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Dance 9-12

The high school dance program introduces and develops advanced knowledge, skills, and understanding within three major areas of emphasis: dance theory and technique, dance composition and criticism, and dance history. Course content is based upon national dance and state fine arts standards. Dance classes offer students a variety of experiences toward discovering dance as an art form and challenges students to become physically fit in flexibility, strength, and endurance. Students focus on learning technical skills that become increasingly complex and challenging, emphasizing modern, ballet, and jazz techniques. Students use their expressive and creative skills and knowledge while solving movement problems as they choreograph their own original dance compositions. Complicated dance phrases and extended dances are performed. Dancers refine their critical thinking skills, as well as their understanding of dance as an art and a lifelong physical activity. Dance students may participate in master classes or at times work with professional dance artists as residents. Dance performances and tours occur throughout the school year. High school dance courses include: Basic Dance I, Intermediate Dance II, and Performance and Technique Dance III. These courses are currently available in three of our high schools and elective credit may be taken in either fine arts or physical education.