WARM UP COMPLETE GENRE SERIES: JAZZ, TAP, & ACRO (BEGINNER-ADVANCED)

WARM UP FULL COURSE: JAZZ CENTER STANDING (PRIMARY)

DTCE’s Warm-Up Jazz Center Standing (Primary) – Tutorial Videos + Matching Syllabus!

DTCE’s Jazz Center Standing Warm-Up Full Course is a beginner-friendly training system designed to introduce young dancers to fundamental jazz movements, posture control, and body coordination. With 5+ essential warm-up skills, 2+ structured syllabus guides, and 5+ minutes of expert-led instruction, this series ensures students develop balance, alignment, and movement awareness while preparing for more advanced jazz techniques.

This standing warm-up sequence focuses on pliés and heel raises for foundational strength, lateral stretches and flat backs for flexibility, and rib isolations for control and articulation. Dancers also refine pike stretches and penché positioning, helping them build confidence and proper technique from an early stage.

With DTCE’s step-by-step tutorial videos + matching syllabus, educators gain a structured, engaging warm-up routine that develops young dancers’ coordination and technique in a fun and accessible way.

Key Features of DTCE’s Jazz Center Standing Warm-Up

✔ 5+ Essential Warm-Up Skills focusing on posture, balance, and basic movement control
✔ 2+ Syllabus Guides providing structured, easy-to-follow warm-up routines
✔ 5+ Minutes of Expert-Led Instruction designed specifically for young dancers
✔ Ideal for Primary Jazz Training to establish foundational technique and coordination

What Teachers Need to Teach and What Students Should Master at Each Level

DTCE’s Progressive Syllabus/Interactive Curriculum provides a structured guide for teachers, outlining what to teach at each level and ensuring students master essential skills before moving on to the next stage. Educators are given a clear roadmap to introduce

age-appropriate progressions, covering alignment, coordination, strength, and balance. This system eliminates guesswork and training gaps, allowing teachers to focus on hands-on corrections and refining technique while ensuring students progress safely and effectively.

Key Skills & Techniques for Strong Technical Foundations

DTCE’s Progressive List – Dance Steps/Skills – Title Only – NO Written Breakdown ensures teachers have an affordable, reliable reference for which drills, exercises, and progressions to teach at each level. This structured roadmap helps educators implement well-rounded training, ensuring students develop strong technical foundations before advancing. Along with the progressive list, we also provide a detailed course curriculum description and timestamps, making it even easier for teachers to navigate lessons, structure classes efficiently, and reinforce key techniques. With 900+ downloadable syllabus materials, DTCE streamlines lesson planning and promotes consistent, high-quality instruction across all levels.

Why Mastery Before Advancement Matters

Ensuring students develop proficiency at each level is critical for injury prevention, long-term success, and confidence in their dance training. Teachers must ensure dancers achieve control, coordination, and strength before progressing, reinforcing proper technique and muscle memory. With DTCE’s progression-based curriculum, educators can confidently deliver high-quality instruction, maintain consistency across all levels, and set students on the right path for success

Who Is It For?

Perfect for jazz teachers, studio owners, private studios, school programs, and youth dance classes, DTCE’s Jazz Center Standing Warm-Up Series provides a ready-to-use, structured training system that builds foundational technique while simplifying lesson planning for instructors.

Why Choose Dance: The Cutting Edge (DTCE)?

✔ Teacher Training Tutorials + Matching Syllabus
DTCE’s affordable, accredited curriculum streamlines lesson planning and enhances studio training. Every warm-up sequence is progression-based and jazz-specific, ensuring young dancers build proper strength, alignment, and balance for long-term success.

✔ DTCE’s Complete Curriculum for All Styles & Levels
With 95+ courses, 4,000+ tutorials, and 900+ syllabus across 16+ genres, DTCE provides the ultimate all-in-one solution for dance educators.

The Ultimate Primary Jazz Training Essentials – Shop Now!

✔ Jazz Series – 370+ skills & 12+ hours of across-the-floor progressions and center combinations, reinforcing jazz warm-up foundations.
✔ Conditioning Series – 110+ exercises to build strength, endurance, and agility, supporting young dancers’ development.
✔ Flexibility Series – 175+ skills & 5+ hours of tutorials designed to enhance mobility and prevent injuries.
✔ Dance Team Series – 130+ skills & 32+ syllabus covering jazz technique, transitions, and movement control.
✔️ Technique Series – 50+ skills & 2+ hours of step-by-step breakdowns, focusing on proper alignment, turnout, and positioning for jazz.

Meet Your Instructor: Kimberly Beck Thomson – Jazz Curriculum Specialist

Leading the Jazz Center Standing Warm-Up Series is Kimberly Beck Thomson, a certified dance curriculum specialist with 35+ years of experience and former Artistic Director/Owner of Dance Unlimited Miami—recognized as one of the Top 50 Studios in the U.S.

Kimberly specializes in progression-based jazz training and teacher education, helping instructors implement structured warm-ups that develop young dancers’ technique, movement quality, and confidence. A third-generation dance educator, award-winning choreographer, and jazz specialist, Kimberly has created engaging warm-up routines that emphasize posture, articulation, and coordination—all essential for jazz training at the primary level.

Her progression-based approach ensures that teachers have the tools to effectively introduce jazz fundamentals in an accessible and structured way.

Build Balance, Strength & Confidence with DTCE’s Jazz Center Standing Warm-Up!

 

WARM UP FULL COURSE SERIES: ACRO (BEGINNER-ADVANCED)

DTCE’s Warm-Up Acro Beginner-Advanced – Tutorial Videos + Matching Syllabus!

DTCE’s Acro Warm-Up Full Course Series is a structured training system designed to build strength, flexibility, and body control for acro dancers at every level. With 63+ dynamic warm-up skills, 9+ structured syllabus guides, and 30+ minutes of expert-led instruction, this course ensures dancers develop the necessary mobility, endurance, and stability to execute acrobatic skills safely and effectively.

This progressive warm-up system includes three structured methods. The Acro Circle Warm-Up (14+ skills, 8+ mins) follows a follow-the-leader approach, where dancers mirror an assistant in the center to improve endurance, balance, and strength through dynamic stretching and activation drills. The Acro Runway Warm-Up (25+ skills, 11+ mins) is a high-energy, cardio-based sequence using stacked panel mats, incorporating agility training, leg strengthening, core conditioning, and flexibility exercises to build stamina and power. The Acro Flat & Stacked Mats Warm-Up (24+ skills, 10+ mins) blends beginner to intermediate-level drills that refine posture, develop core stability, and enhance flexibility using creative mat-based exercises for optimal muscle activation.

With DTCE’s step-by-step tutorial videos + matching syllabus, educators gain a structured, engaging warm-up system that optimizes movement quality and prepares dancers for tumbling, partner lifts, and advanced tricks.

Key Features of DTCE’s Acro Warm-Up Series

✔ 63+ Dynamic Warm-Up Skills focusing on flexibility, strength, and body control
✔ 9+ Syllabus Guides providing structured warm-up sequences with progressions
✔ 30+ Minutes of Expert Instruction ensuring proper alignment, muscle activation, and injury prevention
✔ Designed Specifically for Acro Dancers to develop mobility, balance, endurance, and acrobatic power

What Teachers Need to Teach and What Students Should Master at Each Level

DTCE’s Progressive Syllabus/Interactive Curriculum provides a structured guide for teachers, outlining what to teach at each level and ensuring students master essential skills before moving on to the next stage. Educators are given a clear roadmap to introduce age-appropriate progressions, covering alignment, coordination, strength, and balance. This system eliminates guesswork and training gaps, allowing teachers to focus on hands-on corrections and refining technique while ensuring students progress safely and effectively.

Key Skills & Techniques for Strong Technical Foundations

DTCE’s Progressive List – Dance Steps/Skills – Title Only – NO Written Breakdown ensures teachers have an affordable, reliable reference for which drills, exercises, and progressions to teach at each level. This structured roadmap helps educators implement well-rounded training, ensuring students develop strong technical foundations before advancing. Along with the progressive list, we also provide a detailed course curriculum description and timestamps, making it even easier for teachers to navigate lessons, structure classes efficiently, and reinforce key techniques. With 900+ downloadable syllabus materials, DTCE streamlines lesson planning and promotes consistent, high-quality instruction across all levels.

Why Mastery Before Advancement Matters

Ensuring students develop proficiency at each level is critical for injury prevention, long-term success, and confidence in their dance training. Teachers must ensure dancers achieve control, coordination, and strength before progressing, reinforcing proper technique and muscle memory. With DTCE’s progression-based curriculum, educators can confidently deliver high-quality instruction, maintain consistency across all levels, and set students on the right path for success

Who Is It For?

Perfect for acro teachers, studio owners, private studios, school programs, and competitive teams, DTCE’s Acro Warm-Up Series provides a ready-to-use, structured training system that improves dancer preparation while simplifying lesson planning for instructors.

Why Choose Dance: The Cutting Edge (DTCE)?

✔ Teacher Training Tutorials + Matching Syllabus
DTCE’s affordable, accredited curriculum streamlines lesson planning and enhances studio training. Every warm-up sequence is progression-based and acro-specific, ensuring dancers develop the necessary strength, flexibility, and control for safe and effective skill execution.

✔ DTCE’s Complete Curriculum for All Styles & Levels
With 95+ courses, 4,000+ tutorials, and 900+ syllabus across 16+ genres, DTCE provides the ultimate all-in-one solution for dance educators.

Flip, Balance & Strengthen – Shop the Best Acro Training Now!

✔ Acro Series – 930+ skills & 11+ hours of technique, safety drills, and flexibility training, ensuring proper strength and control for acro-based movement.
✔ Conditioning Series – 110+ exercises designed to enhance core strength, endurance, and agility, essential for acrobatic execution.
✔ Flexibility Series – 175+ skills & 5+ hours of tutorials targeting increased range of motion and injury prevention, a perfect complement to acro warm-ups.
✔ Jazz Series – 370+ skills & 12+ hours of progressions and center combinations that reinforce acro warm-up foundations through technique-based drills.
✔ Dance Team Series – 130+ skills & 32+ syllabus covering acro, leaps, turns, and transitions, ensuring well-rounded strength and technical execution.

Meet Your Instructor: Kimberly Beck Thomson – Acro Warm-Up Specialist

Leading the Acro Warm-Up Series is Kimberly Beck Thomson, a certified dance curriculum specialist with 35+ years of experience and former Artistic Director/Owner of Dance Unlimited Miami—recognized as one of the Top 50 Studios in the U.S.

Kimberly specializes in progression-based Acro training and teacher education, helping instructors implement structured warm-ups that build strength, enhance movement quality, and prevent injury. A third-generation dance educator, award-winning choreographer, and acro specialist, Kimberly has developed comprehensive warm-up strategies that emphasize coordination, alignment, and dynamic control.

Her progression-based approach ensures that teachers have the tools to effectively prepare dancers for safe skill development and technical execution.

Build Strength, Balance & Flexibility with DTCE’s Acro Warm-Up Curriculum!

WARM UP: JAZZ FULL COURSE SERIES (BEGINNER-ADVANCED)

DTCE’s Warm-Up Jazz Beginner-Advanced – Tutorial Videos + Matching Syllabus!

DTCE’s Jazz Warm-Up Full Course Series is a complete training system designed to build strength, improve flexibility, and develop endurance for dancers at every level. With 101+ essential warm-up skills, 10+ structured syllabus guides, and 4+ hours of expert-led instruction, this course ensures dancers are fully prepared before advancing to technique and choreography.

Each warm-up sequence is designed to enhance mobility, reinforce proper alignment, and activate key muscle groups, creating a strong foundation for jumps, turns, and across-the-floor combinations. Key skills like plié/relevé for balance and stability, pike stretches for hamstring flexibility, and battements à la secondé for leg strength ensure dancers move with power and control.

With DTCE’s step-by-step tutorial videos + matching syllabus, educators can confidently lead structured, effective warm-ups that prevent injuries and maximize student progress.

Key Features of DTCE’s Warm-Up Jazz Series

✔ 101+ Warm-Up Skills targeting flexibility, strength, and endurance
✔ 10+ Syllabus Guides for structured, easy-to-follow lesson planning
✔ 4+ Hours of Teacher Training on progressive warm-up techniques
✔ Designed Specifically for Jazz Dancers to improve mobility, control, and injury prevention

What Teachers Need to Teach and What Students Should Master at Each Level

DTCE’s Progressive Syllabus/Interactive Curriculum provides a structured guide for teachers, outlining what to teach at each level and ensuring students master essential skills

before moving on to the next stage. Educators are given a clear roadmap to introduce age-appropriate progressions, covering alignment, coordination, strength, and balance. This system eliminates guesswork and training gaps, allowing teachers to focus on hands-on corrections and refining technique while ensuring students progress safely and effectively.

Key Skills & Techniques for Strong Technical Foundations

DTCE’s Progressive List – Dance Steps/Skills – Title Only – NO Written Breakdown ensures teachers have an affordable, reliable reference for which drills, exercises, and progressions to teach at each level. This structured roadmap helps educators implement well-rounded training, ensuring students develop strong technical foundations before advancing. Along with the progressive list, we also provide a detailed course curriculum description and timestamps, making it even easier for teachers to navigate lessons, structure classes efficiently, and reinforce key techniques. With 900+ downloadable syllabus materials, DTCE streamlines lesson planning and promotes consistent, high-quality instruction across all levels.

Why Mastery Before Advancement Matters

Ensuring students develop proficiency at each level is critical for injury prevention, long-term success, and confidence in their dance training. Teachers must ensure dancers achieve control, coordination, and strength before progressing, reinforcing proper technique and muscle memory. With DTCE’s progression-based curriculum, educators can confidently deliver high-quality instruction, maintain consistency across all levels, and set students on the right path for success

Who Is It For?

Perfect for dance teachers, studio owners, private studios, school programs, and competitive teams, DTCE’s Jazz Warm-Up Series provides a ready-to-use, structured training system that improves dancer preparation while reducing teacher workload.

Why Choose Dance: The Cutting Edge (DTCE)?

✔ Teacher Training Tutorials + Matching Syllabus
DTCE’s affordable, accredited curriculum streamlines lesson planning and enhances studio training. Every warm-up sequence is progression-based and jazz-specific, ensuring dancers build proper strength, flexibility, and endurance for long-term success.

✔ DTCE’s Complete Curriculum for All Styles & Levels
With 95+ courses, 4,000+ tutorials, and 900+ syllabus across 16+ genres, DTCE provides the ultimate all-in-one solution for dance educators.

The Ultimate Jazz Training Add-Ons for Serious Dancers – Explore Now!

✔ Conditioning Series – 110+ exercises to build strength, endurance, and agility, complementing jazz warm-up sequences for peak performance.
✔ Jazz Series – 370+ skills & 12+ hours of across-the-floor progressions and center combinations, reinforcing warm-up foundations.
✔ Flexibility Series – 175+ skills & 5+ hours of tutorials designed to enhance range of motion and control, supporting jazz technique.
✔ Dance Team Series – 130+ skills & 32+ syllabus covering essential techniques like pirouettes, leaps, transitions, and dynamic jumps.
✔ Technique Series – 50+ skills & 2+ hours of breakdowns, focusing on proper alignment, turnout, and positioning to refine jazz movement.

Meet Your Instructor: A Leader in Dance Education & Curriculum Design

Led by Kimberly Beck Thomson, a certified dance curriculum specialist with 35+ years of experience and former Artistic Director/Owner of Dance Unlimited Miami—recognized as one of the Top 50 Studios in the U.S.

Kimberly served on the Board of Directors for Florida Dance Masters for 25 years, shaping high-quality dance education standards. As a third-generation dance educator, award-winning choreographer, and sought-after master teacher, her expertise ensures progression-based learning and technical excellence at every level.

Prepare, Strengthen & Excel with DTCE’s Jazz Warm-Up Curriculum!

 

WARM UP: TAP FULL COURSE SERIES (BEGINNER-ADVANCED)

DTCE’s Warm-Up Tap Beginner-Advanced – Tutorial Videos + Matching Syllabus!

DTCE’s Tap Warm-Up Full Course Series is a structured training system designed to develop coordination, strength, and rhythmic clarity for tap dancers at every level. With 8+ essential warm-up skills, 4+ structured syllabus guides, and 20+ minutes of expert-led instruction, this course ensures dancers are properly warmed up before advancing to technical training and intricate footwork.

This curriculum focuses on foot articulation, weight transfer, and precision, creating a strong foundation for timing, speed, and musicality. Key skills like toe taps & heel digs for coordination, shuffles for dynamic foot engagement, and flap heel combinations for rhythmic control prepare dancers to execute tap steps with clarity and confidence.

With DTCE’s step-by-step tutorial videos + matching syllabus, educators gain a structured system that eliminates guesswork, ensuring students develop tap fundamentals in a progressive and engaging way.

Key Features of DTCE’s Warm-Up Tap Series

✔  8+ Essential Warm-Up Skills focusing on foot articulation, control, and precision
✔  4+ Syllabus Guides providing structured warm-up sequences
✔  20+ Minutes of Expert Instruction ensuring proper execution and alignment
✔  Designed for Tap Dancers to improve timing, coordination, and rhythmic clarity

What Teachers Need to Teach and What Students Should Master at Each Level

DTCE’s Progressive Syllabus/Interactive Curriculum provides a structured guide for teachers, outlining what to teach at each level and ensuring students master essential skills

before moving on to the next stage. Educators are given a clear roadmap to introduce age-appropriate progressions, covering alignment, coordination, strength, and balance. This system eliminates guesswork and training gaps, allowing teachers to focus on hands-on corrections and refining technique while ensuring students progress safely and effectively.

Key Skills & Techniques for Strong Technical Foundations

DTCE’s Progressive List – Dance Steps/Skills – Title Only – NO Written Breakdown ensures teachers have an affordable, reliable reference for which drills, exercises, and progressions to teach at each level. This structured roadmap helps educators implement well-rounded training, ensuring students develop strong technical foundations before advancing. Along with the progressive list, we also provide a detailed course curriculum description and timestamps, making it even easier for teachers to navigate lessons, structure classes efficiently, and reinforce key techniques. With 900+ downloadable syllabus materials, DTCE streamlines lesson planning and promotes consistent, high-quality instruction across all levels.

Why Mastery Before Advancement Matters

Ensuring students develop proficiency at each level is critical for injury prevention, long-term success, and confidence in their dance training. Teachers must ensure dancers achieve control, coordination, and strength before progressing, reinforcing proper technique and muscle memory. With DTCE’s progression-based curriculum, educators can confidently deliver high-quality instruction, maintain consistency across all levels, and set students on the right path for success

Who Is It For?

Perfect for tap teachers, studio owners, private studios, school programs, and competitive teams, DTCE’s Tap Warm-Up Series provides a ready-to-use, structured training system that improves dancer preparation while simplifying lesson planning for instructors.

Why Choose Dance: The Cutting Edge (DTCE)?

✔ Teacher Training Tutorials + Matching Syllabus
DTCE’s affordable, accredited curriculum streamlines lesson planning and enhances studio training. Every warm-up sequence is progression-based and tap-specific, ensuring dancers build proper strength, articulation, and endurance for long-term success.

✔ DTCE’s Complete Curriculum for All Styles & Levels
With 95+ courses, 4,000+ tutorials, and 900+ syllabus across 16+ genres, DTCE provides the ultimate all-in-one solution for dance educators.

Tap Smarter, Train Harder – Elevate Your Skills with These Courses!

✔ Tap Series – 138+ skills & 5+ hours of rhythm and footwork drills, reinforcing warm-up foundations for technical training.
✔ Conditioning Series – 110+ exercises to build endurance, balance, and strength, supporting precise tap articulation and control.
✔ Flexibility Series – 175+ skills & 5+ hours of tutorials designed to enhance foot mobility and prevent injuries in tap training.
✔ Dance Team Series – 130+ skills & 32+ syllabus covering essential movement techniques, transitions, and dynamic performance skills.

Meet Your Instructor: Curtis Holland – Tap Warm-Up Specialist

Leading the Tap Warm-Up Series is Curtis Holland, a standout performer and instructor known for his expertise in rhythm and musicality. You may recognize Curtis from So You Think You Can Dance: Season 10, where his intricate footwork and dynamic stage presence set him apart.

Trained under tap legends like Savion Glover, Curtis has performed on Broadway in productions such as Mean Girls and Shuffle Along. His warm-up series is designed to help dancers refine tap articulation, timing, and control, ensuring that teachers can lead their students through structured, engaging, and rhythm-driven exercises.

With Kimberly guiding the Jazz & Acro warm-ups and Curtis leading the Tap Warm-Up Series, this program offers a comprehensive approach to preparing dancers across multiple styles with proper technique, dynamic conditioning, and structured progressions.

Refine Your Articulation & Control with DTCE’s Tap Warm-Up Curriculum!