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3.00 Credits
A practical experience focusing on the choreographer's creative process for solo dances. Emphasis will be placed on identifying, selecting and utilizing a variety of source material through use of critical evaluation skills for dance, use of choreographic devices, use of improvisation for generating movement, creating meaning through the use of time, space, energy/force, and weight, and creation of a written personal artistic statement. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Advisor approval. Credits: 3 hours
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1.00 Credits
Exploration of movement through spontaneous problem-solving. The course is designed to evoke the student's creative individuality and sense of ensemble. Credits: 1 hour
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2.00 Credits
Designed for the novice in music, the course places emphasis on rhythmic skills, but also teaches basic concepts of notation, clefs, scales, key signatures, intervals and triads. The rhythm work begins with reading of simple and compound meters and progresses through complex syncopations and polyrhythmic exercises. Students will be able to read and perform rhythmic patterns using a variety of percussion instruments. Additionally, students will be introduced to formal concepts in music such as phrase, period, cadence and abstract formal designs. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Dance majors and minors only. Credits: 2 hours
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1.00 Credits
This course introduces Irmgard Bartenieff's theories of functional movement. Through practice students will explore major Fundamentals concepts such as body connections, sequencing, movement initiation, mobility/stability and spatial intent. Students will also learn the "Basic Six," a series of movement sequences which are distillations of Bartenieff's theories. Credits: 1 hour
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2.00 Credits
An introduction to the principles of physical conditioning with a focus on specific application of the information to individual needs and capacities. The course covers methods of building strength, flexibility and cardiorespiratory endurance as a means of enhancing dance performance, including instruction on equipment such as rotator disks, Therabands, and the Current Concepts Reformer utilizing the Dancer Specific(TM) technique. This course, in combination with DANC 2950, meets the Area VIII Health and Well-being General Education requirement for dance majors. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Dance majors and minors. Credits: 2 hours
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2.00 Credits
A development of ballet technique continued from DANC 1100. Emphasis is placed in challenging movement sequences used to increase strength, flexibility, musicality, port de bras and vocabulary at the intermediate level. Students will continue in DANC 2100 until advanced to DANC 3100 by the instructor. Repeatable for credit. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Advisor approval. Credits: 2 hours
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2.00 Credits
A development of jazz technique at the intermediate level. Emphasis is on lyrical integration of isolated movements, sequential combinations involving multiple turns, and skills in performance and quick study. Students will continue in DANC 2200 until advanced to DANC 3200 by the instructor. Repeatable for credit. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Advisor approval. Credits: 2 hours
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6.00 Credits
A study of areas in intermediate dance technique not included in regularly scheduled courses. Examples of possible topics include: Repertory, Intermediate Tap, and Contact Improvisation. Repeatable for credit up to 6 hours. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Advisor approval. Credits: 1 to 6 hours
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2.00 Credits
A development of modern technique at the intermediate level. Emphasis is on quick study skills and movement which has contrasting dynamic qualities, varying rhythmic patterns and spatial complexity. Students will continue in DANC 2300 until advanced to DANC 3300 by the instructor. Repeatable for credit. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Advisor approval. Credits: 2 hours
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the historical development of ballet. Course content includes: roots in 16th century European peasant and court dance forms; refinement and reform in the 17th and 18th centuries; romantic and classic periods in the 19th century; and trends of the 20th century, including modernism, neo-classicism and the influences of other dance forms. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: A grade of "C" or better in DANC 1450. Credits: 3 hours
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