Welcome to Dance Education!

I look forward to a year of learning and excitement with my dance students. The goal of this class is to gain an appreciation of dance while engaging my students with rigorous and creative instruction. Students will be exposed to different dance styles, cultures, choreography and dance history. To reach these goals we will explore the world of dance through the following activities including the guidelines of the North Carolina Dance Course of Study

• Dance Warm-up
• Dance Technique
• Creativity through movement
• Dance choreography (solos and groups)
• Dance History (projects and papers)
• Dance Terminology/Definitions
• Dance and the academic curriculum
• Dance connected with technology and 21st Century skills

SYLLABUS

• Approaches to choreography
• Healthful living
• Loco-motor and Non-locomotor movement
• Elements of Dance: body, energy, space and time
• Technical skills: oppositional movement, turns, leaps, extensions
• Concepts of balance, proper alignment, strength and flexibility
• Exploring global awareness through dance history and cultures
• Choreographic forms
• Exploring a variety of dance styles
• Exploring dance through writing, essays, poetry, world events and personal experiences
• Individual and group work/ choreography
• Dance Content and Core Course Connection