Intermediate Dance

This course helps students learn the intermediate skills of dance while improving  their techniques, poise, self confidence, and creative ability. Students create and  express themselves through improvisation, composition, and performance.  Students study several styles of dance in their historical and cultural contexts,  including contemporary, modern, jazz, hip-hop, jazz/funk, tap and various cultural  genres. Students analyze, compare and contrast their work and critique their artistic  development. Students will choreograph and dance in school productions.