Course Description
Intermediate to advanced-level course designed to aid the student in the continued acquisition and development of technical skills in contemporary dance. Technique and theory basic to this dance form plus motional properties as they relate to dance will be emphasized.
Athena Title
Contemporary Modern Dance III
Prerequisite
Four hours of DANC 2652 and permisson of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The student will engage in a concentrated movement practice to expand movement and expressive possibilities and improve overall performance abilities of an intermediate-advanced dancer. The student will explore technical ideas about motion, the use of momentum, spatial clarity and the interplay with “weight suspension” in a variety of movement exercises, sequences and combinations. Demonstration of a two-minute long complex movement combination that demonstrates abilities in performance focus, strength, stamina and full-bodied investment will be assessed at the culmination of the course. Discussion of class performance, juried evaluations and reflective papers are evaluated throughout the course.
Topical Outline
Topics will include the following: Anatomical and motor organization Efficient postural attitudes and patterns Pelvic floor relationship to center-of-weight shift and weight transfer Breath support and inner shaping qualities Refined axial movements, leg extensions and level changes Musicality through the use of tempo, rhythm and phrasing variations Interrelationships between dynamics shape and space Developing complex movement relationships
Syllabus