CDF’s modern dance curriculum is influenced by a wide range of dance and movement techniques: Humphrey/Limon, Graham, Horton, Cunningham and Laban/Bartenieff. CDF’s teaching artists bring a unique and personal approach to their teaching, emphasizing body and spatial awareness, physical strength and endurance, rhythmic accuracy, improvisation and the fundamentals of composition/choreography. The combination of movement awareness and technical skills along with practice in improvisation and composition exposes students to the core values of modern dance.

CDF Modern Dance Teaching Artists (click for a photo and bio): Shellie Chambers, Rhea Speights

Modern I (royal blue or purple leotard)
For students in 3rd & 4th grade.
Wednesday 4:00-5:00

Modern II (burgundy or red leotard)
For students in 5th, 6th & 7th grades.
Tuesday 5:15-6:30

Modern III (black leotard)
For students in 8th-12th grade.
Monday 5:05-6:35

Class Attire:
Girls:  dance pants or leggings with leotard in assigned color (above)
Boys: T-shirt and sweat pants