Dance Courses
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Winter 2024▲
See complete information about these courses in the course offerings database. For more information about a specific course, including course type, schedule and location, click on its title.
University Dance
DANC 110 - Davies, Jenefer M.
Participation in a university dance production for a minimum of 40 hours of rehearsal and performance. May be repeated for up to eight degree credits.
University Dance Production
DANC 111 - Fritz, Paula
Participation in any production aspect of a university dance production for a minimum of 36 hours. A journal recording the production process is required. May be repeated for up to four degree credits.
Contemporary Modern Dance Practice
DANC 225 - Davies, Jenefer M.
This studio course is devoted to refining effort/shape values and phrasing in contemporary modern dance technique. Students investigate combinations, deconstruct movement phrases, and practice listening to the body by connecting movement phrases with kinesthetic experiences.
Musical-Theater Dance Technique
DANC 230 - Davies, Jenefer M. / Deck, Liza E.
A studio exploration of choreography in musical theater from the 1940s to the present. Composition, theme, and form are discussed in concert with practical work in restaging historically significant musical dance choreographies. Of particular interest are the choreographers' styles and the many dance techniques prevalent in musical theater. May be repeated for up to six degree credits.
Revolutionary Dancers
DANC 240 - Davies, Jenefer M. / Comerford, ShaLeigh
Can a dancer change the world? Women innovators challenged the accepted rules in dance and in society and replaced them with new freedoms for women. Created specifically for the female body, this artistic anarchy released them from a world of objectification and gave them independence, identity, and acceptance. This course is a critical study of the manifestations of American Modern Dance from the beginning of the 20th Century to the present. Though assigned videos and readings we will look critically at the relationship between dance and the U.S culture, specifically the role of women in dance and society. This class is open to all genders and does not involve dancing.
Fall 2023▲
See complete information about these courses in the course offerings database. For more information about a specific course, including course type, schedule and location, click on its title.
University Dance
DANC 110 - Davies, Jenefer M.
Participation in a university dance production for a minimum of 40 hours of rehearsal and performance.
Introduction to Contemporary Modern Dance
DANC 120 - Davies, Jenefer M. / Deck, Liza E.
This course combines the exploration of individual and ensemble artistic expression in contemporary modern dance with the study of the history of modern dance.
Special Topics in Dance: Digital Storytelling: Harnessing Social Media to Create Art
DANC 190B - Davies, Jenefer M. / Comerford, ShaLeigh
This class is centered at the junction of technology, story and art making. We will explore and develop user-generated content for snap chat, youtube, tik tok, among other platforms, and practice visual storytelling, abstract art making, and communication skills to engage and inform. We will harness the power, the limitations and the challenges of these platforms and use them as devices for art making. This project-based class is fun and creative and does not require any artistic experience, or knowledge of digital media, or audio or video editing.
Aerial Dance Techniques
DANC 250 - Davies, Jenefer M.
This course examines a unique array of techniques from across the aerial arts and a diversity of experimental approaches to movement in the air. The history of the form as well as lineage of style and current techniques are expressed through lecture, studio work, required readings and videos, masterclasses, performances, and written responses.
Ballet Technique
DANC 292 - Davies, Jenefer M. / Meythaler, Sandra P.
This studio course is devoted to the practice of classical ballet technique and to the exploration of classical and contemporary ballet in performance.
Directed Individual Study
DANC 402 - Davies, Jenefer M.
Students enrich their academic experience by undertaking a performance project. Students must demonstrate ability to work with little supervision and must develop a written proposal defining the issue to be addressed, an outline of the proposed methodology, and a statement of the intended outcome with a schedule for completion. The project may include written, historical, and practical components.. May be repeated for up to 12 credits.
Directed Individual Study: Choreography
DANC 403A - Davies, Jenefer M.
Students enrich their academic experience by undertaking a performance project. Students must demonstrate ability to work with little supervision and must develop a written proposal defining the issue to be addressed, an outline of the proposed methodology, and a statement of the intended outcome with a schedule for completion. The project must include written, historical, and practical components, and permission must be secured in advance of registration.
Directed Individual Study: Advanced Choreography
DANC 403C - Davies, Jenefer M.
Students enrich their academic experience by undertaking a performance project. Students must demonstrate ability to work with little supervision and must develop a written proposal defining the issue to be addressed, an outline of the proposed methodology, and a statement of the intended outcome with a schedule for completion. The project may include written, historical, and practical components.
Spring 2023▲
We do not offer any courses this term.