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Dance

DANCE 1 Course #: H7280 (5 Credits)
 
Students will experience dance on an introductory level. Various styles will be covered such as Ballet, Jazz, Musical Theater, Hip Hop, and Modern Dance and Improvisation genres. Students will find coherence of diverse ideas, beliefs, and cultures as communicated through movement. Students will obtain life skills, define dance as a form of self-expression, as well as develop a general appreciation for dance as an art form. There are two performance requirements. Prerequisite: None. 
DANCE 2 Course #: H7380 (5 Credits)
 
Students will experience dance on an intermediate level. Students will continue to focus on all Dance 1 genres, as well as areas such as anatomy, body, weight, shape, space, time, effort, history, and technology. Students will find coherence of diverse ideas, beliefs, and cultures as communicated through movement. Various styles will continue to be covered such as Ballet, Jazz, Musical Theater, Hip Hop, and Modern Dance genres as well as Choreography. Through the help of these concepts, students will work to interpret, appreciate, critique, and compose dance. There are several performance requirements. Prerequisite: Dance 1 and Teacher Recommendation. 
HONORS JAZZ DANCE Course #: H7381 (5 Credits)
 
Honors Jazz Dance: Students will experience dance on an intermediate/advanced level. Honors Jazz Dance is an extension of the Dance I & II courses but will delve deeper into Jazz technique, content, and history, providing students with the opportunity to further their creative experience. Students will continue to focus on anatomy, body, weight, shape, space, time, effort, history, and technology, as well as learning the universal language of dance, LMA. Through these concepts, students will work to interpret, appreciate, compose, and critique dance. Students will focus on 16 specific components of the Jazz Dance Technique, as well as Musical Theater and HipHop. Students are also required to see and critique professional dance performance. Prerequisite: Upon successful completion of Dance 1 & Dance 2, students may elect to take Honors Jazz Dance by teacher recommendation. Students may also double up on both Dance 2 and Honors, but only by teacher recommendation. 
HONORS MODERN DANCE Course #: H7481 (5 Credits)
 
Honors Modern Dance: Students will experience dance on an intermediate/advanced level. Honors Modern Dance is an extension of the Dance I & II courses but will delve deeper into Modern technique, content, and history, providing students with the opportunity to further their creative experience. Students will continue to focus on anatomy, body, weight, shape, space, time, effort, history, and technology, as well as learning the universal language of dance, LMA. Through these concepts, students will work to interpret, appreciate, compose, and critique dance. Students will focus on specific techniques of Modern Dance. Students are also required to see and critique professional dance performance. Prerequisite: Upon successful completion of Dance 1 & Dance 2, students may elect to take Honors Modern Dance by teacher recommendation. Students may also double up on both Dance 2 and Honors, but only by teacher recommendation. 
DANCE PERFORMANCE & AESTHETICS Course #: H7482 (5 Credits)
 
Dance Performance & Aesthetics is an extension of the UCHS Dance Company performance group. The course presents the fundamentals of the concepts, collaboration, problem-solving, and process of choreographic creation through practical studies. Choreographic projects enable student-teacher collaboration to create short works for solo, duet, and small group situations, with options of focus on; cross-media collaboration, site-specific work, dramatic text, and partner work. Students perform throughout the year in over 25 performances, competitions, and festivals. The final project of the year is a student-created performance. This group is also linked to the National Society of Dance Arts. Prerequisite: This course is STRICTLY by audition and teacher recommendation only. *Students cannot be placed in the course once auditions have occurred.