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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: DANC 105 - Jazz Dance I. Jazz Dance II is an intermediate level jazz technique class. Longer combinations using more intricate and stylized movement will be implemented in the center work and across- the-floor phrases. Through active participation in jazz technique, students will learn the universal vocabulary of jazz movement. Emphasis will be placed on furthering the technical level of students in the various forms of jazz dance; theatre dance, music video and other contemporary dance styles. Students will be involved in creating a jazz dance. Students will be required to provide appropriate dance attire and shoes.
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2.00 Credits
This course will focus on the fundamentals of ballet. Through active participation in ballet technique classes, students will learn the universal vocabulary of movement. Class will open with a traditional ballet barre then proceed to center and across-the-floor work. No previous dance experience required. Students will be required to provide appropriate dance attire and shoes.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: DANC 107 - Ballet I. Ballet II is an intermediate level ballet technique class. Longer movement combinations and more intricate spatial designs will be implemented in the center work and across-the-floor phases. Students will be required to provide appropriate dance attire and shoes.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic and intermediate mat Pilates' method of body conditioning. Pilates mat work emphasizes core musculature as it applies to everyday movement. The course will introduce a series of low impact resistance-based conditioning exercises designed to develop core strength, posture, breath control, body alignment and flexibility. Benefits include balance, body awareness, relaxation, injury prevention, stress reduction and increased self-confidence. No previous movement experience required. Students should wear comfortable clothing that gives a full range of motion, and must provide their own mat.
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3.00 Credits
Dance Appreciation enables students to develop an awareness of movement as an artistic medium and provides a frame of reference from which to view and appreciate dance and dance performances. The course asks the question, "What is Dance?" and "What do we see when we view dance?" The course seeks answers which will help the student gain an understanding and enjoyment of dance. Students will be required to view a live dance performance.
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3.00 Credits
The focus of this course is to learn the basic theories and principles of human movement developed by Rudolf Laban that includes historical background, the theoretical frameworks of Body, Shape, Effort, and Space, and Labanotation ( a written language for describing movement). This course will also include an introduction to the work of Irmgard Bartenieff that focuses on psychophysical connectivity to facilitate efficiency and expressivity in movement. Material will be introduced through observation, improvisation, exploration, composition, readings, group discussions, and movement assignments as both a methodology for observing/describing the structural and qualitative aspects of human movement and a means of identifying personal movement preferences in order to introduce a greater range of functional and expressive movement. Students will be required to provide appropriate dance attire.
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3.00 Credits
World Dance History is a survey course that introduces students to the dance practices from the time of prehistoric peoples into the early part of the 20th century. Emphasis will be placed on the dance relationship to civilization and its cultural context. Students will explore dance through a variety of media including lectures, slides, videos/DVDs, readings, and by dancing themselves. The course also enables students to develop an awareness of movement as an artistic medium and provides a frame of reference from which to view and appreciate dance and dance performances. Students will be required to attend a live dance performance.
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3.00 Credits
Contemporary Dance History will introduce the student to both a broad cross-section of 20th century modern dance and ballet through both description and analysis and current theories contextualizing the study of those dance practices. The course will enable students to develop an awareness of movement as an artistic medium and provides a frame of reference from which to view and appreciate dance and dance performances. Students will acquire a visual vocabulary of historical and contemporary dance styles through a variety of media including lectures, slides, videos, and by dancing themselves. Students will be required to view a live dance performance.
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1.00 Credits
Corequisite: Concurrent registration in a dance technique course. This course provides credit for dance performance in college dance productions. Dances choreographed by students are to be performed in concert each semester. Dance Production I, II, III and IV should be taken in sequence; different choreography will be featured each semester. Students will be required to provide appropriate dance attire and shoes.
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1.00 Credits
Corequisite: Concurrent registration in a dance technique course. This course provides credit for dance performance in college dance productions. Dances choreographed by students are to be performed in concert each semester. Dance Production I, II, III and RVCC 2008-2009 Catalog ? For updated information, visit www.raritanval.edu 159 IV should be taken in sequence; different choreography will be featured each semester. Students will be required to provide appropriate dance attire and shoes.
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