Add Pizazz to Jazz Outfits Posted By : Svetlana Marintcheva

By: Svetlana Marintcheva
Post Date: 2010-04-18 Just like its musical form, jazz dance is characterized by improvisational, impromptu and imaginative performances. Just as long as you know your dance technique, you can experiment with the movements to come up with new choreography to any old music. Jazz is one of the few art forms that allows for the melding of other dance styles like ballet, contemporary, acro, lyrical and hip-hop while also influencing these dance styles.

In the same way that the dance movements are imaginative, so are the jazz outfits. Typically, you choose your dancewear based on the dress code of the dance studio where you are enrolled in. For the most part, however, the preferred dancewear is usually tights and leotard coupled with jazz shoes. Jazz pants can also be worn and come in a variety of lengths. The important thing is that you can move comfortably in the outfit especially as jazz dancing is characterized by body contortions, leg splits and arm spreads.

And don't forget the leg warmers, either. You will need these knitted thingamajigs to keep your leg muscles protected from the cold during the warm-up exercises. Now if you are into mixing fashion and dance, you can go online or to a specialty boutique for the latest trends in jazz dance outfits. You can choose from a variety of colors and cuts as well as styles and sizes that it almost feels like being let loose in a candy store as a child.

And lest you think that jazz outfits are boring, think again. You can choose from float-y, flirty and flashy materials like chiffon and sequins, especially during dance recitals. You can feel feminine one moment and then masculine the next step with just a few flicks of the hand to remove or replace clothing attachments.

Now that the outfit has been settled, let's discuss the jazz shoes. You will most often be required to purchase these special shoes, which look similar to ballet shoes although with smaller heels, for your own protection while dancing. Plus, these shoes help in the smooth execution of the dance moves, especially in turning as well as in helping to keep your balance.

Jazz dance costumes are probably the most glamorous, glittery and goose bump-inducing attire of all the dance forms, thanks largely to the versatility with which you can mix and match the individual items. And so, whether you are dancing to a lyrical tune, dancing to a story or just plain dancing for self-expression, add pizazz to your jazz dance costume and feel the difference in your movements.

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Svetlana Marintcheva of Adagio Ballet is glad to offer a wide variation of lesson types, like jazz dance classes, at our dance studios located in Fairfax and Arlington Virginia. Stop by our site or call us today to learn more.

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