Energising jazz dance warm up with Ksenia Parkhatskaya

Most dancers warm up their muscles. Great dancers wake up their whole body. This energizing jazz dance warm-up helps you connect rhythm, posture, awareness, and movement before you start dancing. ✨ Want to continue after the warm up and dance to an iconic jazz tune? 🚀 This is for you: https://go.secretsofsolo.com/atrain How do you prepare yourself before dancing? #JazzDance #SwingDance #CharlestonDance #JazzMusic #movement ------------------------------ In this guided jazz dance warm-up, Ksenia Parkhatskaya shares a routine designed to prepare the body, mind, and attention for dancing. This class helps you: ✔ Wake up your body before dancing ✔ Improve posture and movement quality ✔ Connect to rhythm and groove ✔ Prepare for jazz dance, Charleston, and swing dance ✔ Increase body awareness and coordination Suitable for both beginners and experienced dancers. Ksenia Parkhatskaya is an internationally acclaimed jazz dancer, performer, singer, and founder of Secrets of Solo, one of the world’s largest online schools dedicated to solo jazz dance. Music written by David Duffy https://davidduffymusic.com/ You can listen here: https://open.spotify.com/track/6RHEMT... About this warm-up This warm-up is inspired by principles of West African movement that Ksenia Parkhatskaya studied at l’École des Sables in Toubab Dialaw, Senegal, as well as during workshops with Les Grandes Dames des Danses d’Afrique, including Germaine Acogny, Irène Tassembédo, Flora Tefaine, and Elsa Wolliaston. Rather than focusing only on stretching or isolated exercises, this warm-up aims to awaken the whole body through rhythm, posture, coordination, awareness, and movement. A good warm-up is one of the best gifts you can give yourself as a dancer. Even a short 10-15 minute routine before practice can help improve movement quality, increase body awareness, reduce injury risk, and make dancing more enjoyable. The goal of a warm-up is simple: ✔ Get warm ✔ Get the blood moving ✔ Wake up your body ✔ Prepare your mind for dancing And ideally, begin entering the world of the dance style you are about to explore. Whether you’re practicing solo jazz, Charleston, swing dance, or simply moving to great jazz music, taking time to prepare your body will transform the quality of your dancing. #JazzDance #SwingDance #CharlestonDance #LearnToDance #JazzMusic