Dance Arts

Dance Technique III Honors

This course is the second year progression of Dance Technique III, designed for the advanced level dancer to deepen the application of advanced level skill, leadership, and performance while continuing to develop techniques in ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary, and cultural dance. Instructional focus and student development will be geared toward the application of advanced artistry, technical execution and self-choreographic growth. Choreography, improvisation, and the art of performing will be explored individually and in small groups. Emphasis is placed on the dance performances and advanced level skill proficiency is expected. A hallmark of this class is to develop an individual artistic voice. Additional units include group and individual dance for musical theater, dance improvisation, writing a dance critique, dance history, advanced functional anatomy and nutrition and multimedia dance forms. Students will begin to explore leadership development, careers in dance and the performing arts. 

Additional Expectations: Students in all courses will be graded daily on their physical participation in class. Excessive absences will impact your grade in this course.   Dancers are expected to take at least one year of Dance Technique III before progressing into Dance Technique III (H).