COURSE DESCRIPTIONSDANCE CLASSES OFFERED AT EAST MILLBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL
DANCE ENSEMBLE (8th grade only) Students will explore all styles of dance including Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Modern and Ballet. This class is for dancers who are ready to learn choreography and dance technique as well as create their own student choreography and explore improvisation. Currently this class is only offered for eighth grade students preparing for high-school dance programs. They will perform in the Winter or Spring dance concert. INTERMEDIATE DANCE (7th grade only) Students will explore all styles of dance including Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Modern and Ballet. This is a level currently for seventh grade students who have already taken Introduction to Dance and are ready to continue and push themselves in technique, performance and choreography. They will perform in the Winter and Spring dance concerts. INTRODUCTION TO DANCE (6th grade only) Students will explore all styles of dance including Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Modern and Ballet. This is a class for students who might not have a dance background but want to learn the foundation of dance. They will learn to perform and choreograph dances which will help them prepare for the more advanced levels of dance offered after sixth grade here at East Millbrook. They will perform in the Winter or Spring dance concerts. GUILD – DANCE COMPANY (7th & 8th graders) Students will explore all styles of dance including Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Modern and Ballet. This is an audition only class and it is the highest level of dance offered at East Millbrook. This is a dance company level that performs in school as well as in the community many times throughout the school year. The unique part about our guild dance company is they get to dance for two periods in a row every day. This class is for dancers who have already been through the Introduction to Dance or have had dance training prior to auditioning. When auditioning for the company we choose dancers who score the highest in focus, accuracy, expression and technique. It is truly an honor to be chosen for the dance company and it will be a great class for any student that wants to dance in their future. The students will be well prepared for high school dance programs. |