All Grade 8 students participate in the health and physical education program. The dance portion of this course allows students to learn Virginia physical education standards with an emphasis on dance. The health education program emphasizes what students need to know, understand, and do to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Areas of study include emotional, mental, social, and environmental health, safety and emergency preparedness, relationships, substance abuse and disease prevention, and family life education.
In addition to the objectives in the Grade 8 core Health and Physical Education curriculum students will
- Use the elements of dance to choreograph a short dance sequence.
- Understand and demonstrate the basic foundation of ballet, jazz, modern dance, and hip-hop dance.
- Perform dance sequences in front of an audience.
- Demonstrate rhythmic coordination to music.
- Perform cultural dance sequences.
Schools
Kenmore Middle School