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Article: San Diego: high school for the arts in the San Diego Area. (California: San Diego School f Creative and PErforming Arts has both a strong dance curriculum and an academic one because its primary aim is not simply to train dancers)(Young Dancers)(Brief Article)
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- Dance Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 1997
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Since the late 1970s (when California voters put a cap on property taxes), arts education in the public schools has virtually dried up.
Fortunately, San Diego has found a way to teach dance and other creative expressions in a public school setting.
At the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SDSCPA), dance is an integral part of a day's work--along with all the requirements for a bong academic curriculum.
SDSCPA is a magnet school for students in grades six through twelve. The program was designed to educate a culturally diverse student population and prepare them for life in a multicultural society. Talent is not a criterion ...