Theater & Dance Courses

THEATRE
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit per Semester: 3.0
This is a high school performing arts introductory course to theatre. It will broadly cover the front of the house, onstage, and backstage aspects of theatre. Beginners to advanced actors can enjoy this course.

THEATRE HISTORY
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit per Semester: 2.0
This class will cover theatre and musical theatre throughout the last 100 years. It will look at the influence of live theatre on our country, and how it affected future theatre and our lives. This performing arts high school course is open to beginner to advanced students.

BEHIND THE SCENES
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit per Semester: 2.0
This class offered at CIVA Colorado Charter School focuses on the aspects of theatre backstage. It will include details on technical theatre and even include contributing to the building and painting of show sets, costumes, and props.

ACTING TECHNIQUES
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit per Semester: 2.0
This high school performing arts class will focus on learning and presenting monologues in class before peers. It will help prepare students to audition for shows at CIVA, in the community, or at the college level. Students will leave the class with a full-acting monologue book. This class will involve memorization outside of class.

MUSICAL THEATRE TECHNIQUES
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit per Semester: 2.0
This class will focus on acting through songs and preparing a vocal book for shows, college programs, and professional theatre auditions. Singing in class will be necessary for this class. High school students will leave the theater course with a vocal audition book prepared.

SCENE STUDY TECHNIQUES
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit per Semester: 2
This class will go into detail on working with scene partners, building to the climax of a scene, and character work. It will be a collaborative course that will enhance any performer.. It will involve memorization outside of class.

THEATRE PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit per Semester: 3
This high school performing arts class will look at all aspects of theatre and assist students in creating their own original one acts and pieces from start to finish.

DANCE 1
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit per Semester: 3
Dance 1 is an introductory course to dance. It will cover all genres and forms of dance. Beginners to advanced dancers can enjoy this course. Students will get to explore everything from social dancing to contemporary dance. 

DANCE 2
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit per Semester: 3
Dance 2 will build upon skills learned in Dance 1. Beginner to advanced dancers can explore traditional and unique dance forms in more detail in this high school performing arts course. 

DANCE MOVEMENT AND FITNESS
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit per Semester: 3
Dance Movement and Fitness utilizes dance to increase fitness and activity. Beginner to advanced dancers can increase stamina and fitness with Zumba, dance cardio, barre work, and choreography. 
 
MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE TECHNIQUES
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit per Semester: 3
Musical Theatre Dance Techniques is geared toward students who want to learn skills that will assist them with auditions and performances for musicals at CIVA, in the community, or at the college level! This class is formatted for CIVA Colorado charter students who want to pursue the arts professionally or at the college level after graduation. While this dance course can be taken by any student meeting the prerequisites - there will be more of an audition and performance focus in the course. 

DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit per Semester: 3
Dance Choreography Techniques is geared toward students who want to be more creative with the technique they have acquired and prepare them for concentration in college or the community as a choreographer or director. It uses skills learned in other dance courses and allows the students to express themselves. This class is formatted for students who want to pursue the arts professionally or at the college level after graduation. While this class can be taken by any student meeting the prerequisites- there will be more of an audition and performance focus in the high school performing arts course. 

DANCE TECHNIQUES HONORS
Course Length: 2 Semesters
Credit per Semester: 5
Dance Techniques Honors is audition only. This performing arts high school course is designed for students with advanced training and interest in dance. It is a performance-based class that will focus on technique, training, and showmanship. This class is formatted for students who want to pursue the arts professionally or at the college level after graduation. While this class can be taken by any student meeting the prerequisites- there will be more of an audition and performance focus in the course.