
Through continuous exploration through a variety of dance forms, dance students discover new ways of moving and innovative ways of creating in a collaborative environment, while establishing themselves as part of a community. Dancers will gain a deeper understanding of dance as a cultural experience through daily movement classes, choreography, and performance. Whether you have always wanted to learn how to dance or have been dancing all your life, PiM Arts High School fosters a safe environment for students to challenge themselves artistically and academically.
18 credits required for Endorsement:
- Dance Technique I -IV (11 quarters)
- Dance Composition I
- Dance Composition II
- Dance Composition III
- World Dance
- Dance Wellness
- Dance Elective (2 quarters)
Dance Electives Include:
- Movement Studies
- Arts Activism through Movement
- American Dance Studies I & II
- Special Topics in Ballet
- Somatic Fitness
- Dance Pedagogy
- Improvisation and Partnering
- Careers
- Arts Internship
- Arts Collaborative
- Senior Capstone
- Dance Conditioning and Somatics
Dance training can’t be separate from life training. Everything that comes into our lives is training. The qualities we admire in great dancing are the same qualities we admire in human beings: honesty, courage, fearlessness, generosity, wisdom, depth, compassion, and humanity.
~Alonzo King