The Lamar Dance Department is part of the award-wining Lamar Fine Arts Academy.

The Lamar Dance Department provides opportunities for dance at every level - beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Ballet classes are also provided. For those dancers interested in the most comprehensive and performance opportunities, the Lamar Dance Company is available, by audition, to 7th and 8th graders.

Dance provides all students with the opportunity to acquire a comprehensive knowledge of dance as an art form.  Students learn and refine dance skills and techniques in class and in performance, study the historical and cultural significance of dance and its evolution as an art form, and evaluate personal work and the work of others. 

DANCE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

MS Dance 1:  Yearlong course for PE credit that offers a broad overview.  The curriculum focuses on the Elements of Dance, Ballet, World Dance, Modern, and Jazz dance.  Students will learn basic skills and techniques to begin their dance education as well as dance history, vocabulary, improv,  and theory.  No performance is required, however, there are performance opportunities for those interested. 

MS Dance 2:  Yearlong course for PE credit, open to 7th/8th graders who have completed MS Dance 1 or dance majors of any grade level.  The curriculum will focus on Ballet, Jazz, Improv, Tap, and Contemporary/Modern.  No performance is required, however, there are performance opportunities for those interested. 

MS Dance 3:  Yearlong course for PE credit – instructor approval/audition required for 7th8th graders or dance majors of any grade level.  The curriculum will include Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Improv, Contemporary/Modern, Hip Hop, and Choreography/Dance Production with a required Fall and Spring show performance. 

Ballet: Fall semester long course for PE credit open to 7th/8th graders who have completed MS Dance 1 or dance majors of any grade level.  The curriculum will focus on Classical and Contemporary Ballet technique, vocabulary, and history with a required Fall show performance.

Drill Team Prep: Spring semester long course for PE credit open to 7th/8th graders who have completed MS Dance 1 or dance majors of any grade level.  The curriculum will focus on Pom, Kicks, Leaps, and Turns for drill team with a required  Spring show performance.

Dance Company:  Yearlong course for PE credit with an emphasis on performance qualities – audition required for 7th/8th grade only.  The curriculum will include Ballet, Jazz, Improv, Contemporary/Modern, Tap, Hip Hop, and Choreography/Dance Production with various performances throughout the school year in addition to the required Fall and Spring Concerts.   This class requires early morning rehearsals twice a week starting at 7:30 am.