Mekayla Speight
Jazz and dance
Mekayla teaches jazz for the Ensemble and Cast groups and sets the dance numbers for the production. She starts every class with a short warm-up that gets the whole room moving together.
Jazz and dance
Jazz technique and dance combinations for the stage, for ages 8 to 17. The same three groups as musical theatre, so friends can take both.
At a glance
Ages 8 to 17, in three groups
Sixty to ninety minutes, once a week
Classes of up to 14
Studio A
What a class is like
- 01
Step 1: Warm up
A short, steady warm-up that brings the room together on the first count.
- 02
Step 2: Technique
Walks, turns and kicks, taught slowly at first and then in time with the music.
- 03
Step 3: Across the floor
Lines of dancers travel the room, with the teacher calling the counts.
- 04
Step 4: A combination
A new phrase each month that the class learns, polishes and shares.
- 05
Step 5: Cool-down
A stretch together, and a word about what to practice at home.
Good to know
What to wear and bring
A fitted top with leggings or shorts, and clean sneakers or jazz shoes that stay in the studio. Hair up and off the neck. Socks are fine for the first weeks.
Length and size
Sixty minutes for Chorus and ninety for Ensemble and Cast, in a class of up to 14.
Moving up
Dancers move up when the teacher and the family agree it is time. There is no test.
See the levels
Your teacher
Try a jazz class
Book a trial class, wear something you can move in, and bring a water bottle.