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Dance
"To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.
This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking." -Agnes De Mille

Structured on a four-year foundation of ballet and modern dance classes, the LAHCHSA dance program transforms young dancers into powerful and expressive artists with the skills and versatility to perform in any dance genre. They learn to appreciate and care for their bodies though proper conditioning, dance technique, rest and nutrition. As they study and perform the works of master choreographers, they learn about the times and cultures from which those works arose. Taught by a faculty of professional dancers, every dance class gives students the opportunity to develop keen kinesthetic awareness and strong movement communication skills. To broaden their dance experiences:

Master Classes are taught by distinguished visiting artists that
have included:
  • American Ballet Theatre
  • Alonzo King's Lines Ballet
  • Lula Washington Dance Theater
  • Helios Dance Theatre
  • Ballet Hispanico
  • Body Traffic
  • Hinton Battle, Broadway Star of "The Wiz" & "Sophisticated Ladies"
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem
  • Lola Montes
  • Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co.
  • Jazz Tap Ensemble
  • Matthew Rushing, principle dancer of Alvin Ailey and LACHSA alum
  • Donald McKayle
  • Djimbe (West African)
  • Ramaa Bhardavaj (Indian Dance)
  • Dancers from the national touring company of,The Lion King
  • Trey McIntyre Dance Co.
  • Rubberbanddance Company of Montreal
  • Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Students attend professional dance performances, such as the American Ballet Theatre, the Lula Washington Dance Company, Les Ballets Jazz, and Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Students perform in the following venues:  Winter Dance Offerings, Spring Dance Concert, Junior Dance Composition Workshop and Senior Showcase.

Graduates of the Dance Program have successfully gained admission to the colleges of their choice. The dancers in the Class of 2009 are attending:
  • The Juilliard School
  • Boston Conservatory
  • Hamburg Ballet School
  • Dominican University/Lines Contemporary Ballet's BFA Program
  • Ailey/Fordham
  • California Institute of the Arts
  • University of the Arts
  • UCLA
  • University of California Santa Barbara
  • San Francisco State Unviversity
  • SUNY, Purchase
  • UC Berkeley and Irvine
Gina Buntz, Senior Program Specialist & Dance Chair
  • 2009-2010 Dance Classes
  • Ballet Levels 1-4
  • Modern Dance Levels 1-4
  • Horton Modern Dance Tech.
  • Jazz Dance
  • West African Dance
  • Repertory Dance: Classical, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, World Fusion
  • Dance Composition
  • Dance History
  • Senior Seminar
Performances
  • Spring Concert: Glorya Kaufman Theatre,  UCLA Campus 
  • Friday, April 16, 8pm; Sunday, April 18 at 2PM & 7PM
  • Senior Showcase:   KH 1, CSULA:   May 28 & 29, 2010