Guides, Resources & Docs

Ksenia's Secrets of Solo

"How to" Guides

How to use the courses, practices, warm-ups & other guides

3 essential habits to improve your solo jazz dance

7 essential tips for learning & growing from Ksenia

An injury-free body in solo jazz dance

How to improve your turns in solo jazz dance as a beginner

How to use Secrets of Charleston 20’s

How to use Secrets of Improvisation

How to use Solo Jazz 101

How to use World of Kicks

Lessons on Turns & Turn Technique

Practice Games

Use these simple practice games to help you build creativity and coordination

Practice Game “Groove & Rhythm”

Practice Game “One Step. Many Pictures”

Practice Game “The House of 4”

Practice Game “Vocabulary. 4 walls”

Resources

Learning toolkit and library of the very best books, music and other resources

Books: Jazz Dance: A History of the Roots and Branches

Books. Reading list to educate yourself on jazz history

History of major classic jazz dance steps

History of popular solo jazz dance steps

Jazz at Lincoln Centre Academy

Music (for all courses) Spotify, YouTube

Must watch: THE SPIRIT MOVES

NPR Jazz Profiles podcast