Dance

The Dance Program offers students opportunities to strengthen themselves physically while expressing themselves creatively in a supportive and fun environment. The Dance Studio (once the ARHS cafeteria) is a beautiful and welcoming space with a sprung wood dance floor, excellent stereo, murals of dance on every wall, and soft lighting. It feels like home, because it is. It is the home of ARHS dance. Students may take the same class more than once for credit as each additional class supports the further development of skills and technique. Here are just some of the techniques and styles taught and enjoyed as well as partnerships:

• Ballet, jazz, and modern - Limon, Dunham, Horton
• Hip-Hop, Salsa, Samba, Bomba, Kpanlogo, Gaze, and Lamban
• Dance Composition, Contact Improvisation, Spontaneous Choreography
• Student directed choreography and performances
• Community partnerships with local dance studios and conservatories
• Collaborations with Five College Dance Department faculty and students
• Field trips to see professional dance companies plus Master Classes

Videos of previous performances can be found here.