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Dance Forms 6th–8th (5920) - SITE ADOPTED COURSE -

Approved Site(s):
	Approved for the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA). Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee.
Grade Range:
	6–8
Prerequisites:
	None
Course duration:
	Two semesters

Course Description:
	This course introduces middle-school students to ballet, jazz, modern, and multicultural dance forms from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The course is designed to raise academic achievement by increasing students’ self-esteem through school performance opportunities, and to promote intercultural communication among an ethnically diverse student body.
State Course Code(s):
	State Course code not defined or retired.
Basic Texts and Teaching Guides:
	Each site selects its own resources from available instructional media.

Dance Forms 6th–8th (5920) - SITE ADOPTED COURSE -