Funk Jazz

Course with Annika Wolf

Funk Jazz is a mixture of hip hop, jazz dance, and street styles. The movement quality is very close to hip hop, but is more rhythmic and rich in gestures. Fast, accentuated movements and isolation are essential characteristics for jazz funk. The lesson begins with a warm-up. Isolation exercises as well as strength and stretching exercises follow before the choreography begins. Individual jumps and turns from classic jazz dance are also part of the lesson and are practiced in funk jazz. Above all, the kids and young people should have fun, challenge themselves and discover new sides of themselves. “I like to let the participants experiment with their own flow of movement and am open to new ideas.”

Annika Wolf

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 Annika Wolf's courses are marked by the fact that improvisation and creative impulses from the children form the central artistic element. After training as a dance teacher, she continued her training in New York, Los Angeles and Cologne. Since 2008 Annika has been working as a choreographer in numerous schools in Düsseldorf, and since 2013 as a teacher at tanzhaus nrw. In January 2020, she took over the artistic supervision and coordination for the dance department of the Kulturamt NRW. "For me, it's about the children getting a feeling for themselves and their movements. I accompany many children and young people over the years and it makes me particularly happy when I notice the progress they make and how proud they are of themselves," says Annika.