Walkersville High – Dance Technique and Performance 2B

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Offered only at GTJHS within the Academy for the Fine Arts, which meets for two entire instructional blocks daily. Students from all other Frederick County public high schools are eligible to audition for these courses after meeting admission requirements. Course is for first and second year Academy students. This course emphasizes dance training to develop and extend the artistic, affective, cognitive, and psychomotor potentials of the student. The student will be provided with opportunities to explore a variety of dance forms as they pertain to musical theatre. Examples include ballet, jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop as well as world dance forms such as Latin and African. Focus will be on enhancing technique in regards to alignment, flexibility and strength with the goal of honing a student’s ability to retain and explore movement phrases. In addition, students will study and practice performance skills while implementing techniques found in the musical theatre world.