1. Students will gain practice and proficiency in basic writing 
skills as applied to the specific discipline (and many
sub-disciplines) of dance following standard conventions.

2. Students will experiment with the global processes of writing,
including developing ideas, gathering appropriate evidence,
developing a voice, revising, editing, as well as the collaborate
practices of giving and receiving feedback to drafts and final 
works.

3. Students will increase their comparative and analytical
knowledge and abilities regarding modes of thinking, rhetorical,
format, and language variances through reading exemplars of
various written texts for/about dance within the various
dance-related fields.

4. Students will gain experience in using writing assignments in
order to facilitate critical thinking about subjects of interest
within the field.

5. Students will gain proficiency in the aspects of writing an
academic research paper on a topic within the discipline of 
dance, following standard conventions and practices for the sub-
area of dance chosen.

Introduction to Discipline-Specific Writing in Dance 

Building, Communicating, and Organizing a Written Argument 

Writing as Thinking: Analysis of Critical and Creative Thinking
for Dance-Specific Writing 

Aspects of a Research Paper 

Understanding the Process of Writing: Rewriting, Editing, 
Feedback Cycles

Reflections on Writing for Dance

As a University of Georgia student, you have agreed to abide by 
the University’s academic honesty policy, “A Culture of 
Honesty,” and the Student Honor Code. All academic work must 
meet the standards described in “A Culture of Honesty” found 
at: www.uga.edu/honesty. Lack of knowledge of the academic 
honesty policy is not a reasonable explanation for a violation. 
Questions related to course assignments and the academic 
honesty policy should be directed to the instructor.