Claire Buss
Dance Program Coordinator
Claire Buss is a Salt Lake City native and a graduate of the University of Kansas. Claire has been dancing since she was three, and teaching since 2019. Her favorite styles of dance are jazz and hip hop. She is so happy to be a part of the dance staff at the Lawrence Arts Center!
Jazz II[25WSP]
01/14/25 - 05/13/25, 4:30PM - 5:25PM | TU
Ages 8 to 13 |
Claire Buss |
Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | WDYJ22
Members $266 | Non-Members $266
The Jazz Dance program features various styles of jazz including classic, Broadway, and contemporary. Beginning students focus on building rhythm, coordination, and character skills until they are ready for syncopation movements, body isolations, dynamic leaps, suspended turns, and stylized choreography.
This intermediate-level class aims to develop the dancer's ability to produce dynamic leaps, turns, kicks, body part isolation, syncopation, counter rhythm, and perform stylized choreography.
No class March 11 & 18.
This class will participate in the EOYS on May 16-17.
Jazz III[25WSP]
01/16/25 - 05/15/25, 6:30PM - 7:25PM | TH
Ages 12 to 18 |
Claire Buss |
10th & Mass Studios
N/A | WDYJ34
Members $266 | Non-Members $266
The Jazz Dance program features various styles of jazz including classic, Broadway, and contemporary. Beginning students focus on building rhythm, coordination, and character skills until they are ready for syncopation movements, body isolations, dynamic leaps, suspended turns, and stylized choreography.
This intermediate/advanced-level class aims to develop the dancer's ability to produce dynamic leaps, turns, kicks, body part isolation, syncopation, counter rhythm, and perform stylized choreography.
No class March 13 & 20.
This class will participate in the EOYS on May 16-17.
Jazz I (Musical Theatre)[25WSP]
01/15/25 - 05/14/25, 5:30PM - 6:25PM | WE
Ages 7 to 10 |
Claire Buss |
Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | WDYJ13a
Members $266 | Non-Members $266
The Jazz Dance program features various styles of jazz including classic, Broadway, and contemporary. Beginning students focus on building rhythm, coordination, and character skills until they are ready for syncopation movements, body isolations, dynamic leaps, suspended turns, and stylized choreography.
In this introductory jazz class, students will learn the fundamentals for stylized jazz choreography while building rhythm, coordination, and character skills.
No class March 12 & 19.
This class will participate in the EOYS on May 16-17.
Hip Hop II[25WSP]
01/15/25 - 05/14/25, 4:30PM - 5:25PM | WE
Ages 9 to 13 |
Claire Buss |
Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | WDYH23
Members $266 | Non-Members $266
Based on the original principles of hip hop--love, peace, unity, and having fun--these classes are filled with choreography and cover a wide range of movement styles.
This high-energy class infuses the foundation of hip hop with an emphasis on foot rhythm, weight transfer, and mixture of styles and choreography.
No class March 12 & 19.
This class will participate in the EOYS on May 16-17.
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