Elements and Performance Criteria
- Develop technical expertise
- Practise isolation exercises
- Develop understanding of the purpose and application of isolation exercises
- Work within own limits and demonstrate safe dance practices
- Perform exercises focusing on different parts of the body in isolation
- Incorporate a good sense of timing and rhythm into exercises
- Perform cool-down exercises after dance activity
- Perform dance progressions
- In consultation with a teacher, agree on progressions that include a range of techniques within own technical ability
- Communicate the mood or style of progressions to the audience
- Maintain correct posture, alignment, control and safe dance practices when in motion
- Apply safe dance practices at all times to prevent injury to self and others
- Perform a bow at the conclusion of dance progressions
- Follow advice from others about ways to improve own jazz dance technique