| Approved Site(s): |
| | Approved for the School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) and Creative Performing and Media Arts (CPMA). Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee.
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| Grade Range: |
| | 6–8 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | None |
| Course duration: |
| | Two semesters |
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| 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): |
| | 9311 - Physical Education (Departmentalized 6-8) |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Each site selects its own resources from available instructional media. |