Choose Your Track
Shape Your Experience
At Jazz Roots, your main learning experience is built around Tracks.
Each track offers a different way to explore jazz dance, from structured progression to creative exploration.
2 ways to experience Jazz Roots
01 - Jazz Roots Track
(Level-based)
A structured progression, based on your level.
Learn foundations, technique, rhythm & classic steps
Follow a clear learning path
Progress step by step
Ideal if you want a solid and guided experience
02 - Other Tracks
(Theme-based)
A more creative and specialized approach.
Examples:
Musicality
Tap
Repertoire (learning from historical clips)
Continuum (connection & rhythm exploration)
Ideal if you want to explore specific aspects of jazz dance
01 - Jazz roots Tracks
Learn the foundations
A structured, level-based approach to jazz dance
This track focuses on:
technique and vocabulary
rhythm and musical awareness
classic jazz steps and routines
connection to social dance culture
Designed for dancers who want:
a clear progression
strong foundations
a guided learning experience
Available in 5 levels (Beginner → Master)
02 - Other Tracks
Explore Jazz from Different Angles
These tracks offer a more flexible and creative approach.
This Track Focuses On:
exploring jazz through specific themes or disciplines
developing new perspectives on rhythm, music, and movement
diving deeper into particular aspects of jazz dance (musicality, tap, repertoire, etc.)
Designed For Dancers Who Want:
a more creative and exploratory learning experience
to focus on a specific aspect of jazz dance
to complement their practice with new tools and approaches
to go beyond structured level-based progression
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The Tap Track is dedicated to tap dance as a foundational root of jazz movement and rhythm.
Curated by Leela & Caleb, internationally recognized tap artists, this track offers dancers the opportunity to explore tap as both a rhythmic practice and a cultural form closely connected to jazz dance.
Through focused sessions, you’ll engage with:
rhythm and musical phrasing
footwork and coordination
the relationship between tap, jazz music, and movement
This track is ideal for dancers interested in rhythm, percussive movement, and deepening their understanding of jazz through tap.
This track includes:
five hours of classes
Recommended level : from Intermediate & up.
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Curated by Eyal Vilner, the Musicality Track focuses on strengthening the connection between dance and music. This track invites dancers to explore how a deeper understanding of musical structure, rhythm, and phrasing can transform the way they move, improvise, and express themselves on the dance floor.
Through guided exploration, dancers will work on:
listening skills
musical awareness
timing, dynamics, and phrasing
The Musicality Track is ideal for dancers who want to refine their dance by becoming more attentive, responsive, and connected to the music.
This track includes:five hours of classes
Recommended level : from Beginner & up.
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Curated by Nathan, this track focuses on learning and embodying an authentic jazz routine based on a historical video reference.
Dancers will work from an original video clip to:
understand movement vocabulary and style
explore context and intention
embody choreography with respect for its roots
This track emphasizes transmission, observation, and interpretation, offering dancers a chance to engage deeply with jazz dance repertoire and historical material.
This track includes:
five hours of classes
Recommended level : from Intermediate & up.
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Led by LaTasha Barnes, the Continuum Track invites dancers to explore jazz dance as a connected and evolving practice.
Rather than separating styles or techniques, this track focuses on continuity, lineage, and shared rhythm, highlighting the deep connections between jazz forms across time and expression.
The Continuum Track emphasizes:
connection over classification
rhythm as a unifying language
embodied learning and exploration
This track includes:
five hours of classes
level track : Open
welcoming dancers with curiosity and a desire to engage with jazz roots through connection, awareness, and shared experience.
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Led by Chester Whitmore, the Chester Track offers a rare opportunity to work directly with one of the great figures of jazz dance.
In this track, participants will learn a choreography created by Chester, guided by his approach to rhythm, style, and performance. The focus is on transmission, presence, and embodying jazz movement with intention and clarity.
The group will then perform this choreography together during the Sunday night party, making this track a shared artistic experience that bridges learning, performance, and celebration.
This track is ideal for dancers who:
enjoy choreography and performance,
want to work closely with a legendary artist,
are curious about stage presence and collective expression within jazz dance.
This track includes:five hours of classes
Recommended level : from Intermediate & up.