Class Information

Beginning and Intermediate Dance Class:

• Students will study concepts of modern, jazz, ballet, and other cultural dance techniques. Students will study the development of movement quality and performance skills with emphasis on alignment, control, awareness of style and phrasing in dance. Concepts of dance history, production such as sound, staging, lighting, along with dance vocabulary and improvisational techniques, will also be explored. Performing is a required aspect of this course. Specific dress requirements will be mandatory for performances.

Beginning Theater

• Beginning Theater: Students will learn theatrical staging, acting, directing and design basics. Students do not need to have any theater experience prior to taking this course. Students taking the course for a Physical Education credit will be required to meet those standards as well. Students will focus on ensemble building, viewpoints, character development, script analysis, improvisation, movement, children's theater.

***All Dance Class Students are required to dress out in Dance Appropriate Clothing for Dance Class***