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Kelly Scott

BFA East Carolina University ‘05

Dance Director, Nash Central High School

NCDEO Board Member; Conference and Committee Support

Kelly Scott is a dance teacher at Nash Central High School in Rocky Mount, NC. She has created a program that aims to deliver a robust dance education to students from all walks of life regardless of their dance experience for the last sixteen years.

Kelly believes that dance, like all art forms, is an extension of who we are as human beings. If we can understand, relate, and comprehend art, we become better, more vital, and more valuable members of society because we can view life not just through our narrow perspective but through other people’s points of view.

Kelly has supported dance within her school and community by starting a dance company within the program at Nash Central. This dance company has danced at numerous events throughout the surrounding community, spreading dance to audiences young and old. Through the National Honors Society of Dance Arts, the NCHS chapter has supported dance within the feeder schools, offering programs to engage young students with creative movement in a school setting. Kelly was voted Teacher of the Year for the 2015-2016 school year. Working with East Carolina University, Kelly served as a clinical teacher for three student interns, mentoring them as they worked towards completing their degree in dance education. The dance program also encompasses the Nash Central High School Dance Team, known as the Dancin’ Dawgs. The dance team has been a mainstay in the culture of NCHS since its inception in 2004. Kelly took over the program in 2005. The team has performed in many different venues, including Walt Disney World, NHL All-Star Wide Open, Rocky Mount Mills, Rocky Mount Event Center, and numerous parades and other community events. The team has had many bids to the dance team national competition, over fifteen All-Americans, and members to continue their dance team careers at the collegiate level. 

In addition to Kelly’s career as a public high school teacher, she worked within the private studio sector as a jazz teacher for nine years. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance education from East Carolina University.

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The dance program follows the standard course of study developed by the department of public instruction for the state of North Carolina. We offer four levels of dance (beginner, intermediate, proficient, and advanced). The two upper levels of study are honors-level classes and require the passing of an honors placement test with a score of 85 or better. The majority of the dance students have never danced outside of school but have a clear yearning to learn the art form. 

If you happen to stop and peek into a dancentral class you will see a wide array of different activities happening. We spend time focusing on many different aspects of dance including:

• Modern Dance (Horton Technique)

• Ballet

• Hip-Hop

• Tap (in the spring)

• Choreography/Movement Creation

   

Honor's Dancers have the opportunity to create their own work and showcase it in a choreographer's showcase during their semester of class. These dancers take field trips to view dance at East Carolina University as well as participate in many dance festivals throughout the state, including Meredith College Day of Dance, NC State Day of Dance, and Charlotte Ballet Dance Festival.

All Dancers perform at the end-of-semester dance concert that is held at the Imperial Center for the Arts in November and April of each school year.

The Nash Central High School Dance Team is an audition-only group of student-athletes that dance at all home football and basketball games. These dancers also perform with the Marching Band at parades in the fall including the Pumpkin Festival, Bailey Christmas Parade, and the Rocky Mount Christmas Parade. Dancers also perform at the fall dance concert at the Imperial Centre.

Dance Team requires a significant time commitment. Our season begins in late July with team camp and concludes in February with our final basketball game. Practice is every Tuesday and Thursday from 3-4:30 and occasionally on Mondays during basketball season due to games being played on Tuesday nights. Because of this tremendous time requirement dancers must meet and exceed the athletic eligibility requirements, passing at least three of their four classes.

Dance Team tryouts are typically held in the last weeks of April or the beginning of May. Stay tuned to this website to keep up with when tryouts will be held.

Dance Company is an audition-only performance group that performs within the Nash County community at different events throughout the year. In the past, this group of talented dancers has performed multiple times at the Rocky Mount Mills and at the Rocky Mount Senior Center. These dancers are highly trained and meet once a week to continue learning new material and reviewing our school repertory for upcoming performances.

Interested dancers should email Mrs. Scott for upcoming audition information. 

Beginner Information Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9SLmxCozmqi0euciIPdAgAolnWdQUg6DyDbtx8yPnk3tnAw/viewform

Intermediate & Honors Information Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelXeCKyHKlkWTUt8Ag1Vbt4xiY4qq-H1ZuIwO5PJ1C1dnijQ/viewform

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