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- Isaiah Brown12
- Jayleen Guerra12
- Koral Macbush12
- Anais Gonzalez 12
- Sophia Ferguson 12
- Willow Evrette12
- Ava Solares 12
- Charlotte Tullius 12
- Ruby Avedissian 12
- Nasrin Azizi12
- Emma Norovsanbuu 11
- Sophia Khachaturyan11
- Samantha Diekmann 11
- Chloe Twito 11
- Melanie Castro 11
- Sheina Askari 11
- Saicy Sacay 11
- Chloe Drake 10
- Aya Arbel 10
- Makayla Razbannia 10
- Audrina Sooferi 10
- Valerie Cabellos 10
- Truth Cooke 10
- Maylene Mendoza 10
- Kayla Battle9
- Nevart Lopez10
- Inaya Godelu 10
- Eva Tokai 9
- Sophie Santana 9
- Emily Hayes 9
TAFT DANCE TEAM SPRING 2026
SAVE THE DATES
April 17 - Dance Concert Auditions
May 1 - 7 PM @ Portola Middle School
May 2 - 1 PM and 6 PM @ Portola Middle School
May 3 - Miss Drill Team Dance Competition @ Six Flags MM
May 20-22 - Dance Team Tryout Clinics
May 22 - Spring Sports Pep Rally
May 25 - Memorial Day Parade
May 27 - Dance Team Auditions
May 30, June 1st, & 2nd - Stands Camp
BEFORE YOU AUDITION, REVIEW THE DANCE TEAM CONTRACT
TAFT DANCE TEAM AUDITIONS!!! For 2026-2027
Clinic Dates: May 20th-22nd 4pm -6pm
Audition Date: Wednesday May 27th Time: 4pm-7pm in the Dance Room
Taft Charter High School
5461 Winnetka Ave Woodland Hills, CA. 91364
If you have any questions, please email Mr. McKinley
Email: [email protected]
click the link below to REGISTER NOW!!
Audition Date: Wednesday May 27th Time: 4pm-7pm in the Dance Room
Taft Charter High School
5461 Winnetka Ave Woodland Hills, CA. 91364
If you have any questions, please email Mr. McKinley
Email: [email protected]
click the link below to REGISTER NOW!!
Also all participants need 2 teacher recommendations
Everyone who Makes the team will Need to participate in a 3 day Stands camp
STANDS CAMP May 30th 9-12
Summer Dance Camp
July 20th - July 31st 2026
9am - 3:30pm
In the dance room
If you missed the auditions, you can participate in two weeks of dance camp
We will audition participants on July 31st who complete 2 weeks of camp
complete and athletic packet and release of liability form
*when athletic packet is complete turn in to athletic director box (school is open for summer school)
*non-team members bring registration form completed to first day of camp
July 20th - July 31st 2026
9am - 3:30pm
In the dance room
If you missed the auditions, you can participate in two weeks of dance camp
We will audition participants on July 31st who complete 2 weeks of camp
complete and athletic packet and release of liability form
*when athletic packet is complete turn in to athletic director box (school is open for summer school)
*non-team members bring registration form completed to first day of camp
Taft Dance Team: This Team has a legacy of excellence. Our students are committed and dedicated to growing, improving, and succeeding in and out of the dance room. The Dance team is a Spirit team; the team brings pride to the students, staff, and community of Taft. The dance team is a year-long commitment. During the fall, the team focuses on Football games, pep rallies, school spirit, and dance concerts. The Spring semester focuses on competitions, dance concerts, and the dance team audition. Our goal on the dance team is to teach Life through dance, for students to develop body awareness and musicality with its relation to time, space, and energy. Students will choreograph their own Dances. Dancing alone or with others, the body will be used as an instrument to communicate emotions and to express individuality through movement. We are committed to academic and dance excellence. READ THE DANCE TEAM CONTRACT TO KNOW WHAT THE FULL COMMITMENT WOULD BE IF YOU MAKE THE TEAM.
Dance Classes -Students can simply enroll in Dance to earn their Physical Education credit.
Beginning dance:
This class will introduce the basic styles, techniques, vocabulary, and history of dance: Hip Hop, Jazz, Modern, and Contemporary dance. Students will develop body awareness, spatial awareness, and musicality with its relation to time, space, and energy. Students will choreograph their own dances. When dancing alone or with others, the body is used as an instrument to communicate emotions and express unique individuality through movement.
Intermediate Dance: (for 10th Graders who have already taken Beginning Dance)
This class will build on the basic styles, techniques, vocabulary, and history of dance: Hip Hop, Jazz, Modern, and Contemporary dance. Students will develop body awareness, spatial awareness, and musicality with its relation to time, space, and energy. Students will choreograph their own dances. When dancing alone or with others, the body is used as an instrument to communicate emotions and express unique individuality through movement.
The Dance Program
Our program's Objective is to teach students various styles of dance such as Jazz, modern, hip-hop, ballet, lyrical, and many more. We use dance to teach our students how to express their ideas, feelings, or concerns, we want to teach life through dance. Some of our goals are that students gain an appreciation for dance as an art form, Develop physical and energetic coordination, Develop musical and rhythmic awareness, Feel and experience movement, Create choreography, And Experiment with personal boundaries.
Dance Class Syllabus
