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The Performing Arts

                                              Dance


        DANCE I                Year         5 Credits                       GRADES 9-12

        This course offers beginning instruction on Dance.  It is an introductory course in which
        students demonstrate and understand basic movement elements and skills. Students will create and perform
        dances based on The Elements of Dance, different historical/cultural influences and communicate a story or
        emotion  through  movement.  Students  will  learn  dance  vocabulary  and  verbally  discuss  and  evaluate
        choreography. All students will perform or participate in an end-of-year production. Special rehearsal time will
        be provided for this program.

        DANCE II                            Year           5 Credits                             GRADES 9-12
        Prerequisite: Successful completion of Dance I and/or evidence of equivalent prior dance training with
        teacher recommendation.

        This course is designed to provide the dancer with a more in depth study of dance technique. Students will be
        able to demonstrate a strong understanding and articulation of the basic elements of dance technique. Along
        with technical skills, this course will focus on improvisation, composition and choreography. Students will be
        exposed to multiple dance techniques such as: Ballet, Modern, Jazz and Hip-Hop. Students will develop the
        skills needed for a performance and be provided with multiple opportunities to perform in different settings.


        DANCE III                           Year           5 Credits                            GRADES 11-12
        Prerequisite: Successful completion of Dance II and/or evidence of equivalent prior dance training with
        teacher recommendation. An audition is required for this placement.
        This course is designed to provide the dancer with a more in-depth study of dance. Students will be able to
        demonstrate  a  strong  understanding  and  articulation  of  technique  at  an  intermediate  level  of  dance.  This
        course will focus on execution and performance, while exposing dancers to multiple cultural dance styles and
        techniques,  such  as:  Contemporary,  Modern  Jazz,  Cultural  Dance  and  Dance  Production.  Students  will
        develop the skills needed for a performance and be provided with multiple opportunities to perform in different
        settings.


        DANCE IV                            Year           5 Credits                                  GRADE 12
        Prerequisite:  Successful  completion  of  Dance  III  and/or  evidence  of equivalent prior dance training
        with teacher recommendation.  An audition is required for this placement.

        This course continues to expand and deepen the students' knowledge of the different genres of dance while
        refining their technique and preparing them for performance. This course will focus on advancing and refining
        the  dancer's  technique  through Ballet Contemporary Progression, Modern Jazz Progression, Choreography
        Workshop  and  Dance  Production  Two.  Students  will  use  their  technique  to  experiment  and  excel  in
        improvisation  and  choreography.  This  course  is  designed  to  fully  prepare  students  to  produce  their  own
        choreographic work and develop a full understanding of all elements of performance.
        This course continues to expand and deepen the students' knowledge of dance while refining their skills in all
        facets  of  a  performance.  This  course  will  focus  on  the  students’  use  of  the  elements  of  dance  and  the
        choreographic  tools  needed  to  create  a  dance  piece.  Students  will  experience  hands-on  planning  and
        implementation of the various production elements in both "front of the house" and backstage environments.
        These dance pieces are then performed at the school’s end of the year showcase











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