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Devon Fitchett, Performing Arts Department Head
The interdisciplinary lessons of artistic collaboration learned in Performing Arts can ground a community during times of change.
Dance
Dancers at all levels find their groove at Dana Hall.
The program is designed to build dancers’ skills and create awareness of dance as an art form. Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop, Tap – at each level, these courses examine dance technique, styles, history, anatomy and creative expression. The Dance Repertory Group is a choreography and rehearsal course for performers to develop pieces, work on performance skills and produce formal and informal concerts.
The Dance Studio in the Shipley Center for Health and Wellness features a large multipurpose, shock-absorbing surface and state-of-the art lighting and sound systems.
Spotlight On: Dance Repertory Group
An audition-based choreography, rehearsal, and performance course, this ensemble for advanced dancers focuses on performance skills, compositional tools with which to develop choreography, and the production of informal and formal concerts. Students in this course occasionally have the opportunity to perform in pieces created by guest choreographers.
From the Roar