Jazz

Tera-Lee is a professional dancer/choreographer, registered yoga teacher-500 hours, and a NASM certified personal trainer. She trained at Jacob's Pillow, The Joffrey Ballet School, Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center, and David Howard Dance Center. She studied acting at The Lee Strasberg Institute and American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Some of her favorite performing credits are Mamma Mia! on Broadway (Dance Captain), Urban Cowboy and Hot Feet (Kalimba u/s) on Broadway, American Dance Machine 21 at The Joyce Theater, AEA National Tours of Spamalot (Dance Captain), and Fame. She has also enjoyed being part of The Wiz at La Jolla Playhouse, The Apollo Theatre's Club Harlem, Swing!, and working with David Parsons on the Festival di San Remo in Italy. Film/Television credits include Dark Horse (Dancing Bride), Old Dogs, The Smurfs, Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Fashion Rocks. Tera-Lee has performed live with Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Kanye West, Earth,Wind,and Fire, Marc Anthony, Gloria Gaynor, The Lonely Island Boys (Featuring Akon), and Brian McNight.

Tera-Lee has been on faculty at Steps on Broadway for over 10 years! She is also on faculty at Marymount Manhattan College, and The Joffrey Ballet School. She choreographed for Musiktheater Bavaria in Germany, CAP21/Molloy College, and is at guest choreohrapher for the exclusive Canyon Ranch Spa in Tucson, AZ, and Lenox, MA.

Class description:
Jazz combines dance technique with urban dance, modern, jazz, theater, swing, and contemporary styles. The warm-up follows a structure similar to Ballet/Jazz and Pilates practices and guides dancers through breathing and fluid movements that strengthen technique, musicality, and flexibility. Combinations get dancers moving across the floor with turns and jumps that increase technique, spatial awareness, power, and presence. The choreography is designed to increase dancers' comfort and versatility across various dance styles, and dance from their heart even when they are outside of their comfort zone. This class is appropriate if you have taken Beginning Jazz

Theater Jazz combines dance technique with different theatrical styles, and storytelling. The warm-up follows a structure similar to Ballet/Jazz and Pilates practices and guides dancers through breathing and fluid movements that strengthen technique, musicality, and flexibility. Combinations get dancers moving across the floor with turns and jumps that increase technique, spatial awareness, power, and presence. The choreography is designed to increase dancers' comfort and versatility with storytelling across various dance styles, and dance from their heart even when they are outside of their comfort zone. This class is appropriate if you have taken Advanced Beginner Jazz.