*Younger dancers may be considered for early placement with administrative approval.

Attire: Black Leotard and Black Convertible Tights

Modern Technique/Contemporary II is an advanced course that pushes dancers to refine technical precision while expanding artistic range and physical expression. Building on foundational contemporary and modern techniques, students will explore weight, suspension, release, and off-balance movement through complex floor work, spirals, inversions, and dynamic transitions.

Emphasis is placed on breath, momentum, phrasing, and musicality, along with improvisation that expands movement vocabulary and encourages individual expression. Dancers may also engage in partnering work to strengthen trust, spatial awareness, and responsiveness.

By the end of the course, students will demonstrate advanced technical control, versatility, and expressive depth, seamlessly blending choreography and improvisation. This course prepares dancers for higher-level performance opportunities in both concert and commercial dance settings.