMART Syllabus samples.

While not all levels and series have previews available yet, most include a live, clickable page you can explore. Each one is just a single-page sample pulled from the complete multiple-page syllabus for that level or series—designed to give you a real feel for what’s inside and exactly how the system works before you buy.

Beginner lyrical dance syllabus with choreography breakdowns and tutorial videos for teaching movement and emotion using DTCE method

Lyrical Beginner #1 "Waves"

$25.97

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Lyrical Beginner #1 "Waves"

DTCE’s Combos Recreational: Lyrical Beginner gives dance teachers a structured, step-by-step guide with 5 lyrical combos and 13+ minutes of tutorials. Build storytelling, fluidity, and confidence while introducing foundational technique—perfect for teaching lyrical with clarity and heart.

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Best Paired With

Use Alongside Other DTCE Courses

🗸 Other Combos Recreational Courses: 3+
🗸 CombosAcro: 960+ Skills
🗸 Choreography: 16+ Routines
🗸 Acro Warm-up Series: 60+ exercises
🗸 Combos Competitive: 4+ Combos
🗸 Hip Hop: 355+ Tutorials
🗸 Jazz: 400+ Skills
🗸 Primary: 160+ Skills
🗸 Tap: 200+ Skills

How It Works

How to Use the Syllabus in 3 Easy Steps

  1. Download the SMART Syllabus PDF
  2. Click any skill name to open the tutorial video
  3. Plan + Teach using the free lesson plan template

BONUS:
6 Customizable Lesson Plan Templates

Limited Time Offer!

The Editable SMART Planner is included FREE with every SMART Syllabus purchase. Once you buy, you’ll receive an automated email with a download link—just open the PDF to drag and drop digitally or print it out to customize by hand. And it’s not just one template—you’ll unlock six ready-to-use class planners, each one tailored to a specific genre. These templates are designed to help you structure warm-ups, technique, progressions, combos, and more with ease and clarity.

✔ Genres include Acro, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Primary, Fusion (Conditioning + Flexibility)
✔ Drag + drop your skills into ready-to-go lesson plans
✔ Customize by level, format, or student group
✔ Matches DTCE’s SMART Syllabus layout + structure
✔ Included FREE with every purchase—no extra downloads needed

 Note: These are blank templates—not full lesson plans with skills.

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Instructor Credibility

Built by a Dance Educator Who Gets It

Created by Kimberly Beck Thomson, a certified dance curriculum specialist with 35+ years of experience and former owner of one of the Top 50 studios in the U.S. (17 instructors, 600+ students). She built DTCE to solve the real challenges dance educators face—teacher burnout, inconsistent training, and skipped progressions. Today, the DTCE Method is trusted by thousands and delivers the structure, clarity, and support every studio needs.

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Start small or go big—Smart Syllabus is the most flexible, powerful curriculum tool we’ve ever created. Whether you teach one level or all six, you’ll get structured support, instant access, and a planning process that actually works.


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