Welcome

Dance education enables students to discover their own innate capacity for communication of ideas, thoughts and feelings through the medium of dance. This high energy class provides students with experiences in African, African-American, Native American, Colonial, Salsa, Tap, Ballet, Modern, Hip -Hop and Liturgical dance forms. Students will explore the elements of dance including Time, Space, Force, Direction, Pathways, Levels and Shapes.

Through these elements students will be able to create their own dances as a soloist and as a member of a group. Dancers will learn specific content in this class including purposes of dance, form of dance, creative aspect of dance and the humanity of dance. This dance course will help prepare students for auditions and performances. 

About Mr. Boone

He attended the Youth Performing Arts School before obtaining his B.F.A. from Wright State University. He spent almost a decade working for Princess Cruise Line. He became a teacher for JCPS in 2020 and spent the last three years as the dance educator at Westport Middle School.

He loves all kinds of dance, but musical theater and modern are his favorites. He collaborates to choreograph musicals and has won a few awards for his work.