MODERN DANCE 3-4 (Intermediate)

Grades 10, 11, 12 -- Year
Prerequisite: Dance 1-2 or instructor recommendation and/or audition

Meets District’s Visual and Performing Arts or PE graduation requirement.

Check with instructor for specific dance attire.

The second full year of Dance meets the “f” requirement for admission to the University of California system. (Check with the school counselor.) This intermediate course develops and extends the Visual and Performing Arts standards, student knowledge and movement skills introduced in the prerequisite class. Concepts and skills are further developed in the areas of movement techniques, creative expression in dance, choreography and improvisation, place of dance in historical and cultural contexts, viewing, and evaluating dance works, and making connections to society and careers.

MODERN DANCE 5-6 (Advanced)

Grades 11, 12 -- Year
Prerequisite: Dance 3-4 or instructor recommendation and/or audition.

Meets District’s Visual and Performing Arts or PE graduation requirements

Check with instructor for specific dance attire.



This course meets the “f” requirement for admission to the University of California system. (Check with the school counselor.)
This advanced level class is designed to give the serious dance student further training and knowledge of dance. Provides opportunity for further development of technical excellence and style in various dance forms. Emphasis is on advanced technique, choreography, improvisational experiences, and performance.