All That Jazz

JAZZ DANCE is a staple of musical theatre – one of those core styles all musical theatre students should have in their repertoire. So what steps should you perfect first?

For guidance, Dramatics asked Santana Trujillo, owner of Gayton Dance Studio in Denver, Colorado, and a regular teaching artist for Thespian events at both the Colorado chapter and international levels. Trujillo earned her BFA in dance theatre from AMDA College of Performing Arts and now teaches and choreographs jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical, and hip-hop.