DANCE 9

This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to express themselves through movement and to develop critical-thinking skills through the creative process of dance. Students of all dance abilities are welcome! Whether you have little to no experience, or you have been dancing all your life, you will thoroughly enjoy this course. Several different forms of dance will be explored such as hip hop, jazz, street jazz, lyrical jazz, ballet and contemporary. Strengthening and stretching classes will also occur on a regular basis. Students will participate in a number of performances throughout the semester as well as the final performance. Students will perform a group number in addition to their own self-choreographed dance(s). Students will get to choose the style, music, lighting and costumes. This course is an excellent outlet for anyone interested in dance.

DANCE: PERFORMANCE 10 (FA) 

DANCE: PERFORMANCE 11 (FA) 

DANCE: PERFORMANCE 12 (FA)

Dance courses are designed to provide students with the opportunity to express themselves through movement and to allow students to develop critical-thinking skills through the creative process of dance. Students will work with the elements of movement: body, space, time, dynamics and relationship. These elements will be combined to create dances and routines. Students will work towards increasing their degrees of refinement and complexity as they gain experience and maturity in the group. Students will be required to perform outside of class time at designated competitions or events. Students will develop leadership skills through the planning of costume design, productions and routines. Several different forms of dance will be explored: hip hop, jazz, street jazz, lyrical jazz, ballet and contemporary. Strengthening and stretching classes will occur on a regular basis.

DANCE 12: CHOREOGRAPHY (FA)

Experienced dancers who already have credit for Performance Dance 12 may enjoy this advanced course in choreography. Students will choreograph combinations, teach lessons and lead exercises throughout the semester. They will be responsible for choreographing a number for the year end show and will have artistic control of that number. The term project will consist of a dance portfolio that demonstrates the students’ progress in the dance program.