The Dance Department of the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts is dedicated to providing a broad education that challenges the students artistically, intellectually and physically and to prepare qualified students for college, conservatory and professional careers in dance and related professions.
The department develops artistic and creative potential through a sequentially developed curriculum in both technical and theoretical dance courses. Students acquire the basic principles of choreography and a broader understanding of other arts forms and their relationship to dance. Students are provided with numerous performance opportunities including community involvement.
ABT Program
SCPA is proud to include the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough 8 level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ABT National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels. Primary through level 5 will be taught by ABT Certified Teacher, Ellen Warkentien, who successfully completed the ABT Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through level 5 of the ABT National Training Curriculum.
Staff
Aida Anderson
B.A. University of California Irvine M.F.A. University of Utah aanderson@sandi.net Ext. 226
Erin Fetters B.A. California State University, Fullerton M.A. Nova Southeastern University efetters@sandi.net Ext. 248
Sandra Foster-King B.F.A. United States International University M.F.A. University of California, Irvine sfoster-king@sandi.net Ext. 225
Cynthia Morales B.F.A Juilliard M.A. University of California - Los Angeles cmorales1@sandi.net Ext. 252
Ellen Warkentein B.F.A. and M.F.A. University of California Irvine ABT Curriculum Primary to Level 5 ewarkentien@sandi.net Ext. 248
The Dance Department of the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts is dedicated to providing a broad education that challenges the students artistically, intellectually and physically and to prepare qualified students for college, conservatory and professional careers in dance and related professions
SCPA is proud to include the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough 8 level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ABT National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels. Primary through level 5 will be taught by ABT Certified Teacher, Ellen Warkentien, who successfully completed the ABT Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through level 5 of the ABT National Training Curriculum.