Warm Up: Jazz Beginner
Sample Video
Warm Up: Jazz Beginner Sample/Full Video Description
Affordable Teacher Training Curriculum That Dance Teachers Can Actually Count On!
This structured warm-up series provides a progression-based training system that helps young jazz dancers develop strength, flexibility, and movement efficiency before advancing to technical skills. Designed for beginner jazz training, this course ensures students build proper alignment, endurance, and core engagement, setting a strong foundation for long-term success.
Key Features of DTCE’s Jazz Beginner Warm-Up Program
✔ 30+ essential warm-up skills focusing on strength, flexibility, and control
✔ 2+ structured syllabus guides offering clear, level-based lesson plans
✔ 44+ minutes of expert-led tutorials featuring step-by-step breakdowns and teacher insights
✔ Targeted drills for posture, balance, and foundational jazz movement
Develop Fundamental Jazz Technique with Structured Warm-Ups
This training system builds coordination, endurance, and alignment through carefully designed sequences, including:
✔ Plié/Relevé Sequences – Strengthen balance, control, and lower-body engagement
✔ Lateral Stretch & Flat Back Drills – Improve flexibility and spinal alignment
✔ Rib Isolations – Enhance articulation and upper-body mobility
✔ Pike & Penché Exercises – Develop hamstring flexibility and controlled extensions
…and additional foundational exercises to help young dancers refine movement efficiency and control!
Effective Teaching Strategies for Dance Educators
This course includes real student demonstrators, in-depth technical explanations, and guided corrections, giving dance teachers a structured, easy-to-follow system to introduce jazz fundamentals with confidence.
Train with a Leading Jazz Specialist
Led by Kimberly Beck Thomson, a certified dance curriculum expert with 35+ years of experience, this series is designed to help educators develop stronger, more technically proficient young jazz dancers with clear, effective instruction.
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Syllabus
Warm Up: Jazz Beginner Syllabus Description
The Only Beginner Warm-Up Curriculum Dance Teachers Will Ever Need—Affordable, Structured & Teacher-Approved!
A proper warm-up is essential—especially for beginner dancers who are still developing strength, coordination, and body awareness. DTCE’s Warm Up: Jazz Beginner takes the guesswork out of warm-up planning with a structured, progression-based system that ensures students are fully prepared for class. This course covers 30+ beginner-friendly skills, focusing on activation, control, and alignment to set dancers up for success in turns, jumps, and across-the-floor work.
Featuring essential warm-up drills like Body Alignment, Lateral Stretch, Butterfly Stretches, Battements A La Secondé, and Plié/Relevé, this ready-to-teach warm-up saves time, prevents injuries, and helps young dancers build confidence while establishing proper technique from the start.
If you're a dance teacher looking for an affordable, plug-and-play teacher training resource, this is the one. No fluff, no guesswork—just a proven curriculum that works.
Key Features of Jazz Warm Up Beginner
✔ 30+ Beginner Skills | 2+ Syllabus | 44+ Minutes of Tutorials
✔ Step-by-Step Teacher Tips & Drills
✔ Designed for Young & Beginner Jazz Dancers
Why DTCE’s Matching Syllabus is Essential for Success
DTCE’s tutorial videos + matching syllabus are designed to work hand in hand, providing teachers with a clear, structured progression that eliminates guesswork. Unlike traditional written notes, this syllabus isn’t just a reference—it’s a step-by-step roadmap that ensures teachers know exactly when and how to introduce each movement. This keeps students on track while building skills in a logical, progressive order. With this done-for-you structure, educators can focus on hands-on corrections and technique refinement instead of lesson planning. A strong syllabus ensures structured training and prevents technique gaps. With this progression-based system, dancers develop skills in the correct order, never skipping essential steps or jumping ahead too soon. This approach eliminates common mistakes and reinforces proper technique at every level.
This beginner jazz warm-up builds essential technique from the ground up:
✔ Wake up the body with gentle movements to improve coordination and mobility.
✔ Strengthen legs and core to support basic steps and body control.
✔ Establish proper posture, alignment, and confidence for future jazz progress.
How Our Syllabus Works
✔ Terminology-Based Reference – A structured list of skills and drills for each level
✔ Matches Tutorial Videos – Watch the videos for breakdowns and demonstrations
✔ Clear Skill Progressions – Guides teachers in the proper sequencing of movement development
✔ Saves Time on Lesson Planning – No need to create content from scratch
Who Is It For?
Perfect for dance teachers, studio owners, private studios, school programs, and competitive teams, this done-for-you, comprehensive syllabus provides educators with a structured tool to guide students effectively while making lesson planning more efficient.
The DTCE Advantage
With 95+ teacher training courses, 4,000+ tutorial videos, and 900+ syllabus, Dance: The Cutting Edge (DTCE) is the ultimate resource for dance educators looking to simplify lesson planning and enhance student progress.
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Boost your students’ progress with these DTCE programs:
✔ Conditioning Series – 110+ exercises to build strength, endurance, and agility, complementing warm-up routines
✔ Jazz Series – 370+ skills & 12+ hours of jazz progressions and center combinations that reinforce warm-up foundations
✔ Flexibility Series – 175+ skills & 5+ hours of tutorials to improve range of motion and control
✔ Progressions Series – 23+ skills & 1+ hrs. of jazz-based training to build a strong technical foundation, reinforce muscle memory, and add structure to class.
✔ Technique Series – 50+ skills & 2+ hrs. of beginner-to-advanced tutorials covering foundational steps, body alignment, foot positions, and proper form for Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, and Progressions.
✔ Turns, Jumps & Leaps Series – 54+ skills & 2+ hrs. of focused tutorials with front and back views, helping dancers refine timing, coordination, and precision.
✔ Dance Team Series – 130+ skills & 32+ syllabus for high school, college, and junior high, covering pom motions, headsprings, lifts, turns, leaps, jumps, and transitions with detailed demos and tryout tips.
Give Your Beginner Dancers the Best Start with DTCE’s Warm Up: Jazz Beginner!
This isn’t just a warm-up—it’s a time-saving, results-driven system designed to build strength, improve coordination, and lay the groundwork for jazz technique.
Make your warm-ups more effective and stress-free with DTCE’s structured approach!