Dance Company

Lynda Halabi

This course is open to any students interested in improving their dance and performance skills. Contemporary modern techniques will be studied with some exposure to African, Brazillian and Hip Hop. The Elements of Movement and the Elements of Dance Design will be explored and developed through their relationship to music with an emphasis on using the body as an instrument of expression. Proper alignment, breath, the use of weight, flow, and energy will be emphasized. Dance exercises and phrases will emphasize the development of strength, flexibility, coordination, rhythmic skills, dynamics, and movement through space. Students will create and perform their own dances and class dances throughout the year, and perform in a dance concert each semester.