Hip-Hop & Modern Dance
Our dance program is a rigorous physical exploration of hip-hop, jazz and modern styles. Our choreography component challenges girls to relate movement within an individual’s role and across the dance troupe.
Girls work on body alignment, mood and tone, technique precision, and style. In addition to practicing dance, girls learn to choreograph their pieces. We start with ways to draw inspiration – from a word, an image, a time of day, a place – and how to translate this into dance. The teacher guides them in expression, tempo, dynamics, and collaboration. At the end of the session, the dancers present their pieces – of course!
The practice of dance and choreography has far-reaching applications. It is a metaphor for ways of working and understanding other processes around us. It teaches rigor, focus and group work. Above all, dancing and choreography are purely fun!
We do not require a specific level of experience for girls to enroll in this class; however, girls should have some background in dance (any style) so that they are comfortable moving and trying new things. Before the session begins, our instructor emails all girls to learn more about their experience levels and what they hope to get out of the course. She uses this to tailor the class to each group of students.