The West Orange High School Dance Program offers students a vibrant, high-quality dance education rooted in the New Jersey Student Learning Standards, National Core Arts Standards, and best practices from the field of dance education.

Whether you're an experienced dancer or exploring movement for the first time, our program helps you grow as a performer, choreographer, thinker, and artist.

Through technique classes, choreography projects, and collaborative work, students will:

• Build strength, flexibility, coordination, and endurance
• Explore various dance styles and forms
• Learn to create and perform original choreography
• Analyze and respond to dance as an art form
• Connect movement to history, culture, and identity
• Engage in wellness practices that support lifelong health
  

 Course Progression

Our program is structured in three levels, designed to meet students where they are and help them grow:

Beginning Dance

An introduction to dance technique, movement fundamentals, and the basic language of dance. Students explore self-expression, musicality, and foundational choreography.

Intermediate Dance

For students with prior experience or who have completed Beginning Dance. This course builds technical skill and deepens understanding of performance quality, alignment, and choreographic principles.

Advanced Dance

Designed for serious dancers looking to refine their artistry and prepare for college-level study or performance opportunities. Students work independently and collaboratively to choreograph and produce original work, while studying influential choreographers, dance theory, and stage production.

Check out our Dance Curriculum