Dance

Year Course: Grades 6-8

This course provides an introduction to the art of dance.  The focus of this class is to allow students to begin exploring movement through ballet, jazz and modern dance. Students will be introduced to the terms, techniques, and creative elements of dance. The course is designed to develop skills in coordination, agility, flexibility, proper alignment, creative expression and confidence.  Students will have the opportunity to showcase their learning in the classroom, as well as in a spring recital event.  

Year Course: Grades 7-8

JH Intermediate Dance will progress students beyond JH Dance Fundamentals into a more rigorous curriculum. This course is for students who wish to deepen their existing dance technique in ballet, modern, jazz and tap, and be challenged by complex choreography. This course will also include some study into world dance and culture. Students who enter JH Intermediate Dance will have more than a basic understanding of proper dance technique, including alignment, posture, turn out, entering and landing jumps, spotting for turns etc. as well as a large vocabulary of steps in ballet, jazz and modern. Prerequisite: Completion of JH Dance Fundamentals or by audition. 

Year Course: Grades 9-12

The course provides an introduction to the art of dance. The focus of this class is to allow students to experiment with many different dance forms and learn about their historical and cultural roots. Students will be introduced to the terms, techniques, and creative elements of contemporary dance. The Fundamentals course is designed to develop skills in coordination, agility, flexibility, proper alignment, creative expression and confidence. Students will have the opportunity to showcase their learning in the classroom, as well as in recital events.

*Course meets UC/CSU eligibility

Year Course: Grades 9-12

This course is for intermediate students who want to perform. Students will use the foundation for Dance Fundamentals, and apply it to choreography, teamwork and performance. Dance Workshop will focus on various styles of performance choreography and is designed to expand the student's technical training, creative expression and critical analysis of dance through practical experience in rehearsal and performance. Students will be required to participate in performances. Prerequisite: Completion of Beginning Dance Fundamentals or teacher recommendation. Note: Admission is determined by audition.

*Course meets UC/CSU eligibility

Year Course: Grades 9-12

This course is for advanced dance students who have a strong desire to perform. Students are expected to learn material at a fast pace, expand their technical and historical knowledge of dance, develop their technique, demonstrate professionalism, and work as a team. Students choreograph some of the dances they perform. Students in this course form the advanced dance class performance team, Ignite. Prerequisites: Completion of Dance Workshop or teacher approval. Note: Class fees apply. 

*Course meets UC/CSU eligibility