Dance IV

 

 

Dance

Auditions Auditions for all interested students planning to enroll in the NCHS Dance Company for the upcoming 2008-09 school year will be held: Friday, April 11, 2008 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dance Studio (in the Arena) Bring ballet, tap and jazz shoes. Wear solid colored leotards and tights ... and a smile! All dancers wishing to audition must fill out an application form. Application forms and audition packets are available in the dance studio. (See Mrs. Elan or call 817-457-2920, ext 1649) Application forms must be turn in to Mrs. Elan or brought to audtions. For questions or additional information, call or see Mrs. Elan in the dance studio.

Experienced dance students wishing to enroll in Dance classes for credit need to attend the Audition Class to determine placement in Dance I, II, III, or IV.

Call Elan Schwericke to sign up at 817-457-2920 ext. 1649

The Nolan Dance Company is the upper level performance and choreography class in the Nolan Dance Department.It is for dancers who have achieved a solid intermediate level dance technique and who do not need yet ANOTHER technique class. Dance technique is not taught. The graded syllabus consists of choreography and performances. The company is eclectic......that is, several different styles and disciplines are employed. Auditions will cover classical ballet, lyrical, jazz and tap. Dancers need to be strong in three out the four areas. Dancers should wear solid color tights and leotards to the auditions. Tights need to be worn UNDERNEATH the leotards and there should be no holes or runs. Hair should be clipped back out of the fact or secured in a pony-tail or bun. Ballet shoes, tap shoes and jazz shoes are necessary. If a dancer does not have jazz shoes, he/she may use their ballet shoes for the jazz combination. Lyric sandals are optional.

The Dance Department at Nolan Catholic is an academic and eclectic program. It is part of the high School curriculum. The disciplines studied are classical ballet, modern dance, and tap.

• Dance I — Basics, no previous training required
• Dance II — Prerequisite Dance I or 2-4 years consistent dance training
• DanceIII — Prerequisite Dance II or 6+ years of consistent dance training
• Dance IV — By audition only, performance and choreography for The Nolan Dance Company

Dance classes may be taken for physical education credit, Fine Arts credit, or elective credit.

Our focus is on ensemble performance rather than solo work. As a Catholic College Preparatory School, we are very serious about using dance as a tool for teaching community interaction, co-operation, adaptation and change, projection and actualization of goals, resposibility and personal discipline.

Above & Below: Dancers using the new Dance Studio in the MAC

~Dance Company Activity Packet~