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Course description

By understanding the language and art of dance; we gain a true understanding of ourselves;our culture and the world in which we live. Dance is the art of movement; and as such; is a form of human communication and understanding. It organizes and transforms our thoughts; feelings; ideas; and images into communicative movement sequences that are personally and socially significant. Through Dance; our movement; feeling; and intellect are integrated.

Course Objectives:
~Students will be introduced to a variety of dance forms that include jazz; modern; partnering; ballet ;lyrical; musical theatre; hip hop; and ethnic.
~Students will receive instruction in composition; improvisation; production; history; vocabulary; and performance.
~Students will develop an appreciation of dance through participation; observation; and self-evaluation.
~ Students will experience and appreciate the beauty and joy of dance as an art form.

Dance educates the whole person by stimulating the mind; body and spirit; and is part of a comprehensive arts experience. Since dance utilizes movement in distinctive ways; it provides an exciting and unique stimulus for learning in all areas of the curriculum.

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• FIAR
• 1 year of Fine Art

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Online / Virtual