Course Description:

Welcome to DANCE! These courses are designed to provide students with the fundamentals of dance. This is achieved through the study of different styles of dance, dance terminology, dance history, choreography, and performance through written and physical participation. Students may receive Fine Arts, PE or elective credit for these courses.  

Objective:

To appreciate the art of dance and explore all of its qualities by creating an atmosphere where students learn, observe, create, perform and gain self confidence.

Course Topics:

• Fall: Fitness & Nutrition, Muscles & Bones, Ballet, Modern,  Jazz, Performance

• Spring: Tap, Cultural/Folk/Social Dance, Musical Theater, Hip Hop, Dance Team, Performance, Choreography

Grading Rubric:

• Daily Participation, dressing out, journal checks, quizzes and homework are worth 50% of your grade. 

• Performances, tests and projects are worth 50% of your grade. 

• Sitting out is only permissible if the teacher receives a medical note or a note from a parent/guardian on the current day. The student must dress out and complete a written assignment in class to obtain credit for the day.

• Each day a student is not dressed out, 20 points will be deducted from the student’s weekly dress out grade. 

Make-up work/Retesting:

If a student earns less than a 70 on any major test in class, he or she may retest after attending tutorials. The student must attend a dance tutorial within 2 weeks of the original test date. It is the responsibility of the student to schedule a tutorial time and schedule a time to make up assignments and/or retake a test.

Tutorials:

After school  tutorials are available Wednesday and Thursday  by appointment only. Please send an email to make an appointment. 

Supplies & Fees:

All dancers will be required to purchase specific dance attire (T-shirt & shoes) that will be used for class and performances. T-shirt orders will be placed online and will be due September 2nd. Female dancers must provide their own solid black, ankle length, fitted stretch leggings. The leggings cannot have additional colors, designs, prints, sheerness, lattice, texture or inserts. They must be dense/opaque (not see through).  Male dancers may wear any solid black pants that allow full range of motion for movement.  

Discipline:

Disruptive and/or noncompliant students will be issued discipline as needed. Students who fail to follow classroom procedures and/or school rules will call home in the presence of the dance teacher to discuss conflicts with a parent/guardian. Other conflicts may result in teacher detentions, a parent conference and/or a principal referral.

Required Performances:

All students enrolled in dance class will participate in performances. These performances are not optional, but required. The performances fulfill the requirements established by the state of Texas listed in the dance TEKS. All performances will count as a TEST grade.  In order to ensure child safety I will not be posting performances on our school website. Instead parents can access performance flyers through Remind and Google Classroom.

Media Disclaimer:

The NRJHDance Department records numerous performances throughout the year. Many of these performances will be posted via YouTube, social media sites as well as for promotion on the Alvin ISD web page.

Student Expectations:

This is described in more detail on the class syllabus but the most important thing students and parents need to know is: This is a very fun class but it is also physically demanding. Dance requires a lot of structure, poise and athleticism. The expectations are high and this class is not an easy A. In order to pass, you must master skills.

Nolan Ryan  Junior High Dance Class Dress Code:
If you want to purchase the items below elsewhere you are welcome to but please make sure they are similar in style so that we are uniformed during performances. These items can easily be purchased on www.amazon.com and www.discountdance.com . Leggings cannot have logos and must be solid black. They also must be thick and not see through.

Students will also have to purchase a NRJH Dance Department T shirt from our online store with Downtown T Shirt Factory