The Curie Advantage - Dance
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| Listed below are the subjects being offered in the Dance Department. Just click on the subject and read the course
description. Make sure to check if there is any prerequisite
required. |
| DANCE I |
DANCE II |
DANCE III |
CHOREOGRAPHY I/II
STAGE & PERFORMANCE DANCE
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| DANCE I |
92010 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
10-12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Performing Arts approval |
| CREDIT: |
1 (Single
Period) |
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: This class begins with an overview of human anatomy as it relates to dance
movement, along with various injury-prevention techniques and standard dance
terms. Nutrition and fluid intake will
also be presented. A large portion of the introductory, beginning classes are
devoted to stretching and conditioning, emphasizing proper placement and
technique. In the beginning, relatively little class time is spent on
combinations. As the class progresses and the students become more familiar
with the basic stretches, isolation, and walks, more focus and time can be
shifted to combinations. Beginning combinations will be kept simple, with the
stress on clean technique and repetitions. Students will start slowly and then
progress to faster and varied tempos.
Student projects will include a
critical book review, one dance critique, and one performance with summation.
Participation is mandatory. |
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| DANCE II |
97420 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
10-12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Dance major or teacher
approval |
| CREDIT: |
2 (Double
period) |
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: The class progresses as an extension from the introductory class. Dance II
begins with the demarcation of various dance styles: ballet, modern, jazz,
Afro, lyric, musical comedy, and hip-hop. Turns, hops, jumps, and leaps are introduced at this level. With these additions, proper
placement, especially of the knee, is of the utmost importance to prevent
injury. By this stage of instruction, students spend more time moving across
the floor and are primarily focused upon coordinating isolation movement phases.
Student projects will include a
critical book review, two dance critiques, and two performances with
summations. Participation is mandatory. |
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| DANCE III |
97430 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
11-12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Dance major or teacher
approval
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| CREDIT: |
2 (Double period) |
COURSE
DESCRIPTION The complexity of combinations with further emphasis on technique and style is
focused. Pre-stretch includes mostly isolations with advanced
modern/jazz/ballet barre. Knowledge of classical ballet technique is a
prerequisite for this class. It should be noted that advanced classes require
major time commitments from each dancer.
Student projects include dance
reviews, three-performance minimum, one professional audition, two full
three-to-five minute choreographed selections, and a final paper on four dance
idioms (minimum use of seven sources), with little page and bibliography.
Participation is mandatory. |
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| CHOREOGRAPHY I/II
-- STAGE
& PERFORMANCE DANCE |
90100 |
| GRADES OFFERED: |
11-12 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Dance major or teacher approval |
| CREDIT: |
1 (Single
period) |
| COURSE
DESCRIPTION: Students focus on dance styles that characterize our dance world in the new millennium. Artists will draw freely on all traditions that have developed
through the centuries. The diversity of the class will include intermingled
repertory within single choreographic works. Each dancer will discover his/her
own reputation in proportion to the richness and complexity of personal
creations. Student projects will include five
dance critiques, four performances with summations, two professional auditions
with summations, two two-to-three minute choreographed pieces (teacher
approvals), participation in a musical production, and a final paper on four
choreographers within the same dance idiom (five source minimum). Participation is mandatory. |
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