Randolph High School Dance Department
The Dance Department at Randolph High School is offered to students in grades nine through twelve and is a full year, five credit, elective course. Randolph Dance Education is designed to introduce students to various genres of dance technique. They will be exposed to styles such as ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, improvisation, and multi-cultural dance forms throughout the year. In addition to physically taking class each day, students will also gain knowledge and aesthetic awareness of dance in its historical, cultural, and social contexts. They will develop a strong understanding of the choreographic process by continuously crafting their own work through improvisation and in-class movement assignments. The RHS Dance elective allows students to form a valid framework for observing and analyzing though media and live performance. Dancers will have the opportunity to perform their own work as well as the choreography of their instructor (s) and guest artists in the annual dance showcase. Infused within these various units is the realization and recognition that dance education contributes to a healthy lifestyle as well as fostering self-confidence and developing strong social skills. Dance enables students to become creative thinkers, leaving these artists to discover new ways to approach problem solving in other areas of academic study. Students will leave open minded, self-assured, and confident to fully engage themselves in the art of dance as well as in everyday life.