Dance Activities
- National Honors Society for Dance Arts
- Winter Dance Concert
- Spring Dance Concert
- Jazz on Tap Festival
- Alvin Ailey Dance Master Class
- College Dance Program Visits
- Dance-related field trips
Course Descriptions
Ballet I
Introduces basic ballet technique and terminology. Covers placement, turn out, body lines, epaulement, adagio, and allegro skills. Stresses aesthetic perception, creative expression and performance, historical and cultural heritage, and aesthetic judgment and criticism.
Ballet II
Enhances Ballet I skills and terminology. Emphasizes the development and execution of weight placement, alignment, use of rotation, and musicality. Offers opportunities to perform and observe quality dance as an art form.
Ballet III
Enhances Ballet II skills and expands terminology. Emphasizes intermediate-level technical skills and use of battu, longer more rigorous combinations, maintaining rotation, and a broader experience of performance opportunities. May include pre-pointe concepts.
Ballet IV
Enhances Ballet III skills and expands terminology. Emphasizes advanced-level technical skills including fluidity of movement, technique development, and artistic growth. May include introductory pointe concepts.
Modern Dance
Introduces basic concepts and skills of modern dance technique including shape, form, line, contract and release, fall and recovery, coordination, balance, core support, clarity of movement, and weight shifts. Students explore individual expression and creativity. Stresses aesthetic perception, creative expression, and performance, with a connection to historical/cultural heritage and aesthetic analysis (e.g. traditional modern, post-modern, Afro-modern, contemporary).