| Dance Explorations Location: Lakeshore High School Career Opportunities Include · Artistic Director · Choreographer · Dance Instructor · Dancer Grades: 11-12 |
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| Class Description | ||
| Students have the opportunity to develop and improve strength
and flexibility, coordination, accuracy of movement, leadership and
social skills, self-confidence, experience performing, and overall
appreciation of dance. They will explore a variety of movement
styles and techniques, such as ballet, modern, jazz and tap.
Students will also be introduced to dance history, elements of
composition and basic anatomy that applies to
dance. Intermediate Dance will further study the skeletal alignment of the dancer’s body placement, and student’s work will enhance proper execution of advanced movement with a more mature quality. In addition, there is an in-depth study in choreography, more experienced performing, and the opportunity to take part in producing and organizing a dance concert. | ||
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| Career Outlook | ||
| Dancers perform in a variety of settings, such as musical
productions, and may present folk, ethnic, tap, jazz, and other
popular kinds of dance. Many dancers combine performance work with
teaching or choreography. Many dancers work with choreographers, who create original dances and develop new interpretations of existing dances. Most dancers begin formal training at an early age—between 5 and 15—and many have their first professional audition by age 17 or 18. Median annual earnings of salaried dancers were $21,100 in 2002. Median annual earnings of salaried choreographers were $29,470 in 2002. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2004-2005 Edition. http://bls.gov/oco/ |
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