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  • 2.00 Credits

    This course addresses the development of basic movement skills and concepts as a means toward effective performance.

    Note: Prior to fall 2010, the course title was “Elements of Modern Dance II.” Prerequisite:    Dance majors only, except with special permission from the instructor

  • 2.00 Credits

    This course addresses the development of basic movement skills and concepts as a means toward effective performance. Prerequisite:    Dance majors only, except with special permission from the instructor
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course provides dance majors with an introduction to the technical aspects of dance production. Students will gain practical experience in the theater, learning about the equipment and tasks necessary for effective dance production. Production participation is required.

    Note: Required of freshman dance majors.

  • 2.00 Credits

    This course provides further skills in basic classical ballet vocabulary and preparation for professional study at the intermediate level. Prerequisite:    Dance majors only, except with special permission from the instructor
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course provides further skills in basic classical ballet vocabulary and preparation for professional study at the intermediate level.

    Note: Prior to fall 2010, the course title was “Classical Ballet II.” Prerequisite:    Dance majors only, except with special permission from the instructor

  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines the philosophies and choreographic work of Duncan, St. Denis, Shawn, Holm, Tamiris, Graham, Humphrey, Weidman, Dafora, Dunham, Primus, Limon, Horton, and others vis-a-vis cultural, social, and historical developments in the first half of the 20th century in America. The class will explore cultural forces such as jazz dance, tap dance, social dancing, and the American ballet, as well as figures from the related arts, such as filmmakers, sculptors, and composers who worked with modern dancers. The emphasis will be on bibliographic and autobiographic modes of historical inquiry.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide the basis for understanding, appreciating, and participating in dance as art in culture and individual life. Concepts, intuitions, and communication in dance will be cultivated through lectures, films, live performances, and studio experiences.

    Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Arts (AR) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information.

  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides participants with concentrated beginning level studio experiences in urban popular dance forms, jazz, and modern dance, each presented in a five-week unit. Through active participation, students will dance, observe videos, and read articles to gain insight into these three approaches to dancing. Learning the movement vocabularies, values, aesthetics, and techniques of these different traditions will move students into a physical and conceptual understanding of the kinetic and cultural sources that inform dance as a contemporary performance art.

    Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Arts (AR) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information.

  • 3.00 Credits

    This course offers students an opportunity to explore the world of dance. Through video observation, readings, and dancing, students will be exposed to many faces of dance as an expression of cultural values. Dance as art, religion, social custom, and political action will be examined as evidenced in many human societies. Examples will be primarily drawn from North America, West Africa, Brazil, Japan, India, Bali, and the Cook Islands. Students will be introduced to the field of dance anthropology and have the opportunity for on-site observation of dance events.

    Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core International Studies (IS) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information. In addition to meeting the university Core International Studies requirement, this course meets the Non-Western/Third World IS requirement for Communication Sciences majors. Please note the recent update to the Core IS requirement at www.temple.edu/vpus/resources/coreupdates.htm#coreisupdate.

  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will focus on movement as a language of expression that conveys culturally learned values. From pedestrian behaviors to social dance to artistic traditions, movement will be explored as a carrier of cultural and aesthetic meaning. The works of contemporary dance artists will be examined within their socio-cultural and historical contexts. Issues of race and racism will be addressed in relationship to the content, context, and appreciation of the specific works viewed. Students will participate in movement improvisations and theater games.

    Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Studies in Race (RS) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information.

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