African
-
exposure to contemporary West African vocabulary of movement.
This
class builds stamina, develops coordination, rhythm, and endurance.
Creative
Movement - organized creative
activities and dance (pre-ballet) with main focus on coordination,
rhythm, balance and enhancement of motor skill development (2
levels).
Ballet
- development in the basics of classical ballet technique with
emphasis on correct body alignment, barre work, simple center
floor, across the floor applications in the Cecchetti method.
Jazz
- introduction to fundamentals of jazz techniques, development
of body alignment, coordination, strength, and rhythm. Some Hip-Hop
included.
Modern
- Horton, Graham, and Jeff technique based that
develops skill in space usage, body awareness, coordination, musicality,
and dynamics.
Tap
- skills in basic tap steps and vocabulary, use of various rhythms
fused into traditional Broadway style and contemporary hoffin
combinations.

Dance
Composition I - students will
establish a common foundational vocabulary for describing what
we see and do physically to express the Word of God in movement,
develop creative method of generating movment messages, and determine
how to use text (The Word) with movement.
Foundations
of Liturgical Dance - the purpose
of this study is to introduce through scripture, the history of
dance in the church, the scriptural meaning of movement in the
Body of Christ, experience the Old Testament patterns of praise
and worship, and to be able to apply those patterns to the worship
experience of today.
Dance
History I - students will explore
the past development of dance and its connections to the present
and future of dance as it relates to movement ministry.
Purpose
and Power of Praise and Worship
- the purpose of this study is to explore the purpose of dance
ministry as it serves the church during the praise and worship
portions of the service, the difference between praise and worship,
techniques in following and leading a dance team of worshippers,
and basic movement that a congregation can share with.
Dance
Anatomy I - students will study
the physical structures of the skeletal system of the human body
as it relates to movement in dance.