Jazz Basics Boot Camp
In Person & Online HYBRID Class
The Boot Camp Guarantee:
Within 4 weeks participants will come out feeling competent and self-confident in their ability to dance, and will love every minute!
This course is ideal for anyone who has a desire to:
Master proper form - dive deep in the fundamentals of movement
Learn choreography - how to break it down and how to pick it up
Increase confidence - discover and develop body awareness
Dance Basics Boot Camp
For anyone who has prior dance training and would like little faster-paced class and to redefine their dance form and technique.
Saturdays 10:00-11:15am PST
Feb 3-24 | March 2-23 | April 6-27 | May 4-25
IN PERSON Boot Camp -
$80 (4 classes)
Held at Evolution Studios - 10816 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood CA 91601
Introduction to Dance Basics Boot Camp
This class is for absolute beginners–an introduction class, or anyone who wants to streamline, get total certainty on the basics, how to do them and improve upon their form.
One Month Intro Boot Camp - $125 (4 classes)
Saturdays 9:00-10:00am PST
Coming Soon!
Includes Dance Basics check sheet, definitions, and videos!
Once you’ve registered, access the Zoom links here.
New student special:
All new students can try any of our online classes for free! Register for your one free class by contacting us!
Student Spotlight: Lisa London, Casting Director
Lisa has been in the Dance Basics Boot Camp since we started the pilot last fall. She’s a fantastic example of someone who really wanted to learn how to dance—and can now get through full combinations and look great doing it! Here’s what she had to say:
“I always wanted to be able to dance. I have always been a big musical theater person and love to go to musicals to watch talented actors sing and dance. I would also watch classic movies like Singing in the Rain or American in Paris with Gene Kelly or Swing Time with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Or movies like Chorus Line, All That Jazz, and Chicago and think to myself, ‘It would be so fun to be able to dance.’
“Maria invited me to come take her class and try it out. I thought to myself, I will give it a try even though I didn’t consider myself a dancer. I started taking Maria’s class and what I learned is that Maria teaches things in a very simple, beautiful way. I took her Level I class where she teaches you the basic steps of dance and to my amazement, by the end of the 4 weeks, I pretty much new all the basic steps and could actually do them.
“By learning these basic steps, when I moved onto Level II, I was able to follow the routines easier and I could actually follow the whole routine and not get lost. Also, my body has gotten stronger from dancing on a weekly basis.
“I have been taking with Maria for about a year now and it is definitely something I look forward to every week. It is a chance for me to create and dance and to focus on an activity that I very much enjoy. And who knows? Maybe someday, I will get to perform a jazz routine in front of a crowd!!
“Thanks so much to Maria and her Dance Basics Boot Camp program!”
A Message From Maria:
“For some time now I have heard so many performing artist complain about going on auditions and not feeling comfortable about their ability to pick up or follow choreography. They sing great and when they get to the dance audition they fall short. Some people may just feel rusty and need a safe environment to get theirs skills back in to shape. Or other people in general may feel they can’t dance because they can’t get the steps down, feel uncoordinated, clumsy and end up telling themselves that they just can’t dance and give up (while secretly dying inside to express themselves and have fun). I personally feel that everyone can dance and can have fun doing it!
So, I decided to design a Dance Basics Boot Camp to handle all these concerns with the intention and product that within 4 weeks people will come out feeling competent and self confident in their ability to dance and loving it! It’s a 4 week challenge to break on through to the other side!”
What people have to say about Dance Basics Boot Camp…
“Each week I have gotten stronger and stronger and more centered and now do the floor exercises on the floor. I am no longer concerned that I will throw my back out, because I know I have a much stronger core to protect it and I am way more in communication with my body and what it can take.”
“Now my posture has improved and I carry myself so much better… I didn’t realize how much impact her class would have on my acting, singing, personal appearance and probably even professional life.”
“I always knew, as a singer, that my voice was my instrument, but I realized actually my body is my instrument! I had an emotional response to this, it felt so wonderful. “
“This class is one of my greatest joys. I can’t say enough about how she’s made it safe for me to learn and discover.”