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    7th and 8th Grade Program (At a Glance)

    The Casteel Dance Program offers a class for every type of dancer!

     

    ** All dance classes at Casteel are listed in the course catalogue as “beginning” (DAN700). Students will be placed into their correct class before the start of the next school year.

     

    Beginning Dance: (full year) This is a non-audition group. Students will learn basic dance fundamentals and learn about choreography. Students will perform a dance in two mandatory, end-of-semester dance concerts.

     

    Intermediate Dance: (full year) This is an audition only class. Current beginning students can audition during class at the end of their 7th grade year in May. If a student is NOT in a dance class for the spring semester, they can participate in the first day of dance auditions after school. Students take this class for a full year. This class builds on the foundations from beginning dance and focuses equally on dance technique and choreography. Students will perform 2-3 dances in two mandatory end-of-semester dance concerts.

     

    Momentum: (full year) This is for advanced dancers and is an audition only group. Students should have knowledge of ballet, jazz, contemporary and hip hop. Students will perform 3-5 dances in two mandatory end-of-semester dance concerts and 1 pep assembly.

     

    In Motion: (full year) This is for the most advanced dancers and is an audition only group. Students should have knowledge of ballet, jazz, contemporary and hip hop. Dances in class may include other styles such as ballroom and tap. Students will also learn pom in class and have the opportunity (optional) to compete. Students will perform at all (4) pep assemblies, 1 mandatory dance competition in the fall, and perform 5-8 dances at the mandatory end-of-semester dance concerts.