Dance Technique (Elementary)
Students focus on developing technique across several dance genres, including ballet and modern dance styles. Strong emphasis will be placed on intelligent use of the body and developing strength, flexibility and kinesthetic awareness. The year culminates with a performance piece for Hearthrobs.
Dance Workshop (Elementary/Intermediate)
In this course students continue to refine dance technique across several genres of dance. Students are also exposed to a sampling of choreographic styles through in-class performance projects and a year-end dance work for Hearthrobs.
Choreography (Intermediate)
Choreography challenges students to look into the strategies and compositional processes that choreographers use to generate ideas and create dances that convey meaning. Students play the role of both dancer and choreographer in a series of in-class projects that ultimately develop into pieces to present at Vespers and Hearthrobs.
Dance Repertory (Intermediate/Advanced)
While refining technical and performance skills, students are introduced to creative choreographic processes of specific choreographers. Students apply various choreographic theories to their own practice, and experience the process required to produce two major dance works, to be presented at Vespers and Hearthrobs.
Dance Company (Advanced)
This class challenges technical, performance and choreographic skills at the highest level. Students dance as part of an ensemble, but also collaborate with their teacher and fellow students in the creation of two major dance works, which will be performed at Vespers and Hearthrobs.
Hearthrobs Independent Study
Students in the intermediate and advanced level classes are invited to independently develop a solo or group piece while being mentored by a faculty member. Those who are interested in showcasing their work in the annual spring concert, Hearthrobs, can choose to go through an audition process in the spring.