Ballet I (51.021)
Introduces basic ballet technique; covers placement, turn out, body lines, epaulement, adagio and allegro skills. Stresses aesthetic perception, creative expression and performance, historical and cultural heritage and aesthetic judgment and criticism. |
Ballet II (51.022)
Enhances level-one skills; emphasizes the development and execution of elementary technical skills. Offers opportunities to perform and observe quality dance as an art form. |
Ballet III (51.023)
Enhances level-two skills; emphasizes intermediate-level technical skills, a further expansion of ballet vocabulary and a broader experience of performance opportunities. |
Ballet IV(51.024)
Enhances level-three skills; emphasizes advanced-level technical skills, technique development, artistic growth and individual style. |
Modern Dance I(51.041)
Introduces modern dance; covers shape, form, line and experimentation with individual expression and creativity. Stresses aesthetic perception, creative expression and performance, historical and cultural heritage and aesthetic judgment and criticism. |
Modern Dance II (51.042)
Enhances level-one skills; emphasizes complex rhythms, movement combinations, longer phrases, transitions and centering on a specific technique. Offers performing and observation opportunities.
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Modern Dance III (51.043)
Enhances level-two skills; emphasizes intermediate-level technical skills, a further expansion of modern dance vocabulary, improvisation and a broader experience of performance opportunities. |
Modern Dance IV (51.044)
Enhances level-three skills; emphasizes advanced-level technical skills, speed and quality of movement, complex combinations, improvisational performance technique, the development of individual style and artistic growth. |
Dance History(51.051)
Introduces dance history; covers it’s historical and cultural growth in various societies and the development of dance in Western culture. |
Modern I for non-majors (51.041 )
Introduces modern dance; covers shape, form, line and experimentation with individual expression and creativity. Stresses aesthetic perception, creative expression and performance, historical and cultural heritage and aesthetic judgment and criticism. |
Rhythmics in Dance
Enhances level-one skills; introduces jazz vocabulary, combinations of jazz technique skills, complex rhythms, longer phrases andspecific techniques. |
Dance Composition(51.052)
Introduces dance composition; covers how to identify and execute the basic principles of composition (i.e., design, improvisation, use of qualities and musical forms). Concentrates on the development of themes and performance of multiple phrase composition. Emphasizes individual creativity and use of choreographic tools. |
SAA Dance Company (51.033)
A faculty-directed Savannah Arts Dance Company provides additional student opportunities in performance, choreography, and theatre production. Each year, auditions are held to select dancers for the SAA Dance Company. Dancers are selected based on technical abilities, performance skills, ability to learn and recall movement sequences, stage presence, responsibility, musicality, and the ability to work well with others. The Savannah Arts Academy Dance Company has one to two annual concerts in addition to the concerts performed by the entire dance department. This year The SAA Dance Company opened our season performance schedule with The Evening of Classical and Contemporary Ballet. The Dance Company is responsible for representing the school during various performing opportunities.
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