Teen Jazz Dance Classes

Look for non-competitive dance classes where everyone is friendly and you will always feel welcome.
Look for a class where the teacher understands that the pace of the class has to be good for you.

Look for a dance studio with specially designed 'sprung' wood floors that 'give' to protect their feet and ankles. Avoid studios with regular wood floors and heaven forbid a studio have concrete floors.
Look for accommodating school policies like a 100% money back guarantee if you don't like your class for any reason.

Most importantly look for a school that has expert dance teachers who know how to give you more personalized class attention and you will progress faster.

Teen Jazz Dance students performing at our 29th annual dance recital at Ballard High School Auditorium in June 2018.

Meet Your Teacher

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Abby Zimmerman

Margaret Behm

Emily Paul

Dakota Crist

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Abby Zimmerman

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Abigail ("Abby”) Zimmerman grew up in Gray’s River, WA, and received her early training at Maddox Dance Studio, Warrenton, OR where she was also a member of the Little Ballet Theatre.

She holds a B.F.A. from Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA and is a certified pilates mat instructor. Abigail has performed with 127th St. Dance, and has danced at the Astoria Music Festival on multiple occasions. She has performed works by local Seattle choreographers Donald Byrd, Dayna Hanson, Jamie Karlovich, Wade Madsen, Zoe Scofield, and Deborah Wolf.

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Abby, on the right, models a new ADI Hoodie seat shirt with fellow instructor Margret Behm.

Margaret Behm

Margaret's Bio

Originally from Fort Collins, CO, Margaret holds a BFA in Dance and a Minor in Women & Gender Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder. She has been a member of Louder than Words Dancetheatre in Denver, CO and most recently with Keshet Dance Company in Albuquerque, NM.

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Margaret has directed the pre-professional programs at Mountain Dance in Fort Collins, where she also grew up dancing. At Keshet Dance Company, her teaching experience was diverse and included teaching Adaptive dance, working with dancers with disabilities.

Margaret is a dance and teaching artist with an affinity for improvisation, and a desire to explore the infinite ways her body moves. As a teacher, she takes pride in guiding others’ discoveries of their dancing bodies, and wants everyone to feel empowered to take up space in the world.

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Margaret is new to Seattle and incredibly excited to get involved with the dance community and to be joining the staff at ADI.

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ADI instructor Margaret Behm with students Sara, Jessica, Carly, Sophia and Ann at our first Junior/Teen Intermediate Jazz class at our new Magnolia studio. Great work tonight girls. So happy to have you in our ADI family.

Emily Paul

Emily Paul trained in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Modern and Tap at the Dance Academy of Libertyville, Illinois. She earned a BFA in Dance and Theatre from Loyola University in Chicago. She has worked extensively in Musical Theatre and been teaching dance since 2015.

Emily joins American Dance Institute in January of 2018.

Dakota Crist

Dakota Crist had her early training in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Modern Dance at Diane’s Dance Works in Helena, Montana, then went on to study at Creative Arts Center in Helena, Ballet Montana Academy and Sacramento Ballet.

She holds a BFA in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts. Dakota is currently a company member of The Three Yells dance company and she has been teaching since 2009.

She joined American Dance Institute in January of 2018.

Teen Jazz Dance Classes

Teen Jazz Dance School Year 2018-2019 Class Schedule

Jazz Dance Classes Greenwood

Adult/Teen Jazz I

Adult/Teen Jazz II

Magnolia Jazz Classes

Shoreline Jazz Dance Classes

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You're looking for Seattle Teen Jazz dance classes, but how do you find a good one? What questions do you ask? Here are a few tips:

Meet Your Teacher

Abby Zimmerman

Emily Paul

Dakota Crist

Abby Zimmerman

Margaret Behm

Margaret's Bio

Emily Paul

Dakota Crist

Teen Jazz Dance
School Year 2018-2019 Class Schedule