Young children reflect this impulse of people to dance as they whirl, spin and gallop for the sheer enjoyment of feeling their bodies in motion. Starting with the students' natural abilities, the dance program will nurture this urge. It will encourage students to explore and discover dance in a meaningful way and will enable them to express themselves through a non-verbal means of communication. The dance program will give students a comprehensive understanding of dance through learning specific dances, looking at dances and creating their own dances. Through these dance experiences, students will be encouraged to explore, reflect on and learn about dance in a meaningful way.
Dance links the body, intellect and emotions.
This integration provides students with opportunities to further personal and social growth and to promote well-being. At the same time, dance gives students another means of communicating their own ways of seeing and responding to the world around them. Ultimately, the dance curriculum strives to foster a life-long interest in dance. It will challenge students to new levels of discovery and awareness and to the understanding of dance and its value. The three components are to be integrated within these units.