Desert Mountain High School – IB Sl Dance

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

The IB Dance SL curriculum aims for a holistic approach to dance and embraces a variety of dance traditions and dance cultures – past, present, and looking towards the future. Performance, creative and analytical skills are mutually developed and valued, whether the students are writing papers or creating/performing dances. The curriculum provides students with a liberal arts orientation to dance. This orientation facilities the development of students who may become choreographers, dance scholars, performers, or those, more broadly, who see life enrichment through dance. Students are required to compose dances and to analyze the process, and all students must also document the evolution of one of these dances. Students will explore, compare, and contrast dances from different cultures and/or traditions through practical and theoretical investigation. They are also required to write a dance investigation. Students may specialize in any style of dance performance but must experience more than one style from more than one culture and/or tradition ( [www.ibo.org](http://www.ibo.org/)). IB Dance SL is a performance- oriented course; therefore, it requires additional time for rehearsals and performances. Proper dance clothes are required.