▁per tain ing ▁to ▁writing , ▁trans pos ing ▁and ▁organ izing ▁music , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁History ▁component . ▁ ▁The ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁a ▁music ▁student ' s ▁career ▁at ▁E SA ▁is ▁their ▁Gra de ▁ 1 2 ▁rec ital . ▁Al one , ▁or ▁in ▁groups ▁of ▁ 2 - 3 ▁members , ▁students ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁mount ing ▁a ▁full ▁musical ▁rec ital , ▁including ▁re he ars als , ▁st aging , ▁light ing , ▁and ▁public ity . ▁ ▁Dance ▁The ▁dance ▁department ▁teach es ▁bal let , ▁modern ▁and ▁jazz ▁techniques . ▁Stud ents ▁work ▁with ▁experienced ▁teachers ▁and ▁ch ore ograph ers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁guest ▁artists . ▁The ▁programme ▁focus es ▁on ▁building ▁dance ▁& ▁performance ▁skills ▁while ▁also ▁learning ▁about ▁composition , ▁an atom y , ▁dance ▁condition ing ▁and ▁som atic ▁practices , ▁and ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁department ▁runs ▁two ▁ext rac urr icular ▁dance ▁companies . ▁' D anc ES At ion ' ▁is ▁a ▁modern ▁dance ▁company ▁directed ▁by ▁department ▁staff . ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁this ▁company ▁has ▁performed ▁in ▁many ▁professional ▁settings , ▁including ▁with ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra . ▁' Refresh ' ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁run ▁hip ▁hop ▁crew ▁that ▁performs ▁at ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁shows ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁All ▁dance ▁students ▁have ▁multiple ▁performance ▁opportun ities ▁each ▁year . ▁In ▁the ▁fall , ▁students ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁present ▁their ▁own ▁original ▁ch ore ography