Dance Technique IV Honors

With an emphasis on performance, students will demonstrate mastery of body control, knowledge of proper positioning, and execution of advanced technical skills. Increased performance opportunities are available at this level, and students will continue to explore leadership development, careers in dance and the performing arts. Dancers will explore choreography and composition, demonstrating, analyzing, performance functional anatomy and nutrition, and creating detailed movement studies. This class concentrates on the development of a healthy well balanced performing artist. Students are required to develop, revise, edit music, utilize video analysis to direct and choreograph a piece in the Spring Student Dance Concert.

Performance Opportunities for Dance Technique IV (H): 

  • VCHS Fall Concert- Emerge

  • VCHS Spring Dance Concert- Emotions

  • Senior Dance Concert- Senior Dance Technique IV (H) students only 

  • Various Community Performance Opportunities

  • Field Trips to Dance-related events

Additional Expectations: Dancers in Dance Technique IV(H) are required to perform in one dance concert each semester, with a unique theme. Students in all courses will be graded daily on their physical participation in class. Excessive absences will impact grades in this course. 


Course Number 1053
Grade Level 11,12
Pre-Requisite Dance 3 or 3(H) & Instructor Approval
Application and/or Audition DateNew students to VCS or New students to the Dance Arts program need to submit an Audition for placement. Audition Here 
Credits 10
VCHS Graduation Credit Fine Arts
UC Approval Yes Area F (Visual/Performing Arts)
Fees None