MHSA graduates often continue the study of dance in secondary education, and some have gone on to join dance companies around the country.<\/p>\n
Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n- Beginning to advanced study in ballet, jazz, and modern<\/li>\n
- Workshops in African, aerobics, composition, improvisation, musical theater, and tap<\/li>\n
- Academic areas that include anatomy, dance history, injury prevention and treatment, nutrition, and writing for the professional dancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Forms and Policies<\/h2>\n\n- Dance Class Etiquette<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dance Clothing Order Form<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dance Contract<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dance Dress Policy<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dance Medical Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Partnerships<\/h2>\n
We work with many local organizations<\/a> and have hosted masterclasses with professional dancers, including:<\/p>\n\n- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater<\/li>\n
- Atlanta Dance Connections<\/li>\n
- Danceworks<\/li>\n
- Milwaukee Ballet<\/li>\n
- Wild Space Dance<\/li>\n
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dance Department<\/li>\n
- Xalaat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Performance Opportunities<\/h2>\n
There are many performance opportunities available at MHSA, and our students are encouraged to perform as often as possible. There are two annual main stage dance concerts: one with choreography by MHSA faculty and guest artists and another with advanced student choreography. Beginner-level students perform in annual recitals.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe MHSA dance training program is designed to produce a versatile dancer, knowledgeable in ballet, modern, jazz, African, tap, musical theater, and the business of being a dancer. With at least one dance class a day, the dancers at MHSA are committed to exploring the study of dance and building strong foundations for a life-long love of dance.\r\n\r\nCovering a wide range of repertoire, our dancers strengthen their skills as artists and performers. While some students arrive with years of training, many students arrive with little to no formal experience with dance<\/strong>, proving that it is passion and hard work that truly make a dancer. Many of our students continue the study of dance in secondary education, and graduates of MHSA have gone on to join many dance companies in the country.\r\n\r\n \t- Beginning to advanced study in modern, ballet, and jazz dance.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Workshops in tap, African dance, musical theater, aerobics, composition, and improvisation.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Academic dance areas covered include anatomy, nutrition, injury prevention and treatment, dance history, and writing for the professional dancer.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
Please Click Here for Audition Requirements.<\/a><\/h2>\r\n<\/h2>\r\nPerformance Opportunities<\/h2>\r\nThere are many performance opportunities available in dance and our students are encouraged to perform in as many as possible. There are two annual main stage dance concerts, one with choreography by MHSA faculty and guests and the second with advanced student choreography. Beginning level students perform in annual recitals.\r\n\r\nThe Dance department works with many local dance organizations and has hosted masterclasses with many professional dancers:\r\n
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- Dance Department Contract<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- Dance Department Dress Policy<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- Dance Department Medical Policy<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- Dance Clothing Order Form<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mhsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mhsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mhsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mhsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mhsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mhsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mhsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mhsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Forms and Policies<\/h2>\n\n- Dance Class Etiquette<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dance Clothing Order Form<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dance Contract<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dance Dress Policy<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dance Medical Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Partnerships<\/h2>\n
We work with many local organizations<\/a> and have hosted masterclasses with professional dancers, including:<\/p>\n\n- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater<\/li>\n
- Atlanta Dance Connections<\/li>\n
- Danceworks<\/li>\n
- Milwaukee Ballet<\/li>\n
- Wild Space Dance<\/li>\n
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dance Department<\/li>\n
- Xalaat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Performance Opportunities<\/h2>\n
There are many performance opportunities available at MHSA, and our students are encouraged to perform as often as possible. There are two annual main stage dance concerts: one with choreography by MHSA faculty and guest artists and another with advanced student choreography. Beginner-level students perform in annual recitals.<\/p>\n
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- Workshops in tap, African dance, musical theater, aerobics, composition, and improvisation.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Academic dance areas covered include anatomy, nutrition, injury prevention and treatment, dance history, and writing for the professional dancer.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
Please Click Here for Audition Requirements.<\/a><\/h2>\r\n<\/h2>\r\nPerformance Opportunities<\/h2>\r\nThere are many performance opportunities available in dance and our students are encouraged to perform in as many as possible. There are two annual main stage dance concerts, one with choreography by MHSA faculty and guests and the second with advanced student choreography. Beginning level students perform in annual recitals.\r\n\r\nThe Dance department works with many local dance organizations and has hosted masterclasses with many professional dancers:\r\n
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- Dance Department Contract<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- Dance Department Dress Policy<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
- Dance Department Medical Policy<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
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Partnerships<\/h2>\n
We work with many local organizations<\/a> and have hosted masterclasses with professional dancers, including:<\/p>\n There are many performance opportunities available at MHSA, and our students are encouraged to perform as often as possible. There are two annual main stage dance concerts: one with choreography by MHSA faculty and guest artists and another with advanced student choreography. Beginner-level students perform in annual recitals.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Dance Program at Milwaukee High School of the Arts (MHSA) is designed to teach students the business of being a dancer.Our graduates are knowledgeable in African, ballet, jazz, modern, musical theater, and tap. With at least one dance class every day, dancers at MHSA are committed to exploring the study of dance and building […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":49,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Danceworks\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0Dallas Black Dance Theater\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0Ko Thi Dance Company\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0Your Mother Dances\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0Wild Space Dance\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0Dancecircus and Milwaukee Ballet Paul Taylor Dance Company\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0Pilobolus\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0Bill T. Jones\/Arnie Zane\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0Feld Ballet\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0and many more.\n
Performance Opportunities<\/h2>\n
<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe MHSA dance training program is designed to produce a versatile dancer, knowledgeable in ballet, modern, jazz, African, tap, musical theater, and the business of being a dancer. With at least one dance class a day, the dancers at MHSA are committed to exploring the study of dance and building strong foundations for a life-long love of dance.\r\n\r\nCovering a wide range of repertoire, our dancers strengthen their skills as artists and performers. While some students arrive with years of training, many students arrive with little to no formal experience with dance<\/strong>, proving that it is passion and hard work that truly make a dancer. Many of our students continue the study of dance in secondary education, and graduates of MHSA have gone on to join many dance companies in the country.\r\n\r\n \t
Please Click Here for Audition Requirements.<\/a><\/h2>\r\n
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Performance Opportunities<\/h2>\r\nThere are many performance opportunities available in dance and our students are encouraged to perform in as many as possible. There are two annual main stage dance concerts, one with choreography by MHSA faculty and guests and the second with advanced student choreography. Beginning level students perform in annual recitals.\r\n\r\nThe Dance department works with many local dance organizations and has hosted masterclasses with many professional dancers:\r\n
<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\nForms and Policies<\/h2>\r\n
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