Announcements

Welcome to our announcements page!  Here you will find information about events, performances, fundraisers, concerts, and trips.  Please check in with us periodically as this page is updated regularly!

PLEASE NOTE SPRING CONCERT AND DRESS REHEARSAL INFO BELOW!  THESE ARE GRADED PERFORMANCES AND REHEARSALS!

Mandatory Dress Rehearsal and Concert Dates and Times 

WINTER CONCERT INFO

SPRING CONCERT INFO

PLEASE NOTE:

Concert attendance is MANDATORY. Students with a severe illness, death in the family, or religious observance must provide a note and may then complete an alternate assignment to make up their concert grade.  ALL OTHER ABSENCES WILL RESULT IN A ZERO FOR THE CONCERT GRADE.

Anyone interested in donating shoes? The HHS Dance Ensemble is always in need of new and gently used jazz and tap shoes.  Please contact Mrs. Toteda or any Dance Ensemble officer for donations!

FIELD TRIPS

1-2 Field trips/Enrichment Opportunities are offered yearly in the dance program.  In order for students to travel with the department on a field trip, he or she MUST participate in one or more fundraisers we offer. Please contact Mrs. Toteda with questions. 

Fundraisers for 2023-24

In order for students to travel with the department on a field trip, he or she MUST participate in one or more fundraisers we offer

HHS DANCE ENSEMBLE APPAREL ORDER FORM


Workshops

Dina Giordano will be teaching a Hip Hop workshop on Friday 10/27 and Monday 10/30. Dina Giordano received her dance training at SUNY Purchase and graduated magna cum laude with her BBA from Pace University. She has performed for many renowned NYC choreographers including Michele Assaf, Danny Catanach, Lisa Dawn Cave, Lisa Hopkins, and Val Suarez. Company credits include principal dancer for Dawn's Light, Extended Dance, Off Center Dance Theatre, and Oil & Water Dance. Past performances include DRA's "The Remember Project", Broadway Dance Center's "The Gypsy Project", Broadway Cares, Dance Cares I, II & III, performances at Webster Hall and dancer for the Arena Football League. Dina choreographed the winning routine for Miss Fitness 2005, was assistant coach for the USBL Westchester Wildfire Dance Team, adjunct faculty for the prestigious dance department at Purchase College, and most recently coach for the Westchester Knicks Dance Team. Her students have gone on to dance for Disney, movies and TV, as well as for the NY Knicks, Titans, Dragons, and countless elite college dance teams. Dina currently has dancers on several NBA and NFL teams including the NETS, Knicks, Patriots, Jets, and Dolphins.