Jazz is a foundational dance style that emphasizes: rhythm, syncopation, grounded movement, isolations, body alignment, core strength, coordination and flexibility. Dancers are encouraged to infuse style and personality into their movement by executing set combinations as well as exploring freestyle movement.
Hip Hop is a grounded, street style form of dance usually performed to hip hop music, or music which emphasizes clear rhythms, beats and/or lyrics. Many aspects of hip hop technique are explored such as: isolations, pop/locking, animating, tutting, whacking, house, krumping, breakdancing, etc. Dancers are encouraged to infuse style and personality into their movement as they train, through executing set combinations and exploring freestyle.