St. Xavier High School Seeks Part Time Dance Teacher

ST. XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
PART TIME TEACHING POSITION – 2 classes

The description below is from our Graded Course of Study.

932 DANCE Length: 1 semester Level: Junior, Senior
Fine Arts or Physical Education ½ credit
Prerequisites: Freshmen Fine Arts Studio 1, any Fine Arts Studio 2 course.
Note: INDEPENDENT STUDY is available for students who have successfully completed this course and wish to continue to broaden their studio experience.

Goals and Objectives: Exploring basic fundamentals of dance, students participate in activities on balance, coordination, flexibility, core strength, creativity of movement, concentration, exaggeration and extension, intention, and emotion. Warm up exercises and stretches are daily activities four days a week. Study of Dance terminology/vocabulary and review of major Dance techniques and styles is featured one day a week. Students will grow in their appreciation for the art of Dance and in their execution of Dance movement.

Content and Method: Students learn many dance techniques, strength building techniques, balance and coordination methods, along with rhythmic, leaping, and turning techniques. Daily, students dance. Students work each day toward choreographed dance presentation, free/creative dance activities, and mastery of diverse dance maneuvers.

Evaluation and Grading: Grades are based on dance skills development, completed projects, handouts regarding dance study, student critiquing and self-evaluation, student effort, and teacher assessment of dance projects.

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You would be starting immediately. First semester ends on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013.

There are approximately 30 class days remaining in the quarter from today’s date, 11/12/12. Bachelor’s degree required. Transcripts required. We need a bright, youthful, creative instructor, who loves working with high school age group. The classes would feature working with all males, ages 16 – 18. For further information and discussion, please contact the individuals below.

Michele Mascari William Sandquist
Department Head Principal
761-7600 ext 585 761-7600 ext 128

mmascari@stxavier.org
wsandquist@stxavier.org