 | | Course ID: | DANC 1250. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Performance Company I | Course
Description: | Participation as a dancer in a faculty-choreographed dance piece. | | Athena Title: | PERFORMANCE CO I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 1601. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Tap Dance Foundations I | Course
Description: | Foundation training necessary for the development of skill proficiency in tap dance. | | Athena Title: | TAP DANCE FOUND I | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 1602. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Tap Dance Foundations II | Course
Description: | Second level of foundation training necessary for the
development of skill proficiency in tap dance for students with
some previous experience. | | Athena Title: | Tap Dance Foundations II | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 1603. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Folk Dance Foundations | Course
Description: | Foundation training necessary for the development of skill
proficiency in folk dance. | | Athena Title: | FOLK DANCE FOUND | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 1604. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Jazz Dance Foundations | Course
Description: | Foundation training necessary for the development of skill
proficiency in the jazz dance idiom. | | Athena Title: | Jazz Dance Foundations | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 1605. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Contemporary Modern Dance Foundations I | Course
Description: | Introductory level foundation training necessary for the
development of skill proficiency in contemporary dance for
students with no previous experience. | | Athena Title: | Contemporary Modern Found I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 1606. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Ballet Foundations I | Course
Description: | Introductory level foundation training necessary for the
development of skill proficiency in ballet for students with no
previous experience. | | Athena Title: | BALLET FOUND I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 1607. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Ballroom Foundations I - Lead/Male | Course
Description: | Foundational training necessary for the development of skilled
proficiency in beginning ballroom dance. Ballroom dance
requires a partnership, two persons forming a couple, made up
of leads and follows. This course is open to those in the role
of “leads,” who are traditionally males. | | Athena Title: | Ballroom Found I Lead Male | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 1608. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Ballroom Foundations I - Follow/Female | Course
Description: | Foundational training necessary for the development of skilled
proficiency in beginning ballroom dance. Ballroom dance
requires a partnership, two persons forming a couple, made up
of leads and follows. This course is open to those in the role
of “follows,” who are traditionally females. | | Athena Title: | Ballroom Foun I Follow Female | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 1680. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Pas De Deux | Course
Description: | Designed to develop the beginning-intermediate-level dance
student's ability to transfer classical ballet and pointe
skills into partnered pas de deux work. In classical ballet,
women wear pointe shoes, but men do not. | | Athena Title: | Pas De Deux | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | DANC 1671 or DANC 2672 | | Corequisite: | DANC 1616 or DANC 2662 or DANC 3663 or DANC 4664 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2000. 1 hour. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Production Assignment I | Course
Description: | Experience in publicity, graphic design, stage lighting, stage management, and costuming through faculty-supervised and monitored participation as a member of the production crew for three dance concerts sponsored by the department of Dance. | | Athena Title: | PROD ASSIGN I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Dance Appreciation | Course
Description: | Examine various aspects of the dance experience and explore the mover, dance maker/choreographer, and viewer. Historical and critical readings, video viewings, and assignments investigating the art of dance and dance as part of the human experience; develop skills in articulating personal responses to dance. | | Athena Title: | Dance Appreciation | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in DANC 2010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Dance Appreciation | Course
Description: | Examine various aspects of the dance experience and explore the mover, dance maker/choreographer, and viewer. Historical and critical readings, video viewings, and assignments investigating the art of dance and dance as part of the human experience; develop skills in articulating personal responses to dance. | | Athena Title: | Dance Appreciation | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in DANC 2010 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2020. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Practicing Wellness | Course
Description: | An experiential-based course that offers an introduction to
fundamental wellness principles and practices, with an aim to
increase health and well-being and reduce injury through embodied
practices both in the studio and the classroom. | | Athena Title: | Practicing Wellness | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2030. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | The Pilates Method I | Course
Description: | Introduces students to the Pilates Mat repertoire. The history of The Pilates Method is introduced, as well as the Pilates principles, guiding beginner Pilates students into a strong personal Pilates practice. | | Athena Title: | The Pilates Method I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2040. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Yoga: Asana Practice I | Course
Description: | Introduces yoga as a mindful movement practice used to increase the mind-body connection. In this fundamental course, yoga postures, or asanas, will explore alignment and breath to improve balance, strength, and flexibility. | | Athena Title: | Yoga: Asana Practice I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in DANC 2040E | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2040E. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Yoga: Asana Practice I | Course
Description: | Introduces yoga as a mindful movement practice used to increase the mind-body connection. In this fundamental
course, yoga postures, or asanas, will explore alignment and breath to improve balance, strength, and flexibility. | | Athena Title: | Yoga: Asana Practice I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in DANC 2040 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2050. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Training in Alternate Dance Forms I | Course
Description: | Training in a movement system complementing the development of
the dancer. | | Athena Title: | ALTER DANCE FORMS I | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2060. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Aerial Yoga Trapeze I | Course
Description: | This movement course will focus on exercises and skills utilizing the Yoga Trapeze and also prepare or supplement aerial dance training. The course will emphasize methods to improve spinal and joint strength, flexibility, and balance and promote improved centeredness, core support, and connectivity of the torso to the body limbs. | | Athena Title: | Aerial Yoga Trapeze I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2080. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Aerial Dance I | Course
Description: | Introduction to aerial dance technique and creative practice utilizing vertical and bar apparatuses (i.e. aerial fabric, trapeze). Students will develop an awareness of effective technique and alignment through beginning skill vocabulary including mounts, climbs, wraps, locks, and inversions. Contextual information on rigging, anatomy, history, and aesthetics will augment practice-based learning. | | Athena Title: | Aerial Dance I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2250. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 6-12 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Performance Company II | Course
Description: | Participation as a dancer in a faculty-choreographed dance piece. | | Athena Title: | Performance Company II | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2300. 2 hours. 1 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Dance Improvisation I | Course
Description: | Provides the individual an opportunity to explore movement initiated through various sources including internal motivation. Emphasis will be on individual and group interaction within structured and free improvisational situations, all for the purpose of developing the student's creative approach to composing and performing. | | Athena Title: | DANCE IMPROV | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2550. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Dance Repertory Lab I | Course
Description: | In-depth explorations with guided instruction in foundational technical and performance/artistry skills involved in developing, rehearsing, and performing faculty and/or guest artist dance repertory. | | Athena Title: | Dance Repertory Lab I | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2600. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Music for Dance | Course
Description: | This course will teach dancers to understand the language of
music and build the necessary vocabulary to analyze, develop,
and communicate musical ideas. | | Athena Title: | Music for Dance | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2610. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Tap Dance II | Course
Description: | Intermediate-level course designed to aid the student in the
continued acquisition and development of technical and
performance skills in tap dance. | | Athena Title: | Tap Dance II | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2620. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | West African Dance Forms and Styles | Course
Description: | Traditional and contemporary dance forms and styles of the West African culture that share common aesthetic principles will be explored through movement, music, storytelling, poetry, and discussion. This course is designed to explore the West African cultural experience when taught away from its original setting. | | Athena Title: | West African Dance Forms | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2630. 2 hours. 1 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Methods of Teaching Social Dance | Course
Description: | Methods of teaching ballroom, folk, line, and square dance to grades kindergarten through twelve. | | Athena Title: | TEACHING SOC DANCE | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2640. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Hip-Hop Dance and Culture | Course
Description: | Exploration into the history and movement technique styles of Hip-Hop dance. The primary focus of this course is to develop Hip-Hop related dance skills as a medium of communication beyond the entertainment aspects. Students will explore movement isolations, rhythms, and Hip-Hop origins in the context of contemporary social culture. | | Athena Title: | Hip-Hop Dance and Culture | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2680. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Pas De Deux | Course
Description: | Continued development of the intermediate-level dance student's
ability to transfer classical ballet and pointe skills into
partnered pas de deux work. In classical ballet, women wear
pointe shoes, but men do not. | | Athena Title: | Pas De Deux | | Prerequisite: | DANC 1680 and permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | DANC 2672 or DANC 3672 or DANC 4672 | | Corequisite: | DANC 2662 or DANC 3663 or DANC 4664 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2850. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 8-12 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Pre-Professional Performance Company I | Course
Description: | The practice and experience of performance in a dance company.
Training and participation in all areas critical to the
operation of a dance company, including mainstage performance,
touring, and management of all production concerns. | | Athena Title: | PRE-PROF PERF I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 2900. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2-4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Young Choreographer's Lab I | Course
Description: | Performance in or choreographing of an original work through a
faculty supervised process to be presented in the Young
Choreographers Series Emerging Choreographers Informal Showing
held fall semester each year. | | Athena Title: | Young Choreographer's Lab I | | Prerequisite: | Second-year student standing | | Corequisite: | DANC 2652 or DANC 2662 or DANC 3653 or DANC 3663 or DANC 4654 or DANC 4664 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3000. 1 hour. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Production Assignment II | Course
Description: | Continued experience in publicity, graphic design, stage lighting, stage management, and costuming through faculty-supervised and monitored participation as a member of the production crew for three dance concerts sponsored by the Department of Dance. | | Athena Title: | PRODUCT ASSIGN II | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3010. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals | Course
Description: | Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and Baretnieff
Fundamentals (BF). The study of movement theory, principles,
and analysis. Significant examination, practice, and
integration of this body of knowledge as it relates to dance
technique, performance training, pedagogy, and the dance-making
process. Further application to other movement perspectives and
fields of study will also be identified and explored. | | Athena Title: | LMA & FUNDAMENTALS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in DANC 4010 | | Prerequisite: | DANC 2652 and DANC 2662 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles of Science and Somatics in Dance Training | Course
Description: | Survey of primary scientific and somatic principles that inform
dance training and performance, including anatomical and
kinesiological components, injury prevention, rehabilitation,
safe practices, somatic neuromuscular re-education methods, and
an introduction to dance movement therapy. | | Athena Title: | Science Somatics Dance Train | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3030. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | The Pilates Method II | Course
Description: | Advances students in the Pilates Mat repertoire from intermediate to advanced level Pilates exercises. The history of The Pilates Method is introduced, as well as the Pilates principles, guiding Pilates practitioners into a strong personal practice. Some prior Pilates experience is required, or prior experience with a mind-body connected physical practice. | | Athena Title: | The Pilates Method II | | Prerequisite: | DANC 2030 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3040E. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Yoga: Asana Practice II | Course
Description: | Progresses intermediate through advanced students through the mindful movement practice of yoga. Yoga postures, or
asanas, will challenge the balance, strength, and flexibility of more experienced practitioners. Prior experience of yoga
or years of training in other movement practices is required. | | Athena Title: | Yoga: Asana Practice II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in DANC 3040 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (DANC 2040 or DANC 2040E) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3040. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Yoga: Asana Practice II | Course
Description: | Progresses intermediate through advanced students through the mindful movement practice of yoga. Yoga postures, or asanas, will challenge the balance, strength, and flexibility of more experienced practitioners. Prior experience of yoga or years of training in other movement practices is required. | | Athena Title: | Yoga: Asana Practice II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in DANC 3040E | | Prerequisite: | (DANC 2040 or DANC 2040E) and permission of department | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3050. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Training in Alternate Dance Forms II | Course
Description: | In-depth training in a movement system complementing the
development of the dancer. | | Athena Title: | Alternate Dance Forms II | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | One hour of DANC 2050 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3060. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Aerial Yoga Trapeze II | Course
Description: | This movement class will further develop fundamental exercises and skills utilizing the Yoga Trapeze and prepare or supplement aerial dance training. Through continued practice and improved spinal and joint strength, flexibility and balance, more advanced exercises and skills are obtained. | | Athena Title: | Aerial Yoga Trapeze II | | Prerequisite: | DANC 2060 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3070. 2 hours. 1 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Creative Movement | Course
Description: | An introduction to teaching creative movement for children,
targeted for classroom teachers and general education majors. | | Athena Title: | INTRO CREATIVE MVMT | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3080. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Aerial Dance II | Course
Description: | Continuation of aerial dance technique and creative practice utilizing vertical and bar apparatuses (i.e. aerial fabric, trapeze). Students will continue to develop an awareness of effective technique and alignment as they learn intermediate aerial skill vocabulary. Contextual information on rigging, anatomy, history, and aesthetics will augment practice-based learning. | | Athena Title: | Aerial Dance II | | Prerequisite: | DANC 2080 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3200. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Teaching Practicum in Dance I | Course
Description: | Field experience and limited teaching practicum, including
observation of children and/or adolescents in a classroom
context, grades pre-k through college. | | Athena Title: | Teaching Practicum in Dance I | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | DANC 4700 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3210. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Teaching Practicum in Dance II | Course
Description: | Field experience and teaching practicum, including observation
of children and/or adolescents in a classroom context, grades
pre-K-12. | | Athena Title: | Teaching Practicum in Dance II | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | DANC 3200 or DANC 3700 or DANC 4700 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3220. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Teaching Practicum in Dance III | Course
Description: | Field experiences and teaching practicum, pre-K classroom or
community-based setting. | | Athena Title: | Teaching Practicum Dance III | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | DANC 3210 or DANC 3700 or DANC 4700 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3250. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 6-12 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Performance Company III | Course
Description: | Participation as a dancer in a faculty-choreographed dance piece. | | Athena Title: | Performance Company III | | Prerequisite: | Two hours of DANC 2250 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Dance Composition | Course
Description: | Introduction to dance composition emphasizing fundamental choreographic elements, structures, devices, and improvisation in developing an artistic stimulus into movement material. Students will engage in solo, duo, and collaborative small group studies and participate in class showings and peer feedback throughout the course. Students will also critically examine dance choreography through a variety of readings and video viewings to give context to their own creative work. | | Athena Title: | Dance Composition | | Prerequisite: | DANC 2300 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3420. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Digital Media for Dance | Course
Description: | A continuation of Dance Composition, this course focuses on artistic creation through the medium of film. Students will learn technical skills and aesthetic principles of the genre through hands-on class activities and studies in cinematography and editing. Students will consider project pre- and post-production and digital platforms for film sharing. | | Athena Title: | Digital Media for Dance | | Prerequisite: | DANC 3400 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3500. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Dance | Course
Description: | Topics for the course will be designed for each particular study abroad program. Students will explore and experience social, traditional, and theatrical dance in various world cultures. Participatory discussions on issues in world dance, as well as performative experiences, will be a focus in the course. | | Athena Title: | Seminar in Dance | | Nontraditional Format: | The variable credit hours accommodate the different lengths of
programs for study abroad: 3-week program (Maymester), 5-week
program (Short Summer Session I), and a full-semester program. | | Pre or Corequisite: | Permission of department and enrollment in a study abroad program in dance | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3510. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Dance in New York City Field Study | Course
Description: | First-hand dance experience in New York City, exploring the historic dance scene. Visit/work in theatres, professional schools, and Dance Collection at the New York Public Library for Performing Arts; participate in dance classes, network with professionals, learn professional practices in preparing for job auditions, and attend performances. Readings, discussions, and reflective practice activities. | | Athena Title: | Dance Field Study | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3550. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Dance Repertory Lab II | Course
Description: | Further explorations with guided instruction in intermediate-level technical and performance/artistry skills involved in developing, rehearsing, and performing faculty and/or guest artist dance repertory. | | Athena Title: | Dance Repertory Lab II | | Prerequisite: | DANC 2550 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3620. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Intermediate/Advanced West African Dance Forms and Styles | Course
Description: | An intense study of movement and performance as a way of knowing, understanding, and experiencing culture, community, and diversity. This course works through dynamics of movement and music performance practice rooted in African traditional and contemporary aesthetics. The focus will be West African traditional dance and music. | | Athena Title: | Interm Adv West African Dance | | Prerequisite: | Four hours of DANC 2620 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3640. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Intermediate/Advanced Hip-Hop Dance and Culture | Course
Description: | An in-depth research exploration of the evolution and development of Hip-Hop dance. Focusing on the origins of Hip-Hop movement performance and rhythm coordination in the context of contemporary culture. This course will strongly explore how Hip-Hop culture embraces the youth through oppression, violence, identity, personal expression, culture, and power. | | Athena Title: | Interm Adv Hip-Hop Dance | | Prerequisite: | Four hours of DANC 2640 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3680. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Pas De Deux | Course
Description: | Further development of the intermediate-advanced-level dance
student's ability to transfer classical ballet and pointe
skills into partnered pas de deux work. In classical ballet,
women wear pointe shoes, and men do not. | | Athena Title: | Pas De Deux | | Prerequisite: | DANC 2680 and permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | DANC 2672 or DANC 3672 or DANC 4672 | | Corequisite: | DANC 2662 or DANC 3663 or DANC 4664 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3700. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Teaching Dance for Children | Course
Description: | Principles, materials, and methods for teaching brain-compatible
dance education (based in creative movement) to the pre-adolescent
child in and beyond the K-12 environment. Includes 4-8 hours of
community and or K-12 field experience. | | Athena Title: | Teaching Dance for Children | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3810E. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Writing in Dance | Course
Description: | Introduction to writing about dance in different contexts
through informal and formal written assignments (including a
research paper), as well as readings and discussions. | | Athena Title: | Writing in Dance | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3850. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 8-12 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Pre-Professional Performance Company II | Course
Description: | The continued practice and experience of performance in a dance
company. Training and participation in all areas critical to
the operation of a dance company, including mainstage
performance, touring, and management of all production concerns. | | Athena Title: | PRE-PROF PERF II | | Prerequisite: | Two hours of DANC 2850 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 3900. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. 2-4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Young Choreographer's Lab II | Course
Description: | Second level of performance in or choreographing of an original
work through a faculty supervised process to be presented in
the Young Choreographers Series Emerging Choreographers
Informal Showing fall semester each year. This helps to prepare
students for the course, Choreographic Project and Concert
Production. | | Athena Title: | Young Choreographer's Lab II | | Prerequisite: | DANC 2900 and third-year student standing | | Corequisite: | DANC 2652 or DANC 2662 or DANC 3653 or DANC 3663 or DANC 4654 or DANC 4664 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4000. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Independent Study in Dance | Course
Description: | Independent study in a selected dance topic. | | Athena Title: | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent study. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4010/6010. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics | Course
Description: | A special topics course in a variety of dance subjects,
depending upon faculty instructor proposals; intensive study in
selected topics in dance. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4020. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Dance and Community | Course
Description: | Explore dance and community through cultural/traditional, pedagogical/theoretical, well-being, and performance experiences. Study of influential artists and techniques of community engagement through dance will lead to collaborative, community-based dance performances. | | Athena Title: | Dance and Community | | Nontraditional Format: | This course includes a project during the semester that will apply skills/knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills/knowledge related to course objectives. Students will be involved in the development and implementation of the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students will be engaged in the project component for approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4030. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Classical Ballet Forms | Course
Description: | The classical ballet canon examined through historical, social, political, and pedagogical contexts. Theory and practice of major ballet styles including historical figures, choreography, and foundations of training; also current issues in reframing ballet training and performance, and applied practice in vocabulary, stylistic nuances, and ballet pedagogy. Classroom and studio work. | | Athena Title: | Classical Ballet Forms | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4250. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 6-12 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Performance Company IV | Course
Description: | Participation as a dancer in a faculty-choreographed piece. | | Athena Title: | Performance Company IV | | Prerequisite: | Two hours of DANC 3250 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4300. 2 hours. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Dance Improvisation II | Course
Description: | Continued exploration of movement initiated through various sources including internal motivation. Students will gain experience in the leading of improvisational structures. | | Athena Title: | DANC IMPROV II | | Prerequisite: | DANC 2300 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4400. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Dance Composition and Technology Interface | Course
Description: | Dance composition specifically applied to the development of
group choreography. Students will explore the role technology
plays in dance art of the twenty first century and learn to
create a screen dance. | | Athena Title: | DAN COMP & TECH INT | | Prerequisite: | DANC 3400 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Studies in Dance History | Course
Description: | Dance as a reflection of culture and as an art form from the
times of earliest lineage-based societies up to the 21st
century. Socio-cultural influence and the contributions of
individual artists will be investigated. | | Athena Title: | Studies in Dance History | | Pre or Corequisite: | Third-year student standing and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Dance History II | Course
Description: | Prevalent twentieth-century dance forms. Socio-cultural influences and the contributions of individual artists will be investigated. | | Athena Title: | Dance History II | | Pre or Corequisite: | Third-year student standing and permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4550. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Dance Repertory Lab III | Course
Description: | Advanced technical and performance/artistry skills involved in developing, rehearsing, and performing faculty and/or guest artist dance repertory with guided leadership role opportunities. | | Athena Title: | Dance Repertory Lab III | | Prerequisite: | DANC 2550 and DANC 3550 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4680. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Pas De Deux | Course
Description: | Continued progression of the advanced-level dance student's
ability to transfer classical ballet and pointe skills into
partnered pas de deux work. In classical ballet, women wear
pointe shoes, and men do not. | | Athena Title: | Pas De Deux | | Prerequisite: | DANC 3680 and permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | DANC 2672 or DANC 3672 or DANC 4672 | | Corequisite: | DANC 2662 or DANC 3663 or DANC 4664 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4700/6700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Issues in Dance Education and Pedagogy | Course
Description: | Survey of selected topics in dance education, emphasizing learning theories, history of dance in education, diversity and gender issues, scientific principles and theories related to the teaching of dance, including cognitive science and motor learning applications, and assessment. Includes 4-8 hours of community or K12 school field experience. | | Athena Title: | Dance Education and Pedagogy | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4800. 1 hour. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Choreographic Project | Course
Description: | Fully produced concert presentation of the student's original
choreography. Student will write a brief project proposal and
project write-up and assist in duties required for concert
production. | | Athena Title: | CHOREO PROJECT | | Prerequisite: | Fourth-year student status and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4810. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Applied Research | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised research in a student-selected topic in
aesthetics, education, history, science, or technology. The
student will write a proposal, conduct research, and present
findings. | | Athena Title: | Applied Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent study. | | Prerequisite: | Fourth-year student status and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4850. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 8-12 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Pre-Professional Performance Company III | Course
Description: | The continued practice and experience of performance in a dance
company. Training and participation in all areas critical to
the operation of a dance company, including mainstage
performance, touring, and management of all production concerns. | | Athena Title: | PRE-PROF PERF III | | Prerequisite: | Two hours of DANC 3850 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4900. 2-3 hours. 8-12 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Choreographic Project and Concert Production | Course
Description: | Co-producer of concert and fully produced concert presentation of
the student's original choreography. The student will write a
pre-production proposal, comprehensive post-production summary,
and present an oral presentation of his/her critical analysis of
the choreographic project following the concert production. | | Athena Title: | CHOR PROJ/CONC PROD | | Prerequisite: | Fourth-year student status and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4910. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Senior Seminar in Dance | Course
Description: | Students will be presented with information and knowledge related to the development of a professional portfolio within their specific dance backgrounds to include a resume and dance reel. Other course activities will include guidance in grant writing, cover letters, and interview skills in preparation for entering the professional dance field. | | Athena Title: | Senior Seminar in Dance | | Prerequisite: | Senior level dance major and permission of department | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence
to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry
into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the
4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or
capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and
apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research
project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback
from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 5460/7460. 12 hours. | | Course Title: | Student Teaching in Dance Education | Course
Description: | Thirteen-week, full-time teaching assignment in a cooperating school. | | Athena Title: | Student Teaching in Dance Ed | | Nontraditional Format: | Student teaching. | | Prerequisite: | DANC 3700 and DANC 4700/6700 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 5850. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 8-12 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Pre-Professional Performance Company IV | Course
Description: | The continued practice and experience of performance in a dance
company. Training and participation in all areas critical to
the operation of a dance company, including mainstage
performance, touring, and management of all production concerns. | | Athena Title: | PRE-PROF PERF IV | | Prerequisite: | Two hours of DANC 4850 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | DANC 6510. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Graduate Studies in Dance Education/Dance Education Studies | Course
Description: | An overview of the skills, resources, and critical perspectives and methodologies for conducting scholarly and educational research in the broad and diverse areas under dance education and dance education studies at the graduate and professional level. | | Athena Title: | Intro Grad Studies in Dance Ed | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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