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Structured on a four-year foundation of ballet and modern dance classes, the Arts High Dance Program transforms its dancers into powerful and expressive artists with the skills and versatility to perform in any dance genre.  They learn to appreciate and care for their bodies though proper conditioning, dance technique, rest and nutrition.  As they study and perform the works of master choreographers, they learn about the times and cultures from which those works arose.  Taught by a faculty of professional dancers, every dance class gives students the opportunity to develop keen kinesthetic awareness and strong movement communication skills.  To broaden their dance experiences:

American Ballet Theatre
Trina Parks - Dunham Technique
Alonzo King's Lines Ballet
Hinton Battle, Broadway Star of "The Wiz" & "Sophisticated Ladies"
Arthur Mitchell, Dance Theatre of Harlem
Lola Montes
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co.
Arte Bryant (Tap)
Jazz Tap Ensemble
Matthew Rushing, principle dancer of Alvin Ailey and LACHSA alum
Bella Lewitzky Dance Co. (Modern)                                                                  
Donald McKayle
Djimbe  (West African)
Ramaa Bhardavaj  (Indian Dance)
Dancers from the national touring company of,The Lion King

Students attend professional dance performances, such as the American Ballet Theatre, the Lula Washington Dance Company, Les Ballets Jazz, and Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Elective classes are offered in choreography, commercial dance and jazz.

The students perform in a Winter Dance Festival, A Choreography Concert and a Spring Dance Concert, which is often an original full-length ballet, such as Alice in Wonderland (2007), Peter Pan (2006), and, Cinderella in New York (2005).

Graduates of the Dance Program have successfully gained admission to the colleges of their choice.  The dancers in the Class of 2007 are now attending:

Boston Conservatory                          California Institute of the Arts
Carnegie Mellon University                Cornish College of the Arts    
CSU Long Beach                                Dominican University of California
The Julliard School                             North Caroline School for the Arts    
Pasadena City College                       Santa Monica City College
SUNY, Purchase                                UC Berkeley and Irvine
UCLA                                                  University of the Arts

Gina Buntz
Senior Program Specialist and Interim Dance Chair
2007-2008 Dance Classes
Ballet 1, 2, 3
Contemporary Ballet
Modern Dance 1, 2, 3
Horton Modern Dance
Choreography
Jazz Dance

Performances »
Winter Dance Festival
Choreography Concert
Spring Dance Concert