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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Movement and body awareness. Improvisational techniques using time, space, weight, and effort as the instrument of expression.
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3.00 Credits
Different techniques each quarter to help prepare students for performance. Techniques include Pilates, yoga, Alexander technique, and the Feldenkrais method.
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3.00 Credits
Choreography from Broadway shows. Explores various styles of original Broadway choreography through study of jazz, tap, modern, and ballet repertoire (not technique). Each class includes a short warm-up period.
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3.00 Credits
Sections offer instruction in different ethnic dance forms; those offered in the past include flamenco, Indian, and African. Not offered every quarter; may not be offered every year.
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3.00 Credits
Offered at levels I, II, and III each quarter to develop modern dance technique. Higher levels progress more rapidly with a greater level of complexity, as class work focuses on a wider range of qualities and aesthetics. Style of modern technique varies with each instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Offered at levels I, II, and III each quarter to develop jazz technique. As class advances, students learn more advanced rhythmic phrases, more complex body-part isolations, and quicker direction changes in space. Style of jazz technique varies with each instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Offered at levels I, II, and III each quarter to cover ballet from basic principles through advanced skills. Terminology and movements are based on class level. Dancers begin at the barre and continue in the center, across the floor, and from the corner with combinations of steps, including turns and jumps.
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3.00 Credits
Tap technique. One level is offered each quarter, starting at beginning level. The fundamentals of tap are developed through each level, and rhythmic awareness is expanded.
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3.00 Credits
Dance as a force in culture and society amid ethnic, social, and theatrical traditions. Participation in labs, class lectures, and discussions. Required readings; independent video viewing and concert attendance.
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3.00 Credits
The language and analysis of anatomy; heightening of bodily awareness using kinesthetic sensation and imagery. Combines theory and practice to achieve both intellectual and experiential awareness of the kinesthetics of anatomy.
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