Dance for Athletes

Dance For Athletes

This course will provide athletes with fundamental skills and knowledge of dance as an artform and lifetime activity, with a specific emphasis on areas that will improve their athletic ability. The course is open to 9th - 12th grade students. Students will study various forms of dance such as ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, and social dance, as well as broader aspects of dance such as injury prevention, stretching, and building muscle tone. This course will help to increase flexibility, balance, explosiveness, and agility in athletes. (Fine Arts or Elective Credit) No prerequisites.