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30-Minute Jazz and Lyrical Dance Technique Class

30-Minute Jazz and Lyrical Dance Technique Class — video by Kayleen Babel Play · 32:07

Video by Kayleen Babel on YouTube · Open on YouTube

A dance teacher leads a full warm-up, then explains and drills small-space jazz and lyrical basics: slow rises, quarter, half and full turns, ronds de jambe, kicks, développés and fan kicks. Good for adults who want to dance with better control.

  • 32 min
  • Intermediate
  • Low impact (no jumping)
  • No equipment
  • Jazz

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  1. Warm-up: big reaches across, side to side and down, then twists in a low lunge. 0:56
  2. Shoulder rolls with the elbows and then the full arms, then inchworms out to a plank and back. 2:50
  3. Feet and legs: rise through the ball of the foot to a point, ankle circles, squat twists and single-leg reaches. 4:50
  4. Slow élevés (rises) in parallel, then first position, over 8, 4, 2 and 1 counts; hold a chair if needed. 8:32
  5. Quarter, half and single turns from a jazz prep, holding each balance as long as you can. 12:42
  6. Pas de bourrée into a turn, finishing out in second, four on each side. 15:48
  7. Ronds de jambe from first: on the floor, a little higher, then to 90, keeping the leg turned out from the hip. 17:57
  8. Kicks to 45 and then 90 travelling forward, and arabesques stepping back, keeping the chest lifted. 23:13
  9. Développés front, side, back and side, drawing up through coupé and attitude before extending. 25:58
  10. Fan kicks with a step ball change and the arms overhead, without hunching forward. 28:57

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • Keep all ten toes down and weight even as you rise
  • Hold onto a chair or wall for balance if you need to
  • Keep the leg turned out from deep in the hip during ronds de jambe

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Joints it uses 2 takes load

  • Hips takes loadronds de jambe, kicks and développés to 90
  • Ankles & feet takes loadslow rises (élevés), turns, balances on one leg
  • Shoulders movesarm reaches and shoulder rolls in warm-up
  • Lower back movesone-leg deadlift reach, twists, upright posture
  • Knees movesstraight standing leg, kicks, squat twists
  • Standing on one leg. Keep a chair or a wall within reach.

Easier option from the coach: Hold a chair or wall for support; do balances or single turns only

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by Kayleen Babel; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety