We are thrilled to introduce Dance to our Visual and Performing Arts course offerings for 2025-2026
Dance is an incredibly important art form that allows students to discover themselves in ways no other subject is able to explore while engaging their creativity, forms of communication, and expression. Similar to the other arts disciplines, dance can be found as an important part of any culture across the globe. It has the capability of bringing people together from different backgrounds through our common pursuit of expression through movement.
Dance Teacher, Montgomery Township School District
We are so excited to welcome Ms. Amanda Osborne to the Montgomery Township Visual and Performing Arts family. In this coming school year, 2025-2026, Ms. Osborne will be teaching introductory level dance courses available to our 7th-12th grade students as well as starting our first ever Unified Arts Program at Montgomery High School through Unified Dance.
As the program develops, we plan to offer more specific and skill based courses for our students. We are excited to grow this program into explorations of different cultures and styles of dance. Ms. Osborne brings a wealth of experience and passion to her students that will be invaluable to them and our school district as this program takes flight!
Ms. Osborne is a graduate of Rutgers University's Graduate School of Education, where she earned an Ed.M in Dance Education. She also holds a BFA in Dance with a double major in English from Mason Gross School of the Arts. While at Rutgers, Ms. Osborne was inducted into the collegiate level of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts and graduated with high honors. Her performance experience includes work by faculty choreographers such as Ani Javian and Jon Evans, along with numerous student pieces. During her undergraduate studies, she selected as an Arnhold Summer Fellow through the Dance Education Laboratory at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Ms. Osborne also works as the Assistant Director of the Rutgers Summer Dance Conservatory. She is trained in and has taught a wide range of dance styles, and is excited to explore diverse movement practices with her students in the coming school year! Ms. Osborne can be reached at aosborne@mtsd.us
Available Dance Courses 2025-2026
Montgomery Upper Middle School
7th Grade, Introduction to Dance
8th Grade, Introduction to Dance
Montgomery High School
Introduction to Dance
Unified Dance
Each course is a semester long class and will culminate with a 7-12th grade celebration of their work and artistry during a dance performance that will be catered to the comfort level and interests of the students involved.