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1.00 Credits
This course is a practical exploration of the processes and elements used in the art of dance making in the area of Ballet. Within a workshop format, students work under close faculty supervision to research the historical masterpieces of Ballet and reinterpret them in a contemporary light. Emphasis is placed on concept creation, use of story and movement, improvisation, dance patterns, revision and refinement to develop an original dance in a fixed, repeatable form. This course is designed for dance majors and all students interested in dance and choreography. This course may be repeated three times with new choreography.
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1.00 Credits
This course is a practical exploration of the processes and elements used in the art of dance making in the area of Jazz. Within a workshop format, students work under close faculty supervision to research Jazz, including its African roots, its place in American musical theatre, and the influence of Funk, Hip-Hop and Latin rhythms, in order to create an original piece. Emphasis is placed on concept creation, use of story and movement, improvisation, dance patterns, revision and refinement to develop an original dance in a fixed, repeatable form. This course is designed for dance majors and all students interested in dance and choreography. This course may be repeated three times with new choreography.
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1.00 Credits
This course is a practical exploration of the processes and elements used in the art of dance making in the area of Modern dance. Within a workshop format students work under close faculty supervision to research the 20th century pioneers of Modern dance and 21st century trends to create an original, emotive Modern dance. Emphasis is placed on concept creation, use of story, emotion and movement, improvisation, dance patterns, revision and refinement to develop an original dance in a fixed, repeatable form. This course is designed for dance majors and all students interested in dance and choreography. This course may be repeated three times with new choreography.
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1.00 Credits
This course is a practical exploration of the processes and elements used in the art of dance making in the area of Dance Theatre. Within a workshop format, students work under close faculty supervision to integrate multimedia, text, spoken word and/or film with dance to create an original piece of Dance Theatre. Emphasis is placed on concept creation, use of story and movement, improvisation, dance patterns, revision and refinement to develop an original dance in a fixed, repeatable form. This course is designed for dance majors and all students interested in dance and choreography. This course may be repeated three times with new choreography.
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0.50 - 1.00 Credits
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to learn beginning and intermediate improvisational dance skills through the use of space, time, dynamics, and motion of body parts. Emphasis is placed on performance ability and technique. The student is involved in a structured dance performance in various situations and progresses to spontaneous movement in group and individual works. This course fulfills lower division requirements for dance majors. This course, in combination with Physical Education 177, may be taken four times for credit.
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on the movement principles of American dance masters Jack Cole, Bob Fosse, Luigi and Matt Mattox. Instruction includes student performance of various contemporary dance styles for videotaped analysis of technical proficiency. This course, in combination with Physical Education 178, may be taken four times for credit.
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on correct advanced body alignment, coordination, flexibility and strength. The class compares, discusses and analyzes the movement principles of the Royal, French, Cecchetti and Russian methods. This course, in combination with physical Education 179, may be taken four times for credit.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Dance is designed to give students the opportunity to appreciate the aesthetic foundations of dance as interpreted within Western traditions. The course covers basic techniques of Western dance traditions that foster an awareness of dance as therapy and fitness as well as art, and dance in film, video, and live performance. Additionally, students are introduced to dance as the expression of social discourse distinct to historical periods within Western history. Finally, student study the techniques of selected canonical, or well known dancers, choreographers and their craft. This course is introductory, but prepares both potential performers and scholars with an interest in performance for intermediate studies in dance.
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2.00 Credits
Music for Dance introduces the fundamentals of music through the study of terminology, notation, elements and form as they relate to movement. The course explores the interrelationship of music and dance and provides students the opportunity to compose and perform rhythmic and movement projects. This course fulfills lower division requirements for dance majors.
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2.00 Credits
Choreography is a course that explores the theories and elements utilized in the creative process of dance composition. Emphasis is placed on student application of choreographic concepts through the development of movement compositions. This course fulfills lower division requirements for dance majors.
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