Dance Class Overview

6th Grade Dance

Introduction to Dance - 6th Grade Dance focuses on learning and developing dance movement skills as well as creating and responding to choreography for classroom and performance pieces. Students have an active role in learning about the elements of dance and how to apply those elements to choreography. 6th Grade Dance is a quarter long (9 weeks) class.

7th Grade Dance

Dance I - 7th Grade Dance focuses on learning and developing dance movement skills as well as creating and responding to choreography for classroom and performance pieces. Students will develop their understanding of the choreographic process through informal and formal performances. Students will perform in the Dance Show. 7th Grade Dance is a semester long course.

8th Grade Dance

Dance I & Dance II - 8th Grade Dance focuses on learning and developing dance movement skills as well as creating and responding to choreography for classroom and performance pieces. Students will expand their leadership skills through classroom projects, group choreography, and performance. Students will perform in the Dance Show. 8th Grade Dance is a semester long course. Students who did not take Dance as a 7th Grader should register for Dance I. Dance II is for students who have completed Dance I.

The Dance curriculum focuses on four strands of objectives: Dance Movement Skills, Creation and Performance, Responding, and Connecting. These strands will be incorporated throughout the entire semester. Students will be held accountable for memorizing all choreography taught and created during class as well as accurately performing all skills learned. Each class will learn a teacher choreographed dance that will be performed in the Dance Show. Students will create dances within small groups. Students will also learn dance history and have an opportunity to analyze and evaluate dances. Occasionally, we will incorporate Merge Cubes, Breakout EDU, and coding with the Sphero robots into lessons. In Dance, students will grow in their jazz and lyrical/ contemporary technique while having fun in a positive environment.

Materials for Class:

Dancers are expected to dress appropriately for movement each day. Dancers may wear athletic or spandex shorts, leggings, or yoga pants with a fitted, athletic style top or t-shirt. Tank tops are allowed. Please ensure the top covers the body appropriately. Denim, jeggings, khakis, and skirts/skorts are NOT acceptable dance attire. Dancers are expected to dance barefoot or in skin colored Dance Paws, Foot Undeez, or Lyrical Turners. These can be purchased at Everything Dance or Relevé. Hair should be secured from the face, and jewelry should be removed.

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