An introduction to the techniques and principles of modern dance. Typically offered Fall Spring.

DANC 10100 Modern Dance Technique I

Modern Dance Technique I

An introduction to the techniques and principles of classical ballet. Typically offered Fall Spring.

DANC 10200 Ballet I

Ballet I

An introduction to the principles of jazz dance techniques: alignment, isolations, rhythmic patterns, and basic locomotion. Typically offered Fall Spring.

DANC 10300 Jazz Dance I

Jazz Dance I

A continuation and refinement of the modern dance techniques and principles addressed in DANC 10100. Typically offered Fall Spring.

DANC 20100 Modern Dance Technique II

Modern Dance Technique II

A continuation of the principles and techniques of classical ballet addressed in DANC 10200. Typically offered Fall Spring.

DANC 20200 Ballet II

Ballet II

A continuation and refinement of the jazz dance concepts and movement vocabulary addressed in DANC 10300. Typically offered Fall Spring.

DANC 20300 Jazz Dance II

Jazz Dance II

This course will provide conceptual and experiential understanding of biomechanical approaches to dance technique.  Through studio, lecture, movement exercises and assignments, the students will learn to perform all types of dance and movement with ease, strength and economy of motion. Typically offered Fall Spring.

DANC 23000 Biomechanics Of Dance, Movement and Strength

Biomechanics Of Dance, Movement and Strength

Open through audition. The study and practice of dance rehearsal, performance and basic concert production techniques, culminating in a main-stage dance concert. Permission of instructor required.

DANC 24500 Practicum In Dance Performance And Production

Practicum In Dance Performance And Production

Understanding and appreciation of dance as an art form. Topics include compositional forms; movement styles; elements of dance; and influential choreographers, dancers, and theorists representative of various historical periods and aesthetic points of view. Typically offered Fall Spring.

DANC 25000 Dance Appreciation

Dance Appreciation

In this course students explore a variety of techniques for creating movement. While physically researching concepts from a broad spectrum of improvisational artists, students expand their boundaries and definitions of dance, art and creativity. Important concepts include choice making, moving from internal motivations, and ensemble collaboration. All backgrounds in dance and movement are welcome, and will benefit from this course.

DANC 26000 Dance Improvisation

Dance Improvisation

This course is both a physical practice and philosophical exploration of the techniques and underlying premise of this contemporary partner dance form. CI training involves a practice of movement improvisation while developing the body's ability to attend to the effects of gravity, muscle tone, and anatomical structures on dancing solo and in partnership. While increasing their body awareness, respect, sensitivity and connection, students learn about collaborative community creativity, which can be applied in other settings including design, performance, and social activism. DANC 26000 is a good preparation for this course, but not required. Course may be repeated for credit.

DANC 26100 Contact Improvisation

Contact Improvisation

This course teaches all aspects of producing a dance performance, from backstage to onstage. Students will learn the technical aspects of creating a professional performance by both observing performance production and developing an actual performance. Students may participate in the production in a variety of active roles; however, they will be exposed to all aspects through observation and participation. Production roles include: director and assistant director, choreographer, performer, lighting design and staging, sound design and technical support, and stage crew (stage manager, house manager, ticket manager, setup and strike support).

DANC 30000 Dance Production Lab

Dance Production Lab

This course teaches many aspects of producing a performance, from backstage to onstage. Students will learn the technical aspects of creating a professional performance by both observing performance production and developing an actual performance, which this semester is the Xperimental 2024 Concert. Students may participate in the production in a variety of active roles; however, they will be exposed to all aspects through observation, participation, and discussion. Production roles include: director and assistant director, choreographer, performer, lighting design and staging, sound design and technical support, and stage crew (stage manager, house manager, ticket manager, setup and strike support). Occasional class sessions cover skills to enhance your knowledge of some areas of production such as sound design, and lighting technology. For many students who are at the university level, the art of performance is defined almost totally by the act of being on stage performing, in studios or on stages. This course is designed to invite students to learn about all the activities that are done behind the scenes in order for live performances to be presented to an audience. We will discuss what is involved in both large institutional performance spaces, and compare this to our university performance. Then we will discuss what this scenario looks like for performance professionals after college. This course will greatly enhance students' ability to produce their own events in the future, and develop greater appreciation for the collaborative nature of live performance as art form.

DANC 30000 Performance Production

Performance Production

A continuation and refinement of the modern dance techniques and principles addressed in DANC 20100. Emphasis placed on expressive qualities of movement. Typically offered Fall Spring.

DANC 30100 Modern Dance Techniques III

Modern Dance Techniques III

This course focuses on methods and practices of choreographing contemporary dance works. It teaches the choreographic process: how to create original movement and expand and build both solo and group dance works. Basic compositional elements of exploring and manipulating movement and structuring choreographed material are utilized. The development of production elements are taught to support choreographic intent. Highly recommended before enrolling in this course: DANC 24500 and DANC 30100.

DANC 34500 Choreography

Choreography

A study of selected principles underlying the design of group performance in modern dance. Permission of instructor required.

DANC 34600 Intermediate Choreography

Intermediate Choreography

An introduction to technical and aesthetic techniques to create screendance or dance film, with an emphasis on camera use, editing techniques, development and production of choreographic projects designed specifically for film format.

DANC 35000 Dance For The Camera

Dance For The Camera

An introduction to dance and intermedia within the choreographic process.  Integration of movement and various forms of technology which might involve digital images, film, animation, programming, sensors, sound, lighting and/or robotics.

DANC 35100 Intermedia Dance Technology

Intermedia Dance Technology

The study and application of sound design for dance, with emphasis on creation of sound scores for Modern Dance concerts. Instructor permission required.

DANC 36800 Dance Sound Design

Dance Sound Design

This course is a broad survey of concert dance history predominately in the 20th and 21st century in Western cultures. The direct relationship and influence of the culture, training, choreographic, and performative records of dance practices, to socio-political ideologies of gender, race, sexuality, and national identities will be the area of investigation. Students will read, watch, research and actively participate in discussion regarding important dance figures, movements, eras, and their social and cultural reverberations. Dance's relationship to other art practices throughout history will also be a subject of lecture and discussion.

DANC 37800 Survey Of Concert Dance History

Survey Of Concert Dance History

Throughout history, art has been used to advocate for political movements and provoke social action and transformation. This course examines the role of the arts and the artist and their relationship to activism throughout history and beyond. We will investigate how art has been used as a tool to transform cultural perspectives, alter policies, and promote social change. We will explore a range of artists whose methodologies, materials and approach challenge the cultural norms. From printmakers to musicians, to choreographers, to performance artists, students will engage and evaluate the act of art-making as a tactic of resistance and the responses to those acts. We will investigate readings that argue for and against the need for artists to make work that politically challenge their society. Once a foundation of knowledge has been laid, we will turn to the creative process through an investigation of materials and practices - performance, mixed media, and photography. Students will research, watch, discuss, create, and perform their own projects that promote social transformation.

DANC 37900 The Art Of Protest: An Examination Of The Role Of Arts, Artists, Activism, & Social Transformation

The Art Of Protest: An Examination Of The Role Of Arts, Artists, Activism, & Social Transformation

Individual readings, topics, or projects in dance. Permission of instructor required.

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