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3.00 Credits
This course, a continuation of study begun in Experiential Anatomy, looks at the scientific principles underlying the complexities of movement specific to dance. Content covers the muscular and neuromuscular systems, the physiological support systems, the prevention and care of injuries, development of conditioning programs, analysis of dance movements, and awareness of common anatomical and muscular imbalances found in dancers. Through lecture and movement workshops students learn to apply this information to their own training and to the principles of teaching. 3 CREDITS PREREQUISITES:33-1371 EXPERIENTIAL ANATOMY
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3.00 Credits
Course offers opportunities and challenges in advanced dance making. Each semester the course will focus on specific themes or issues in contemporary choreography. Possible themes include space, identity, music, narrative, technology, theatricality, text, and others. Each term's focus will drive broad exploration and experience of dance making. Course activity will involve student invention, rehearsal, performance, and critiquing of dances created in response to assignments designed by experienced artists to explore each semester's theme. 3 CREDITS PREREQUISITES:33-2350 MUSIC AND RHYTHM IN DANCE, 33-3383 DANCEMAKING III
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3.00 Credits
With guidance from a faculty advisor, individual B.F.A. candidates create 25 to 30 minutes of original work, bringing it through all stages of production to concert performance. Students schedule and direct rehearsals, collaborate with allied artists, and prepare promotional materials. Each student will effectively function as artistic director of their "company" in bringing their own work from original conceptionthrough to final performance. 3 CREDITS PREREQUISITES:33-2456 CONCERT PRODUCTION, 33-3365 REPERTORY AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP, 33-3485 TOPICS IN DANCEMAKING
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3.00 Credits
Course prepares students to teach dance technique. Instruction covers: teaching from dance concepts, developing goals and objectives, working with accompanists, utilizing imagery, conditioning, giving corrections, building an efficient structure for the class, creating an atmosphere for learning, and developing a philosophical point of view to teaching technique. Instruction incorporates written and reading assignments, daily movement/teaching assignments, and practical work in a lab class. 3 CREDITS PREREQUISITES:33-3372 THEORY AND PRACTICE: TEACHING DANCE I, 33-3373 TEACHING PROJECT, 33-3473 KINESIOLOGY COREQUISITES: 33-3313 MODERN TECHNIQUE III
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3.00 Credits
Course guides students through their first teaching experience in the community. Students teach a minimum of 20 hours over 12 to 15 weeks to a population of their choice. Students create a semester overview and individual lesson plans, keep a journal to analyze their experiences, and write a final evaluation of their work. Throughout the semester students and advisor meet to discuss methodology and experiences. Advisor makes a minimum of two on-site observations and provides feedback. 3 CREDITS PREREQUISITES:33-3674 THEORY AND PRACTICE: TEACHING DANCE II
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3.00 Credits
This course explores computer-based technologies and their applications in dance. A variety of software packages will be examined as partners in the creative process, components within stage productions, and as tools for career support. Direct interaction with technology will be supported by viewings, readings, and discussions about important artists and work in the field. Students will produce finished projects through work in at least two of the following software environments: Dance Forms, Protools LE, and iMovie. 3 CREDITS
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3.00 Credits
In this workshop students will immerse themselves in the processes of dance making under the tutelage of master dancemakers. The form and processes employed each term will vary depending on the master artist on hand, but may include any or all of the following: entirely process-based work, individual or collective compositions in response to creative challenges, and improvisational scores and performances. The workshop will culminate in a show of resulting dance works. 3 CREDITS
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3.00 Credits
The specifics of individual internships vary, but all involve some form of placement in a professional setting outside of the College. Internships provide students with real-world work experience in an area of interest or concentration while receiving academic credit toward their degrees. 1-6 CREDITS
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1.00 Credits
Students design their own educationally beneficial activities and take advantage of opportunities not represented in the College's curriculum. Prior to registration, students create a detailed description and outline of their project for approval by a supervising faculty member. Forty-five hours of study activity equals one credit hour. 1-6 CREDITS
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3.00 Credits
Course provides an overview of early childhood education. Students gain exposure to current issues; career possibilities; and the responsibilities, challenges, and rewards encountered by those who work with young children. Particular attention is given to requirements of working with colleagues, children, and families from different cultural backgrounds and the means by which the arts allow individuals to both gain understanding and the ability to communicate with others. Students write on a weekly basis. Students participate in observations of early childhood programs. 3 CREDIT S PREREQUISITES: 52-1111 WRITING AND RHETORIC I - ENHANCED OR 52-1121 ESL WRITING AND RHETORIC I OR 52-1151 WRITING AND RHETORIC I OR PLACEMENT
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