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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(Spring, Even-Numbered Years Only) A continuation of the study of fundamental aesthetic and functional elements of human movement with increasing emphasis on the physical principles of movement. Through experiential studio sessions and readings, students will learn skeletal structure, joint and muscle function, and body mechanics as they relate to the performance lab and instruction of dance. Prerequisites: DAN-250, DAN-255.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
(Varies, Contact Dept. Head) An advanced-intermediate level study of ballet technique with focus on the fine tuning of physical and performing skills. Appropriate for upper level students. Dance majors and minors may repeat for credit.
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1.00 Credits
(Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year) This course is designed to provide opportunities for student dancers to work with faculty choreographers in the creation of a performance piece for a dance concert. Emphasis is placed on developing performance skills and engaging in the choreographic process from inception to completion. Instructor's consent required.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
(Varies, Contact Dept. Head) An advanced-intermediate level study of modern dance technique with emphasis on the use of dynamics, phrasing, strength and range. Appropriate for upper level students. Dance majors and minors may repeat for credit.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
(Varies, Contact Dept. Head) An advanced-intermediate study of jazz dance technique with emphasis on rhythmic phrasing, range and performance skills. Appropriate for upper level students. Dance majors and minors may repeat for credit.
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2.00 Credits
(Every Third Semester) This course is designed to provide the student with opportunities to create, produce, and perform arts education in school settings. The focus is on an integrative experience which might include dance, art, music, and theatre, as well as other curricular subjects. Emphasis is given to an interdisciplinary group process where students learn about basic production and performance skills, and how those skills are used to communicate a chosen educational theme. The course culminates in a performance and is open to all students.
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3.00 Credits
(Every Third Semester) The study of modern dance choreography for groups. Using improvisation, assigned movement problems, and viewings of 20th-century modern dance choreography, students will learn the process of crafting the basic elements of choreography into group form. Course offered Spring 2003, Fall 2004. Prerequisites: DAN-256.
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2.00 Credits
(Spring, even-numbered years only) This course is designed for students to work with DAN 355 Creative Arts Touring Company as production leaders. The focus is directing the creation, performance, and production of an integrative arts performance for an arts education setting. Prerequisite or Corequisite: DAN 290 Production for Dance.
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2.00 Credits
(Spring, odd-numbered years only) This technique class integrates the understanding of somatic principles with the development of intermediate-level modern dance technique. Students will discover ease and efficiency in movement, develop movement virtuosity, adopt practices to prevent injury, and expand their ability to express a wide range of movement dynamics. In deepening one's mastery of modern dance, the application of somatic practice promotes integrating physical, emotional, anatomical, and aesthetic understanding through conceptual and experiential practice. Learning methods will include discus- sions, readings, experiential-based movement explorations, hands on guidance, and technical practice of modern dance. Prerequisites: Intermediatelevel ability in dance technique as evidenced by completion of a 200-level dance technique course or through consultation with the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Every Third Semester) A survey of the historical development of dance as an art form during the 17th through 20th centuries, with particular emphasis on contemporary dance. Content includes in-depth looks at the artists, their philosophies, and the social context within which they worked. Not recommended for freshmen.
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