The intermediate and advanced dance classes are not in Kansas anymore.

From April 30 to May 2, the class will perform in a “The Wizard of Oz” themed dance concert. The show will be split into a “The Wizard of Oz” themed portion and a student choreography portion.

“The concert will be a combination of contemporary dance, ballet, musical theater dance and jazz,” dance teacher Amy Moorhead said. “For instance, when the characters go through the poppy field, that will be a jazz number.”

The cast stars senior Amy Kelleher as Dorothy, senior Thomas Horn as the Scarecrow and junior Gianna Massullo as the  Lion.

“We’ve mentioned the possibility of doing it as a more modern thing,” junior Elie Docter said. “Dorothy wouldn’t have the classic blue and white patterned dress and maybe could have red converse instead of red slippers.”

The dance concert may take a traditional path for makeup and costumes, but the class is also considering a more modern version of costuming and makeup, Moorhead said.

“Students should expect to see an evening of exciting dance with dancers of all ranges of experience and ability doing their best to put on a really entertaining show,” Moorhead said.

Both Docter and junior Meredith Aebi are in the advanced dance class and expect to create a piece for the student choreography portion of the dance concert.

“One idea that’s not definite that I’ve been having is a Hawaiian hula dance,” Aebi said.

The dance program has been using the concert format of a story portion followed by student choreography because the dancers and the audience tend to like it, Moorhead said. She tries to choose stories to give students a variety of experiences if they are in the dance program for multiple years.

“The student choreography is all coming from inside the individual dancers, so it’s all very personal and there is no way to hide,” Moorhead said. “The people that are willing to pursue dance and get up on stage and dance in front of an audience are unique.”

Currently, the concerts on April 30 and May 2 are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. and the concerts on April 31 and May 1 will start at 8:00 p.m.