Dance is alive during Winterim 2010!

From Harpeth Hall Dance Teacher
Joyce Smith
Off campus, there are four girls interning in the field of dance! Here in Nashville, girls are learning about dance administration, promotion and what it takes to run a dance studio, assisting in dance classes and much more through internships with the Vanderbilt Dance Program and the Bellevue Dance Center. One HH senior is also working locally, creating choreography for her independent study in dance at the Nashville Dance Center. Another senior is in New York City interning with the Cunningham Dance Foundation. Here on campus, freshmen and sophomores are working hard in the course Dancing Stronger: Integrating Technical Concepts and Imagery into Performance. We have worked on technique with special emphasis on pirouettes and jumps, as well as having major fun doing ab workouts and adding push-ups to our warm-up!! On the non-dancing side, we spent one class period pouring over dance magazines in order to create collages that reflect our personal passion and interests in dance. Now on to part three of the dance collage project, the girls thought about specific objectives they have in dance and have started to create their personal "plan of action" to complete these objectives. But dance doesn't stop at 3:05 pm! Freshmen and Sophomore Dance Company members have been taking technique classes after school too! For the three weeks of Winterim, the HH Dance Company teachers offer technique classes in Modern, Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop from 3:15 - 5:00, Monday through Friday. Dance Company girls take a minimum of three of those classes per week and can take class all five days if they choose. It is clear HH loves dance!