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Bright, upbeat, and full of personality — our jazz dance classes in Seattle are where technique meets showmanship. At our Lake City studio in NE Seattle, young dancers ages 8 to 17 build clean lines and confident style in Pop Jazz, while adults can jump into seasonal favorites like Adult Lyrical Jazz and Video Pop & Jazz Fusion.
Whether you're a first-timer or a seasoned mover, you're welcome here. No experience needed — just a willingness to try, and we'll meet you where you are.
And because we don't just have recitals, we create shows, every jazz class points toward our Winter Holiday Show and Spring Production. That's the Productions difference: from dancer to performer, right in your neighborhood.
Jazz dance is energy, rhythm, and personality set to music. It blends sharp technique with expressive, feel-good movement, so dancers build coordination, strength, and musicality while having a blast. Jazz teaches performance quality early, helping kids find their stage presence and their own style, and it pairs beautifully with the ballet foundation we emphasize at Productions.
Jazz at Productions is for youth and adults alike. Younger dancers thrive in our Pop Jazz Dance classes, while grown-ups can jump into Adult Lyrical Jazz, Adult Jazz Funk and Cabaret, or seasonal Video Pop and Jazz Fusion. It's upbeat, welcoming, and performance-driven, and no experience is needed to start. If you love music and want to move with confidence, jazz is your place in the spotlight.
Jazz at Productions grows with the dancer, from youth classes into a range of adult offerings:
New dancers are welcome at the entry point for their age, and a ballet foundation helps jazz technique flourish.
Yes! Even our youngest students get to take part in our shows. Every class at Productions feeds into a performance, so little ones can experience the magic of the stage.
Perfectly okay. Creative movement is a play-based, no-pressure introduction to dance designed for total beginners. It's all about fun, imagination, and building confidence.
Comfortable clothes they can move in (no jeans or long dresses), hair pulled back, and no street shoes on the floor. Bare feet, ballet shoes, or jazz shoes all work.
In our Buddy and Me Dance class, yes — a caregiver dances alongside the child. Preschool and mini combos are a gentle first solo experience where children dance on their own.
These classes serve our youngest dancers, roughly ages 1.5 through 6. Buddy and Me Dance is for caregivers with children ages 1.5 to 3, and preschool/mini combos welcome children around ages 3 to 6.
Definitely. Hip hop classes feed our Winter Holiday Show and Spring Production, so dancers get a real stage to bring their energy.
Yes. Our hip hop classes introduce the styles, history, and origins of the form, and older dancers get an introduction to breaking.
Clean sneakers or high tops worn only inside the studio — not the shoes they wore in from the street. Keep hair secured and skip jeans or long dresses.
No experience needed. Our hip hop classes welcome beginners and build coordination, rhythm, and confidence step by step.
Hip hop starts around age 5 with our Mini Bop class, then continues through Youth Hip Hop and Jr/Teen Hip Hop for older kids and teens.
Yes! Musical theatre ties directly into our productions, and dancers perform in the Winter Holiday Show and Spring Production. We also run a Musical Theater intensive each summer.
Comfortable clothes they can move in, hair pulled back, and no street shoes on the floor. Jazz shoes or clean indoor dance shoes are a good default.
No experience needed. Classes are built to introduce all three skills — dance, acting, and singing — at an age-appropriate pace.
We start little performers around age 4 in Mini Music, then continue through Youth and Jr/Teen Musical Theatre Song and Dance classes up to age 17.
Musical theatre blends dance, acting, and singing, so dancers learn to tell a story on stage. Our classes build performance confidence and teamwork in a fun, supportive setting.
Yes. Like every class at Productions, contemporary work is choreographed for our Winter Holiday Show and Spring Production.
Fitted dance clothes that move with the body and bare feet. Keep hair secured away from the face.
It's not required, but a background in ballet or jazz strengthens contemporary technique. Our teachers meet dancers where they are.
Our Youth Contemporary classes are geared toward dancers roughly ages 8 to 17. It helps to have some prior dance foundation, though motivated beginners are welcome to ask us about fit.
It's an expressive, grounded style that explores weight, breath, and emotion through flowing movement. At Productions it's taught through our Youth Contemporary classes.
Absolutely. Acro skills are woven into choreography for our Winter Holiday Show and Spring Production, so dancers get to show off what they've built on stage.
Fitted dance clothes that move with the body — a leotard or snug shorts and top — and bare feet. Avoid baggy clothing, and secure hair away from the face.
Yes. Skills are taught progressively with careful spotting in a structured environment, so dancers build strength and control before advancing to harder tricks.
Acro combos begin around age 4 with our Pre-Primary Jazz/Acro and Mini Jazzing/Tumbling classes, and continue up through the teen years in Youth Contemporary plus Acro combos.
Acro combines dance choreography with acrobatic skills like balances, rolls, limber work, and tumbling. At Productions it's taught within our jazz and contemporary combo classes.
Yes! Like all our classes, tap feeds into the Winter Holiday Show and Spring Production, giving dancers a real stage to show off their rhythm.
Dancers move from Tap Foundations into Tap 2 and Tap 3 as they build rhythm, speed, and technique. Summer tap workshops offer extra practice between sessions.
Not at all. Tap Foundations is a true beginner class, and our combos give younger children a gentle, playful first taste of tap.
Any style of tap shoe is welcome. Just make sure hair is secured and ankles are visible so instructors can watch the footwork.
Tap is introduced in our preschool and primary combo classes starting around age 3. Dedicated tap classes, beginning with Tap Foundations, are geared toward dancers ages 7 and up.
Youth jazz classes feed our Winter Holiday Show and Spring Production, so your dancer gets a real stage experience. Seasonal adult offerings vary, so ask us about current performance opportunities.
Yes! We offer Adult Lyrical Jazz, Adult Jazz Funk and Cabaret, and a seasonal Video Pop and Jazz Fusion class. Adult dancers are small in number but truly valued here.
Wear a leotard or fitted dance shorts and top that you can move in, with jazz shoes (black if new). Keep hair pulled back and away from the face.
No experience needed. Our jazz classes welcome beginners, and dancers build technique and confidence over time in a structured, supportive setting.
Our Pop Jazz Dance class is designed for youth roughly ages 8 to 17, and we also offer several jazz styles for adults. Younger children get an introduction to jazz through our combo classes.
Yes! Every class at Productions feeds a larger show. Ballet dancers perform in our Winter Holiday Show and Spring Production, taking them from dancer to performer.
Pointe work comes after building strength and technique through Ballet Foundations, Ballet 2, and Ballet 3. Dancers enter our Pre-Pointe/Pointe track once they're ready, which the instructor assesses individually.
Girls wear a leotard with pink or nude ballet slippers, plus tights for ages 7 and up; boys wear black tights or pants with a fitted top and ballet slippers. Hair is pulled back in a bun.
No experience needed. Ballet Foundations is a true beginner class, and our combos introduce ballet in a gentle, play-based way. We welcome dancers of all levels.
Ballet threads through our preschool and primary combo classes starting around age 3, and we even offer a Babywearing Ballet class for postpartum parents with their babies. Dedicated leveled ballet begins with Ballet Foundations for school-age dancers.
