Dance Club & Dance Company

Glen Burnie High School Dance Company and Dance Program

View Pictures of the Evening of Dance

January 15th 2009 - Evening of Dance

The Glen Burnie High School Dance Program was established by Ms. Dianne Rosso 37 years ago and it is one of the largest dance programs in a public high school state-wide taught during the school day for credit.

All students who take dance classes appear in two dance shows held in the winter and spring.

The GBHS Dance Company has been selected each year to perform state-wide in the Maryland High School Dance Showcase. They also perform for the Anne Arundel County Dance Festival, at area schools, malls, and for community organizations.

Students who take dance classes during the school day have the opportunity each semester to travel to New York City to see the show at Radio City Music Hall or Broadway musicals, and take dance classes at Broadway Dance Center and tour the city with their family and friends.

Some of the students from Ms. Rosso's Dance Program have gone on to become high school dance teachers. Others have performed in college dance companies, professional companies, for Disney, in Las Vegas, are working on Broadway, performing with the Radio City Music Hall "Rockettes," and have opened dance studios of their own. Ms. Stacey Wirth was a Dance Company member and one of Ms. Rosso's students.

Each student who takes dance receives credit, plus: develops strength, flexibility, rhythm, timing, coordination, footwork, speed, poise, and self-confidence, to name a few.

Dance Company and Dance Ensemble

Made up of advanced level students who perform for state and county festivals, area schools, malls, and community organizations.

Dance Classes

All dance classes are open to all GBHS students during the school day. Classes may be taken each semester in Dance I, Dance II, Dance III, Dance IV, Dance for the Athlete, and Dance Company Class. (all classes open to male and female students.)

Dance Club

Open to students who wish to involve themselves in developing dance abilities and performing in the "Evening of Dance."

Advisors

Ms. Dianne Rosso:

Ms. Rosso has been director of the Glen Burnie High School Dance Program for the past 37 years. What started as a few dance classes has expanded into a full daily program, plus a Dance Company. Ms. Rosso holds the title of Outstanding Arts Educator from the Maryland Alliance for Arts Education, Maryland Dance teacher of the Year, Eastern District and National Finalist from the National Dance Association. She also received the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Spirit of Excellence Award, WBAL-TV Class Act Award and 2003 Finalist for Anne Arundel County Teacher of the Year.

Mrs. Stacey Wirth

Mrs. Wirth started dancing at the age of 3, studying tap, jazz, ballet, and modern dance. She continued her dance education through high school where she trained with Ms. Rosso at GBHS! She went on to receive her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance and Education from Towson University in 1996. She then received her license in High School Administration from Johns Hopkins University in 2004. After spending the past 8 years teaching dance and physical education at Northeast High School, she is happy to be back where she started and working with the person that inspired her the most!