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Modern Jazz

Our Jazz Program combines strong technical foundations with energy, musicality and performance. Through ATOD-based training, students develop strength, flexibility, coordination, turns, jumps and dynamic movement while learning to perform with confidence and personality.

Jazz encourages dancers to become versatile performers—building not only technique, but also the ability to adapt to different musical styles, movement qualities and choreography.

Australian Teachers of Dancing (ATOD) at CAPA

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At CAPA, our Jazz Program follows the Australian Teachers of Dancing (ATOD) system of training, giving students a structured pathway to develop strong jazz technique while growing in confidence, versatility and performance.

ATOD Jazz training combines technical development with musicality, creativity and individual expression. As students progress, they work on areas such as strength, flexibility, turns, kicks, jumps, combinations and choreography, with opportunities to explore improvisation and develop their own performance style.

  • We love ATOD Jazz because it gives students a strong technical structure without taking away the freedom and personality that make jazz exciting.

    The program progresses systematically through different levels, helping dancers develop strength, energy, coordination, musicality and performance quality while continually building on the skills they have already learned.

    At CAPA, we use this structure to help our dancers become confident and versatile performers—not simply students who can remember choreography.

  • Jazz can be a great choice for children who love music, movement and performing.

    Students learn to move with greater confidence and energy while developing coordination, flexibility, strength and musicality. The style also gives dancers more freedom to explore personality and expression through movement.

    Whether your child dances simply because they enjoy it or hopes to pursue dance more seriously, Jazz can be a valuable part of developing into a well-rounded dancer.

  • No. Students can begin Jazz without having previous ballet training.

    However, Ballet and Jazz complement each other extremely well. Ballet can provide additional foundations in alignment, control, strength and technique, while Jazz allows dancers to explore a different quality of movement, rhythm and performance.

    For students who want to train more seriously, we often encourage studying more than one dance style to develop greater versatility.

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2026

Chiangmai, Thailand

Australian Teachers of Dancing Jazz Examination

“As far as Jazz dancing, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction.”

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