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3.00 Credits
M. Morrison Prerequisites: DNCE BC2447, BC2448, or permission of instructor. 1 point Level I courses, except Dance Styles courses, receive a P/D/F grade and have no prerequisite. All others will receive a letter grade and require a placement audition (at the first meeting) or permission of the instructor. All courses listed below may be taken to fulfill the physical education requirement. One-point dance technique courses taken by non-dance majors for credit over and above the physical education requirement are included in the existing maximum of 18 points of studio, performing art, or professional school courses which may be credited toward the degree; a maximum of six courses in dance technique can be credited. A student may receive academic credit for a dance technique class only if she has completed or is concurrently completing the Physical Education requirement. All technique courses require permission of the instructor. Technique of classical ballet emphasizing proper alignment and graduated study of its vocabulary. Artistry of articulation, phrasing, dynamics, and nuance in the spectrum of classical materials will be addressed at each level.
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Advanced study in dance composition to include the creation of a trio, quartet, and quintet. Issues of structure and modes of expression will be addressed as they relate to choreographic form. Techniques employed by contemporary choreographers will be explored. Students will be encouraged to particpate in music, architectural, and visual arts collaborations. - C. Thomas Prerequisites: Two semesters of dance composition or permission of instructor. 3 points
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Focus on the major dance genres and personalities in East Asia-China, Korea, and Japan-from two aspects: (1) continuity of traditional forms, with emphasis on the social, economic, and historical factors in their development; and (2) changes that have occurred from within and from outside the traditions. - U. Coorlawala General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). 3 points
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Examines the history and choreographic features of Latin American and Caribbean dance forms. Dances are analyzed in order to uncover the ways in which dancing shapes national, racial, and gender identities. Focuses on the globalization of these dances in New York City. General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). 3 points
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Study of solo excerpts from classical and modern repertory and the presentation of individual research in both written and performance format. Emphasis on the role that the dancer must play to facilitate the realization of the choreographer's concept. Prerequisites: Intermediate level technique and permission of instructor. 3 points
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The rigorous study of the visual elements of dance design through aesthetic and critical evaluation of lighting, costume, and scenographic techniques as they relate to specific dance repertory works. General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
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Explores modern/contemporary dance in the United States and Europe since the 1960's. Major units are devoted to the Judson Dance Theater and its postmodernist aftermath, Tanztheater and European dance revisionism, and African-American dance and the articulation of an aesthetic of cultural hybridity. - L. Garafola General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). 3 points
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Examines the life and major works of Balanchine, founder of the New York City Ballet, tracing his development as an artist, his landmark collaborations with Stravinsky, his role in defining modern ballet style, and his reinvention of the modern ballerina. - L. Garafola General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
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Intensive practice in writing about dance. Readings drawn from 19th- and 20th-century criticism. Observation includes weekly performances and classroom videotape sessions. 3 points
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Examines ways in which political and social ideologies are embedded in American performance of the last 75 years. Topics include venues designed to support traditional values, as well as to propagandize, such as pageantry, worker's theatre and dance, and performance art. Reading and viewing assignments. General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
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