Jazz is extremely popular today as it steals and borrows from ballet, modern, hip-hop and even ethnic forms of dance. Jazz allows students to dance to the popular music of the day and prepares them for many of the extracurricular activities that are a part of junior and senior high school such as dance company, drill team, cheer leading and musicals. Because of the technical demands in jazz, students are encouraged to supplement their jazz training with classical ballet or jazz technique classes.