Long Beach Dancers Get Lesson from the Pros

Long Beach High School’s International Baccalaureate Dance students worked with a professional dance team in October, when members of Patricia Kennedy Dance Collections visited as guest instructors.

The PKDC dancers provided a master dance class, choreography workshop and question and answer session for students in Christianne Vella’s IB Dance course. They took the stage in Long Beach Middle School’s auditorium, where they led students in a warm-up dance activity and shared tips. The professionally trained dancers also demonstrated a dance and broke down the choreography so that the teens could follow.

IB Dance students study dance styles from various cultures and points in history. They learn to perform as well as compose dances and make use of creative and improvisational techniques. They bring their ideas and originality into the spotlight every spring during the high school’s annual dance recital.

PKDC offers “a fertile ground for choreographers and dancers alike to fulfill their artistic visions and share dance with a wide range of audiences,” according to the company’s website.