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  • 2.00 Credits

    2 Credits This creative studio course examines basic tools of the choreographic craft. Students gain experience in structural movement from simple phrases to complex organizational units through motif development, exploration of shape, space, time, transitions and basic compositional forms. the student will explore solo, partner and group structures and use various devices to create their own artistic expressions. Reading, writing and critical analysis of dance included.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 Credit This creative studio course provides an opportunity for dance performers to work in a repertory company and to explore the various devices and skills of ensemble performance. Culminates in a staged performance. This course is repeatable for elective credit. Prerequisite: Audition required.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 Credit Dance Basics is a studio course designed to introduce students with little or no prior training to the basic concepts of dance technique. The emphasis in this class will be placed upon attaining correct body alignment, learning the positions of the arms and feet, and the understanding of time, space, weight and energy as it relates to dance. Students learn basic dance vocabulary while developing strength and musicality.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 Credit This activity/analysis course provides for the expansion of the student's range of expression and performance/production or preprofessional skills through a directed study experience. Working with a dance faculty advisor, the student will choose, refine, develop, document and present a project whose intent will be the increase of the student's mastery of selected skills from the coursework attempted to date. Prerequisite: Audition or consent of instructor.
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 Credits This studio course is intended to further the understanding of the principles of modern dance technique through more complex exercises and exploration of movement dynamics while developing speed in movement analysis and synthesis. Intricate rhythmical structures and increased spatial awareness will challenge students. Continuing critical analysis will be expected, along with a sharpening of both the student's overall dance knowledge and aesthetic understanding of the dance form. This course may be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite: Audition or instructor permission
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 Credits This studio course is a continuation of Modern Dance III. Emphasis is on expanding the technical training of the student by increasing complexity of movement capabilities. More emphasis will be placed spatial awareness, rhythmical structures, exploration and on partnering. Continuing critical analysis will be expected, along with a sharpening of both the student's overall knowledge and aesthetic understanding of the dance form. The course will focus more attention on the student's individual dance preparation. Attendance at and written critiques of dance performances will provide deeper insight into the dance field. This course may be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite: Audition or Instructor Permission
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 Credits The continuation of ballet training at the beginning of the intermediate level. Emphasis is on strength and technical development through the skilled execution of intermediate level steps and center floor combinations. Uses the technical demands of ballet to further develop stamina and to increase expertise in spatial awareness. Attendance at and written critiques of dance performances increase the student observation and analytical skills. Prerequisite: Audition or instructor permission
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 Credits Ballet IV is a continuation of Ballet III. Student experiences an intensification of barre work through the use of more complex coordination of the arms and legs. Intensified center work includes more complex floor patterns to develop the use of space in movement sequences. Introduction to steps requiring an advanced beginning expertise in ballet. Introduction of Pointe work if student proficiency is met. Attendance at and written critiques of dance performances will provide deeper insight into the dance field. This course may be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite: Audition or instructor permission
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 Credit Jazz dance is a studio course designed to introduce the student to the historical development of modern jazz dance, its technique, and methods of expression through exercise, locomotion, and nonlocomotion. Emphasis is placed on technique, terminology, movement combination and historical information. This course may be taken twice for elective credit.
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 Credits The study of music and its relationship to the dancer. In addition to basic rhythmic structures the student will learn to use them as a tool in teaching dance and in choreography. The student will further gain insight into the process of selecting appropriate music for various choreographic projects.
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