Fine Arts Program

DANCE 1-2

Prerequisite: None. Dance 1 is a prerequisite for Dance 2. One credit each semester. Freshman and sophomore students may take Dance for Fine Arts credit. May be taken in place of P.E. during junior or senior year. Students may not opt out of dance on an athletic waiver. A co-educational course in beginning dance movement. It is essentially a program in aesthetic and expressive movement and rhythms, as well as dynamic body development. The main focus of the course is to introduce students to ballet, modern and jazz dance forms through studio experience, movies and lectures. This course would be especially beneficial to actors, musicians, gymnasts, and athletes, because it helps develop coordinated movement.

DANCE 3-4

Prerequisite: Dance or permission of instructor through an audition. One credit each semester. Students may not opt out of dance on an athletic waiver.It is a continuation of Dance 1-2 at a more advanced level. Dance 3-4involves composition and improvisation as well as work in ballet, modern dance and jazz. Students completing Dance 3-4 may re-enroll in the course subsequent years in order to build upon and refine acquired skills.

Advanced Studies in Dance:

Prerequisite: Dance 1-2, Dance 3-4 or instructor recommendation. Students may not opt out of dance on an athletic waiver. Advanced Studies in Dance is designed for the serious student who is interested in pursuing dance from a performance oriented technical base while exploring an academic approach to choreography. The course includes performance skills, the production elements of lighting, costuming and program planning, research and the relationship between dance and other content areas. It is a year-long course that will culminate in a student produced production. Students may re-enroll in this class for subsequent years.