Open to students beginning at age 6, no previous experience is required.  Dance instruction is available for beginning through advanced dancers.

Dance Program Objectives

1. Learn the fundamentals of dance through the study of classic and modern movement vocabulary, core combinations, improvisation techniques, and dance terminology.

2. Appreciate and develop a dancer’s use of the body. This includes the use of warm up and other exercises designed to enhance the student’s alignment, range of motion, flexibility, balance, strength, and coordination.

3. Acquire and apply an understanding of the basic principles of dance and choreography. These include the use of space, time, gravity, dynamics, initiators of movement, and focus.

4. Understand and experience the role of dance in Christian worship and ministry.