Students who wish to improve their dancing, singing and performance skills may enroll in this class. Students are required to dress out for scheduled choreography days. Students are required to perform in 2 concerts per semester and may be asked to perform in elementary and middle school recruitment tours. Emphasis is placed on gaining stage presence and performance skills, development of appropriate and efficient vocalism, theatrical, musical and movement terminology, historical aspects of the American Musical Theater genre, music reading, dramatic interpretation and other aspects of music and movement. This class is open to all students grades 9-12 (advanced open to those who successfully audition for director and are accepted) and fulfills a 1 credit towards the P.E. requirement for graduation. A $30 lab fee will be assessed. Students will receive a performance dress and props for performance once the lab fee has been paid. Students must provide their own dance shoes (tan character heels), and flesh colored dance tights for rehearsals and concerts. These items can be ordered from me at the beginning of the year.