Performing Arts

Dance (9-12)

7654

This is a semester course for both the beginning and more advanced dancers. Dancing for stage encompasses basic ballet and jazz movement, while incorporating tap, hip hop, modern, ballroom and cultural styles. Students will learn a variety of moves and steps from each of these genres; each unit will culminate in a choreographed performance.

Speech (9-12)

7655

This semester course is geared for students who are comfortable speaking in front of people and for those who would like to overcome that fear of public speaking. Activities will involve small group discussion, one on one interviews, group project presentations and individual speeches. Types of presented speeches will be entertainment/comedy, informative, demonstrative, persuasive and possibly a graduation speech. This is a performance class.

Acting (10-12)

1704

This course centers on the basic skills of acting. It includes the actor’s internal preparation for playing a role and the development of external techniques for projecting the role to an audience. Students will work on diction, body awareness and movement, creative character development exercises, and improvisational activities. There will be focus on acting as a career, television, and commercial work, as well as live theater and audition techniques. This is a performance class; projects include presentation of scene work, monologues and one act plays.

Introduction to Theatre (10-12)

1746

Students examine all aspects of theatre arts. Students will study the particulars of play production: acting, dance, costuming, set construction, properties, musical theatre, make up, sound and lights. Students engage in reading plays and perform scene work from various works. Students will select projects based upon facets of theatre studied throughout the semester. This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of theatre that is useful in enjoying theatre both as a leisure activity and as a potential career.