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Dance Courses

Students in eighth or ninth grade are eligible to fulfill at least some of their Physical Education requirement by taking Dance classes. To find out more about this option, please refer to the Middle School Physical Education section, Dance subsection, of this guide.
1200-0 Introduction to Contemporary Dance	Full year Grades 7, 8, and 9 Meets 3 times per cycle
Students need not have any prior dance experience, just the desire to study the art of dance. This course introduces students to the technical and creative elements of contemporary dance. Designed to develop skills including coordination, agility, flexibility, confidence, proper alignment, creative expression, and movement analysis, students work toward developing an understanding of movement vocabulary and choreographic process. In culmination of their work, students have the opportunity to perform in a Dance Showcase toward the end of the year.

1210-1 Contemporary Dance Workshop
1210-2

Two independent semesters
Grades 7, 8, and 9
Meets 4 times per cycle

This course is designed for students who have previous dance training and the desire to expand their technical and creative skills. Students continue to strengthen their movement capabilities through a contemporary perspective while developing choreographic and analytic skills specifically tailored to dance criticism. In culmination of their efforts, students have the opportunity to perform in a Dance Showcase at the end of each semester.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

1220-0 Dance Production

Full year
Grades 8 and 9
Meets 5 times per cycle

This course is designed for technically and creatively advanced dancers who are provided with a nurturing environment in which to develop their choreographic skills. The focus of the course is on creative movement explorations and improvisations; choreographic design, shape, form, and development; critical and analytical thinking about choreography; and practical experience in rehearsal and performance. This course provides the tools for the skilled dancer to choreograph, produce, and perform his or her work in the annual dance concert. In culmination of these efforts, students effectively communicate their voices through the art of dance.
Prerequisite: Audition.

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