Dance

dance (upper, middle)

The Middle and Upper School Dance Program is taught by Rebecca Metzger and is designed to introduce many styles of dance to the beginning student, but with a focus on ballet as the foundation of all dances. In the seventh and eighth grade dance classes, students are introduced to ballet, hip hop, jazz, and contemporary dance. In the Upper School dance class, students have the opportunity to focus on more detailed aspects of dance, concentrating on the fundamentals of technique (ballet, jazz, and contemporary), proper stretching form, strengthening exercises used in pilates and gyrotonics, and the choreographic process. Upper School students also develop their performance ability by performing in the Hendrix-Chenault Theater for a fall and spring dance concert, school assemblies, chapel services, and the Spring Arts Festival.

faculty SPOTLIGHT

REBECCA METZGER

Rebecca Metzger, an Atlanta native, left home at 16 to attend the School of American Ballet on a full merit scholarship. In her senior year of high school, she was named a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts and was one of two dancers to receive the first ever Mae L. Wein Award for students of outstanding promise. At 18, she joined the New York City Ballet, performing a variety of corps, soloist, and principal roles during her career. She has appeared in the PBS series Dance in America and The Balanchine Essays. While rehearsing, performing, and touring full-time, she attended Barnard College, graduating magna cum laude. Following her performing career, Metzger became the creative director of the New York City Ballet Workout. She has taught ballet to all levels and ages, from the public schools of New York City to elite ballet academies, and is a repetiteur for both the Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine Trusts. Rebecca joined Lovett in 2012 and is thrilled to be a part of the Fine Arts Department, a place that clearly understands the value of integrating academics with the arts.

upper school dance

seventh grade dance

eighth grade dance

faculty SPOTLIGHT

AARON JAMES

Aaron James is a dancer, choreographer, creative director and actor, and has been active in professional entertainment for just over 10 years. He got his start as he was a participant in MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew with a crew called Royal Flush that he created along with his younger brother. Exposure from being on ABDC eventually propelled him into a full fledged professional dancing career that gradually led to many other opportunities in the entertainment world. Aaron has graced the stage with many big names such as Kanye West, LeCrae, Pharrell, Little Big Town, T-Pain, Jacob Latimore and more. Aaron is now actively choreographing and creative directing various projects for many independent artists as well as balancing an emerging acting career as you can find Aaron in many movies, television series and commercials airing on many major networks and streaming platforms.

As the founder and director of Bluebird Uncaged, Rebekah’s passion is to bring hope and dignity through dance. From sitting mesmerized by the Nutcracker as a toddler to training at the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education to dancing principal roles, she has experienced the power, freedom, and joy in using dance to communicate. Rebekah is a freelance artist from Atlanta, GA and has appeared with companies such as The Georgia Ballet and the Atlanta Opera. She’s also been a guest artist with Telluride Dance Academy and Sawnee Ballet Theatre. Rebekah loves using dance to serve internationally and has travelled to Panama, Cuba, and most recently The Netherlands, to perform and conduct workshops. In 2018, she curated the Uncaged Community Dance Festival where some of Atlanta’s leading dance companies converged for a week of collaboration. Rebekah also loves mentoring the next generation through teaching; she was a faculty member at the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education for nine years and is currently a guest teacher around the US. Rebekah holds a BA in Communications from Thomas Edison State University. When she’s not in the studio, Rebekah enjoys spending time with her family, reading, paddleboarding and pickleball, or winding down with hand-embroidery. REBEKAH DIADDIGO

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