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DANCE 101 Introduction to Dance (5) VLPA
Introduction to dance as an art form. Lectures in dance appreciation. Studio experience in ballet and modern dance techniques and composition. Attendance required at outside events.
Instructor Course Description:
Hannah Wiley
DANCE 102 Introduction to Dance (5, max. 10) VLPA
Introduction to dance as an art form. Lectures in dance appreciation. Studio experience in ballet or modern dance techniques, may include experience in both techniques. Attendance required at outside events. Prerequisite: DANCE 101.
DANCE 103 Introduction to Dance (5, max. 10) VLPA
Introduction to dance as an art form. Lectures in dance appreciation. Studio experience in ballet or modern dance techniques, may include experience in both techniques. Attendance required at outside events. Prerequisite: DANCE 102.
DANCE 104 Modern Technique (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Beginning-level technique. Development of basic modern dance movement and terminology. Prerequisite: either Dance 101 or Dance 102.
DANCE 105 Modern Technique (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Beginning-level technique. Development of basic modern dance movement and terminology. Prerequisite: Dance 104.
DANCE 106 Modern Technique (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Beginning-level technique. Development of basic modern dance movement and terminology. Prerequisite: Dance 105.
DANCE 107 Ballet Technique (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Beginning-level technique. Development of basic ballet technique and terminology. Prerequisite: either Dance 101 or Dance 102.
DANCE 108 Modern Technique (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Beginning-level technique. Development of basic ballet technique and terminology. Prerequisite: Dance 107.
DANCE 109 Ballet Technique I (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Beginning-level technique. Development of basic ballet technique and terminology. Prerequisite: Dance 108.
DANCE 110 Jazz Technique I (1-4, max. 4) VLPA
Introduction to jazz technique. Dance performance attendance required.
DANCE 111 Jazz Technique I (1-4, max. 4) VLPA
Introduction to jazz technique. Dance performance attendance required.
DANCE 112 Jazz Technique I (1-4, max. 4) VLPA
Introduction to jazz technique. Dance performance attendance required.
DANCE 166 Dance Composition I (5) VLPA
Introduction to the principles of dance composition through improvisation.
Instructor Course Description:
Jurg Koch
DANCE 201 Ballet Technique II (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Advanced-beginning level. Continued development of all beginning areas. Expansion of ballet vocabulary. Prerequisite: Dance 109.
DANCE 202 Ballet Technique II (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Advanced-beginning level. .Continued development of all beginning areas. Expansion of ballet vocabulary. Prerequisite: Dance 201.
DANCE 203 Ballet Technique II (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Advanced-beginning level. .Continued development of all beginning areas. Expansion of ballet vocabulary. Prerequisite: Dance 202.
Instructor Course Description:
Hannah Wiley
Hengda Li
DANCE 204 Modern Dance Technique II (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Advanced-beginning level technique. Continued development of all beginning areas and expansion of movement vocabulary. Prerequisite: Dance 106.
DANCE 205 Modern Dance Technique II (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Advanced-beginning level technique. Continued development of all beginning areas and expansion of movement vocabulary. Prerequisite: Dance 204.
DANCE 206 Modern Dance Technique II (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Advanced-beginning level technique. Continued development of all beginning areas and expansion of movement vocabulary. Prerequisite: Dance 205.
Instructor Course Description:
Jurg Koch
DANCE 210 Jazz Technique II (1-4, max. 4) VLPA
Intermediate-level jazz technique. Continued development of beginning areas. Expansion of movement vocabulary. Dance performance attendance required.
DANCE 211 Jazz Technique II (1-4, max. 4) VLPA
Intermediate-level jazz technique. Continued development of beginning areas. Expansion of movement vocabulary. Dance performance attendance required.
DANCE 212 Jazz Technique II (1-4, max. 4) VLPA
Intermediate-level jazz technique. Continued development of beginning areas. Expansion of movement vocabulary. Dance performance attendance required.
DANCE 230 Alternative Movement Studies (1-3, max. 9) VLPA
Introduction to an alternative approach to movement study. Topics vary.
Instructor Course Description:
Jurg Koch
DANCE 231 Folk-Social Dance Forms (1-2, max. 6) VLPA
Studio course in folk dance and social dance forms. Topics vary, and may include salsa or swing. Prerequisite: one year of previous dance experience.
Instructor Course Description:
Juliet Mcmains
DANCE 232 Intermediate Alternative Movement Studies (1-3, max. 9) VLPA
Study of an alternative approach to movement at the intermediate level. Topics vary.
DANCE 233 Advanced Alternative Movement Studies (3) VLPA
Study of an alternative approach to movement at the advanced level. Topics vary. Prerequisite: DANCE 232.
DANCE 234 World Dance and Culture (3, max. 9) VLPA
Presents selected dance idioms as they relate to ethnicity in their performance, aesthetics, and history. Topics vary. May have studio component.
Instructor Course Description:
Hengda Li
Juliet Mcmains
DANCE 235 Integrated Dance: Training and Composition (3, max. 9) VLPA/I&S Koch
Investigates and explores ways of teaching and creating dance suitable for diverse participants with a broad range of physical and conceptual abilities. Addresses composition and movement technique utilized by integrated dance. Culminates in performance in Faculty Dance Concert. Offered: W.
Instructor Course Description:
Jurg Peter Koch Faber
DANCE 242 Music in Relation to Dance (3) VLPA Moore
Provides students with music skills necessary to the areas of dance pedagogy, performance, choreography, dance analysis/criticism, and production. Includes an introduction to music theory, compositional and rhythmic analysis, music for dance class, and training on music/sound editing equipment. Offered: W.
DANCE 250 Cross-Cultural Dance Studies (1-5, max. 8) I&S/VLPA Cooper
Gateway course for dance major. Examines dance as a universal activity and expression of cultural identity. Offers a cross-cultural and historical view of a variety of theatrical, vernacular, and sacred dance forms, and investigates the myriad ways that dance functions across societies. Offered: A.
Instructor Course Description:
Elizabeth A Cooper
Juliet Mcmains
DANCE 266 Dance Composition II (3-5, max. 10) VLPA
Dance composition in relation to music. Emphasis on solos and small groups. Prerequisite: DANCE 166. Offered: W.
DANCE 270 Dance Performance Activities (1-3, max. 9) VLPA Bracilano
May include performance, choreography, production crew, or stage management in Dance program produced concerts under faculty supervision. Credit/no credit only.
DANCE 301 Ballet Technique III (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Intermediate level. Expansion of ballet vocabulary. Prerequisites: Dance 203.
Instructor Course Description:
Hengda Li
DANCE 302 Ballet Technique III (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Intermediate level. Expansion of ballet vocabulary. Prerequisites: Dance 301.
DANCE 303 Ballet Technique III (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Intermediate-level. Expansion of ballet vocabulary. Prerequisite: Dance 302.
Instructor Course Description:
Elizabeth A Cooper
Hannah Wiley
Hengda Li
DANCE 304 Modern Dance Technique III (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Intermediate-level technique. Expansion of movement vocabulary. Prerequisite: Dance 206.
DANCE 305 Modern Dance Technique III (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Intermediate-level technique. Expansion of movement vocabulary. Prerequisite: Dance 304.
DANCE 306 Modern Dance Technique III (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Intermediate-level technique. Expansion of movement vocabulary. Prerequisite: Dance 305.
Instructor Course Description:
Jurg Koch
DANCE 324 Partnering Techniques (1-2, max. 6) VLPA
Studio course in partnering techniques used in social dance and contemporary dance practices, or classical dance. Prerequisite: intermediate level technique.
Instructor Course Description:
Juliet Mcmains
DANCE 336 Integrated Dance: History, Methodology, and Praxis (3, max. 9) VLPA/I&S Koch
Investigates and practices ways of teaching and creating dance suitable for diverse participants with a broad range of physical and conceptual abilities. Addresses the history, background and varying practices of integrated dance. Offered: WSp.
Instructor Course Description:
Jurg Peter Koch Faber
DANCE 344 Early Dance History (3-5, max. 5) I&S/VLPA Cooper
Explores Western theatre dance history from Renaissance court dance to development in ballet history through the mid-20th century. Examines dance practices in cultural/historical context. Assigned readings, in-depth analyses of dances on video guide a discussion of form, content, interpretation, and critical reception. Offered: A; alternative years.
Instructor Course Description:
Elizabeth A Cooper
DANCE 345 Late Dance History (3-5, max. 5) I&S/VLPA Salk
Examines the development of social and performance-based dance from the beginning of the 20th century to the present with particular emphasis on major international stylistic trends, cultural influences, and principal artists and their work. Offered: A; alternative years.
Instructor Course Description:
Jennifer Salk
DANCE 350 Dance/Performance Ethnography (5) VLPA/I&S
Explores theoretical and practical experience in dance and performance ethnography, ethnology, and oral history. Introduces theories and methods of ethnographic fieldwork, ethnographic writing, and ethnologic analysis. Focuses primarily on dance. Also discusses methods and theories applicable to other physical practices such as music, theatre, sports, and performance arts.
Instructor Course Description:
Juliet Mcmains
DANCE 366 Dance Composition III (3-5, max. 10) VLPA
Dance composition in relation to production, including elements of technology. Emphasis on larger group works. Prerequisite: DANCE 166. Offered: Sp.
Instructor Course Description:
Jennifer Salk
DANCE 371 Choreographic Workshop (2-5, max. 12) VLPA
Performing experience for students in pieces choreographed by faculty members and guest choreographers.
DANCE 401 Ballet Technique IV (1-8, max. 8) VLPA
Advanced level.
Instructor Course Description:
Hengda Li
DANCE 420 Dance Aesthetics (3) I&S/VLPA Woody
Philosophical investigation of the expressive elements of dance. Reading and discussion of the concepts of beauty, style, and aesthetic theory.
Instructor Course Description:
Andrea I. Woody
DANCE 480 Senior Seminar (3) VLPA
Culminating project emphasizing a synthesis of experiences in the Dance Program with a focus on individual interests.
DANCE 490 Special Studies in Dance (1-3, max. 10) VLPA
Special studies designed to address contemporary and historical concerns in the field of dance.
Instructor Course Description:
Juliet Mcmains
DANCE 493 Anatomy for Dance (3-5) NW/VLPA Wiley
Anatomy of the musculoskeletal system and its applications in dance movement.
Instructor Course Description:
Hannah Wiley
DANCE 494 Dance Teaching Methodologies (3-5) VLPA Salk
Introduction to dance pedagogy, including educational theory, motor learning, and biomechanical principles and music as it relates to the teaching of dance. Prerequisite: Dance 242, Dance 493, and a minimum of one quarter of ballet and/or modern technique at the 300 level or above.
DANCE 499 Undergraduate Independent Study (*, max. 10)
DANCE 510 Chamber Dance Production (3, max. 12) Wiley
Rehearsal and performance of significant choreography from the modern dance canon. Credit/no credit only.
DANCE 515 Dance Research Methods (3) McMains
Survey of theoretical modes of inquiry in current dance scholarship. Offered: Sp.
Instructor Course Description:
Juliet Mcmains
DANCE 516 Research Methods II (3)
Focuses on designing an original research project, conducting research, and writing a scholarly paper suitable for publication in a juried journal or conference presentation. Practice in conference presentation. Offered: S.
DANCE 520 Dance in Higher Education (3) Wiley
Discussion, writing, and observation of dance in higher education. Offered: A.
DANCE 521 Dance Administration (3)
Readings and discussion relating to dance administration in college and professional settings. Topics include: curricular development, academic advising, budgetary procedures, personnel issues, and problems related to dance as a performing art within the university structure.
DANCE 530 Choreographer/Composer Collaboration (2, max. 6)
Addresses creative process, pedagogy, performance, directing, and critical analysis in dance composition. Alternate years offer models and creative workshop projects toward a concert of collaborative work with students from DXARTS. Offered: A.
DANCE 531 MFA Concert Production (3, max. 9)
Public performance of MFA choreography. On alternative years this is a collaborative concert between MFA choreographers and artists working in experimental media and digital arts. Offered: Sp.
DANCE 536 Integrated Dance: History, Methodology, and Praxis (3, max. 9) Koch
Investigates and practices ways of teaching and creating dance suitable for diverse participants with a broad range of physical and conceptual abilities. Addresses the history, background and varying practices of integrated dance. Offered: Sp.
Instructor Course Description:
Jurg Koch
DANCE 544 Early Dance History (3-5, max. 5) Cooper
Explores Western theatre dance history from Renaissance court dance to development in ballet history through the mid-20th century. Examines dance practices in cultural/historical context. Assigned readings, in-depth analyses of dances on video guide a discussion of form, content, interpretation, and critical reception. Offered: A; alternative years.
Instructor Course Description:
Elizabeth A Cooper
DANCE 545 Late Dance History (3-5, max. 5) Salk
Examines the development of social and performance-based dance from the beginning of the 20th century to the present with particular emphasis on major international stylistic trends, cultural influences, and principal artists and their work. Offered: A; alternative years.
Instructor Course Description:
Jennifer Salk
DANCE 550 Dance Performance Ethnography (3) VLPA/I&S McMains
Theoretical and practical experience in dance and performance ethnography, ethnology, and oral history. Introduces theories and methods of ethnographic fieldwork, ethnographic writing, and ethnologic analysis. Focuses on dance-methods and theories discussed also applicable to other physical practices such as music, theatre, sports and performance art. Offered: W.
DANCE 570 Dance Production Seminar (3) Bracilano
Surveys the process of dance production from audition to performance. Managing design, technology, and personnel to support the creative process from conceptual stages to production. Offered: S.
DANCE 590 Dance Teaching Methodologies (3-5) Salk
Introduction to dance pedagogy with an emphasis on motor learning skills and biomechanics. Practical teaching experience. Offered: W.
DANCE 595 Master's Project (3)
Project in area of interest developed in consultation with faculty advisor and supported by elective courses. Full faculty approval of proposed project by end of first year. Formal presentation, appropriate to project's content, presented to full faculty during second year. Project culminates in the teaching of an undergraduate dance course.
DANCE 600 Independent Study or Research (*)
