Dance
"IS IT IN YOU?"
Come discover your passion for dance at San Juan Hills
The San Juan Hills Dance Department offers an exciting and enriching program to every individual. It provides our students all aspects of dance training and performance opportunities. It provides training in ballet, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, and various styles of jazz including but not limited to character and stylized jazz. Each dancer will have the opportunity to experience proper stretching exercises, alignment, and strength and body conditioning. It also fosters the development of student choreography and encourages individual discipline, creative expression, and leadership. Students will experience working with various professional dance artists and will perform in the winter collaboration concert and the spring dance concert. They will also work collaboratively and showcase their own choreography in a concert early spring. It is our goal that individuals who graduate from the program will be confident in their movements and their training and will feel inspired to continue dance in college or at a professional level either in choreography and/or performance.
8th Annual Little Stallion Dance Workshop
Hosted by: San Juan Hills High School Dance Production
Program Director: Kristine Calder
When: Friday, November 9, 2017
Time: 3:00-3:15 Check-In Registration inTheater Lobby, 3:15-4:00 Class #1, 4:00-4:15 Snack Break, 4:15-5:00 Class #2,
5:00-6:00 Practice in theater, 5:45-6:00 Parent meeting regarding dance concert performance. 6:00 Parent Showcase
Where: San Juan Hills High School Theater
Who: SJH dance production will be teaching K-5th grade boys and girls dance routines
Theme: TROLLS THE MOVIE
Donation: $50 per student. Includes a t-shirt, snack, dance classes, performance, and show! While we want to offer this
exciting program to all interested dancers free of charge, in order to help with the cost of snacks, drinks, tshirts, show tickets
and our overall dance program expenses, we are asking for a $50.00 dollar donation to help support this program. Donations
can be made out to SJHHS PAB. Thank you so much for your support!
Performance: Dance concert is Saturday, November 17. Call time is 6:00 p.m. Curtain is 7:00 p.m.
Parents: Please purchase your tickets in advance at www.sjhhs.org/dance
REGISTRATION: Due October 26 (to guarantee a t-shirt)
Please make checks payable to: SJHHS PAB (write “dance” on memo section)
Please send registration to : SJHHS Dance
Attn: Kristine Calder
29211 Stallion Ridge, San Juan Capistrano,CA 92675
QUESTIONS?? Contact Rochelle Baker rzbaker@aol.com 949-375-2332
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Please fill out, detach and return to Mrs. Calder at SJHHS with donation by October 26.
Donation: $50 per student. Sibling discount $90 for 2.
_____________________ ___________ t-shirt size(youth) S M L
student name grade level
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student name grade level
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parent signature emergency contact phone #
Parent Email (for copy of rehearsal video): ______________________________
Student Referral (if applicable):_______________________________________
Insurance Company name and Policy #: ________________________________
Please visit our dance website at www.sjhhs.org for more info about our dance program.
*I agree to hold harmless the Capistrano Unified School District, SJHHS, Kristine Calder, and all of their respective employees, officers, volunteers and agents of the event of injury occurring to my child, as a registered participant from November 9-17, 2017. Not a CUSD Sponsored Event*
Print Parent Name: __________________________ Parent Signature: ______________________________
HOMECOMING 2018 INCREDIBLES 2 PERFORMANCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZQu0KioXj0
CLASH OF THE CLASSES PEP RALLY PERFORMANCE 2018
MARCH 2018
https://youtu.be/yHnJeDH3Om8
TITANIC WINTER FORMAL THEME PERFORMANCE
Here's the link to our Titanic winter pep rally performance. JANUARY 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4lw_plzJbo&t=52s
Fusion Trailer
Watch our video trailer for our winter show now =)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/el9gv2nflt7dw3e/FUSIONSHOWTRAILER.wmv?dl=0
STAR WARS HOMECOMING DANCE PERFORMANCE VIDEO
Pep Rally Performance date: September 8, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkGrMvDHn9I
Pregame Performance video
https://youtu.be/gZLSqgfXqv0
SJHHS Dance Makes The News!
Please use the link below to read an article in the OC Register about our student choreography show from February.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/high-744321-hills-events.html
GREASE WINTER PEP RALLY 2017
Here's the link to our performance from the pep rally on Friday, January 20, 2017.
https://youtu.be/-gnWieR5Njk
10 "Marvel"ous Years Homecoming Performances
September 23, 2016
Theme: Marvel Comics
Link to the pep rally performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNL-SwHYYz8
Link to the pregame performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWSEHwZpwws
Basketball Game Half Time Performance
February 11th, 2016 Click HERE
Fantasy Vs. Reality Student Choreo Show Award Winners
ATLANTIS Winter Pep Rally 2016
January 2016
Link HERE to our Atlantis winter pep rally performance.
PETER PAN HOMECOMING 2015
Here's the link to our Homecoming performance on September 25, 2015. The theme this year was Peter Pan. Enjoy! Click HERE
Homecoming on the Range 2014
Here's the video from our Homecoming Pep Rally performance. Click HERE
Harry Potter Homecoming 2013
Here are the videos from our Homecoming performances. Kaiden Gerlach as Harry Potter. Jackie Ward as Hermoine. Greyson Hanson as Ron. Taylor Block as Voldemort. Kenley Farace as Snape. Jackson Harper as Cedric. Alexis Macadam as Dumbledore.
Dance Production Pregame Performance Click HERE
Dance Production Pep Rally Performance Click HERE
Battle of the classes pep rally routine
April 2013
Here's our silly sack routine =) Click HERE
Winter Pep Rally Routines
Sensei-tional Homecoming 2012 Pep Rally Video
Here is a link to our homecoming pep rally performance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ova6Wl2Ztno&feature=youtu.be
Choreographer's Ball 2012 Video
Click on the link to watch Choreographer's Ball 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V6u4qLZAgs
Disney "Imagination" Dance Recital 2012 Video
Here's the link to the Student Choreography Recital from February 2012. These are all student work and had to be related to our "Disney Imagination" theme. Amazing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5yeEvsiT3Y&feature=plcp
Dance videos 2011-2012
Wizard of Oz Production number - Advanced and Intermediate Dance Production
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT8afGuEVNQ&feature=autoplay&list=UUiffFxYCacw1WnCElqX6tNA&playnext=1
Sherlock Holmes - Advanced Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT8afGuEVNQ&feature=BFa&list=UUiffFxYCacw1WnCElqX6tNA
Cell Block Tango - Advanced Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIeC3qymt9o&feature=bf_prev&list=UUiffFxYCacw1WnCElqX6tNA
Bulletproof - Advanced Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIEgt3SA0WA&feature=BFa&list=UUiffFxYCacw1WnCElqX6tNA
So Long...goodnight - Intermediate Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ByTfq9RXP4&feature=related
Grace Kelly - Intermediate Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNDoh-X6fmc&feature=relmfu
Pirates and indians - Beginning Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX4CWDLEzAo&feature=relmfu
Our Disney Imagination Dance Recital was held on February 9 and 10. Thank you to everyone who came to support us and made the show a success!
Winter Pep Rally 2011 Video
Here's a link to our winter pep rally performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLmMFkf8Rwo&feature=youtu.be
SJHHS Dance Program Movie
50 dancers attended the Saddleback Dance Symposium Field Trip on November 17, 2011. They took 2 master dance classes and watched the winter dance show.
Advanced and Intermediate Dance Production performed a "Wizard of Oz" themed dance at the Homecoming pep rally.
Dance Production participated in the 1st SJHHS Lip Dub Video on October 29, 2010. It is produced by the advanced video production students and will be used to promote the SJH performing arts department. Joined by the dancers were the students from the departments of theater, music, vocal, video, drawing & painting, ccp and photo. Everyone wore fun costumes and sang and danced to "Bang on the drums." The message is simple....."JOIN THE ARTS!"
OC Register Article about lip dub video.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/video-275742-students-school.html
Advanced Dance Production performed at the homecoming pep rally on September 30, 2010 in the SJH gym. The dance was titled "Mario's World Adventures" directed and choreographed by Mrs. Calder. Some dancers from Intermediate Dance Production and beginning dance helped crew the production. It started in Mario's world where Mario and his crew played and danced. Bowser and Donkeykong entered the scene and kidnapped Princess Peach. Now Mario will have to go through the fire world, water world, mario kart and finally get to Bowser's castle to rescue the princess. It was a bang of a performance and thoroughly enjoyed by the staff and students.
Below is a link to the performance.
Winter Show "FUSION" 2010
Our winter show Fusion was held in December in the Collaborative Arts Theater. It was a collaboration concert with guest performers from dana hills dance, aliso niguel dance, ladera ranch dance academy and south coast freestyle. Great job to everyone who performed in the show and thank you to all the volunteers who helped us backstage in the dressing rooms, the crew and the lobby helpers too. Thank you to Laura Slye for organizing the volunteers.. Thank you to all the family and friends who came to see the show and supported us. Here are some links to our dances.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mFsTcWsNVc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XLU9sFuJIs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ell8RBfNSVs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSzexkFH3g4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXIO9eUX3Hs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ5avWNmZ1Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJtzAqzWZh4
Clash of the classes pep rally 2011
Advanced Dance Production performed at the Clash of the classes pep rally. Here's a link to the video of their dance.
Dance production was invited to perform at the annual San Clemente Cinco De Mayo Festival on May 7, 2011. They performed 5 high enery routines in front of a big crowd of people.
Our recital was held on February 19, 2010. It showcased all student choreography. Dancers collaborated for a month and half and created original works of art. This show was a sell out! Great job dancers!
Dance Program Director / Choreographer
Kristine Calder
kmcalder@capousd.org
CAPTAINS 2018-2019
ADVANCED: LINDSAY BACKER, NIKKI BAKER, JENNA HARTSTEIN
INTERMEDIATE: HANNAH CARLSON, NOELLE HANSEN, DAKOTA HUCKABAA
BEGINNING INTERMEDIATE: SADIE JONES, LUIS MORENO, KAITLIN ORD
2018 - 2019 Events and Performances
Updated June 6, 2018
Please reserve a few days before each concert for tech, dancer's preview, and dress rehearsal. Choreographer's Ball (Dance production: reserve 1 1/2 weeks for this concert to include tech/light rehearsals, BID & BD Dance: reserve the 2 days before, Fusion Show (DP: 4-5 days before for tech)
ADP = Advanced Dance Production, IDP = Intermediate Dance Production, BID = Beginning Intermediate Program, BD = Beginning Program, ALL = Beginning, Beg/Int, Intermediate and Advanced
ADP n IDP n BID - Winter Concert "Fusion"Auditions - August 23 sign up on dance board
ADP n IDP - ASB pep rally homecoming rehearsal, call time TBA, September 27
ADP n IDP - Pep Rally - Homecoming 2018 - September 28
ADP n IDP - Homecoming Football Pregame 2018- September 28 call time 5:30 pm
ADP n IDP - Disney workshop field trip - TBA call time 8:00 am
ADP n IDP - Little Stallions workshop - November 9, 3:00 - 6:15 pm
ADP IDP BID - Winter Concert "Fusion" - November 16 and 17 call time 6:00 pm
ADP- Winter Pep Rally - TBA
ALL - Spring Choreographer's Ball Auditions - January 10 sign up on dance board
ALL - Dance Recital Showcasing All Student Choreography - February 8 and 9
ALL - Stallion Showcase - chosen groups will perform - February TBA
ALL seniors - Senior Showcase Auditions - January 31
ALL seniors - Senior Showcase Filming day - February 15
ALL seniors - Seniors in Dance Program - Senior Dance Showcase - February 23
ADP - Spring Pep Rally - TBA
ALL - "Choreographer's Ball" Spring Dance Concert - May 24 and 25 (Dance production-start afterschool tech on May 16 for production number and upper/lower class dance. Run through May 21, dancer's preview May 22, dress rehearsal May 23 Beginning/Int and Beginning Dance - May 22 and 23 for dancer's preview and dress rehearsal
8th graders - Alternate audition date for 8th graders - May 30 from 3:15-4:15 in small gym
ALL - Dance Program Awards Luncheon - May 31 at lunch
2017-2018 Adv and Int Dance Production Auditions - June 1 See below for full details.
ADP, IDP, BID - 2018-2019 Orientation meeting, June 4 at 6:00 p.m. in F08
ATTENTION INCOMING FRESHMEN INTERESTED IN THE BEGINNING DANCE PROGRAM!
As our program continues to flourish, it has become impacted. You may have noticed in your schedule options that dance has become unavailable to incoming freshmen as an option. However, if you are someone who is really interested in our program and want to learn how to dance but have no previous dance training, please still attend the production auditions, so that the judges and I may take a look at your potential, work ethic and movement quality, as exceptions can be made if justifiable. You may be put on the recommended list and might be filled into the available spots left after upperclassmen registration. Please see below for audition information. Thank you and Good Luck!!!
Advanced Dance Production, Intermediate Dance Production and Beginning/Intermediate Audition 2019-2020
Open to ALL Males and Females attending SJHHS 2019-2020
- When: June 1, 2018, for all grade levels
- Where: Main gym
- Time: Advanced Registration starts at 9:00. Audition will begin at 9:15.
- Intermediate and Beginning/Intermediate Registration starts at 11:15. Audition will begin at 11:30.
Can I tryout for both levels? Yes you can. If you come try advanced and it's too challenging or you feel that you didn't do your best, you may stay and audition for intermediate as well and vice versa.
Please fill out an application and attach a current photo to the form. You can pick up an application from the dance board in the dance hall or you can print it out from our dance page calendar (go to June 1, it's an attachment) or you can email me and I will send you the form.
The day of auditions:
- Arrive early. You need to warm up and stretch on your own before we start.
- Bring your completed application and photo.
- Wear ALL black dance attire. Any color shoes that you can turn in.
- Pull hair back. Remember, judges can tell how disciplined you are as a dancer by how you present yourself.Some NO-NO tips: Loose bra straps showing, runned down tights, very low cut tops, tube tops, boxers hanging out, big skate shoes, etc. You get the idea
- Learn an across the floor combo which will include but not limited to, a variety of turns (pirouettes, chaine, pique, al a seconde, fouette, floats, attitude, around the world), a variety of flexibility components (such as kicks, extensions, splits, leg holds, leg hold turns, illusions, pitch), a variety of jumps (such as grand jetes, jumps in second, single stag, switch leaps, switch seconds, toe touch, firebird). Optional: Perform specialties such as pointe, tap, break, pop, lock, gymnastics/acro (more than cartwheels and round offs), any special tricks you can do. This is your time to show off who you are as a dancer. You are welcome to bring a couple of 8's of a combo to showcase your style. No music necessary. Any genre o.k. ONLY 2 counts of 8 max please!!!
- Results will be posted on our dance website the next day or two after auditions. This audition is for level placement. Please do your best! =)
If you are unable to attend your audition date due to a school activity or an out of state transfer, please email me ASAP so that arrangements can be made. Your make up auditions need to be made before the actual audition day.
Good Luck To All The Dancers!
Audition Make Up Day
Make Up Day is Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 3:45-5:00 pm for 8th graders. You will need to bring proof of the reason of your absence for the actual audition day. Examples of allowable excuses are 8th grade dance, 8th grade school trip, 8th grade graduation, middle school musical/play etc. Work schedule, appointments, detention, etc. are not considered allowable excuses. You will be recorded and the recording will be shown to the judges on May 26th when they arrive, where you will then be possibly placed somewhere in the program. Please email Mrs. Calder to schedule an appointment for make up day. Don't just show up, there night be no one there.
Have questions? Need More Info?
Please contact the director, Mrs. Calder, at kmcalder@capousd.org
Visit the performing arts booster website
Parents! Do you want to get more involved with our department and be in the loop? Join P.A.B. (performing arts boosters) today. Visit their website for more information.
