Courses

    Introduces basic skills of modern dance. In-class technique work increases muscle strength, flexibility, and coordination. Offered summers only at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts Camp. May be repeated up to 2 total credit hours.

    Introduces students to Hip-Hop dance as a culturally significant form. Students learn history, the social and political forces at work, and the fundamental techniques (Campbell Locking, Popping, Breaking etiquette/movements, Hip-Hop Party Dance and House). Intellectual challenge is offered through the lens of critical race theory and historical context. Training addresses flexibility, sequencing, coordination, and performance skills. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours.

    Broadens students' exposure to a range of diverse movement material. Topical course in dance technique, see subtopic for specific form. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

    Designed for Dance majors. Enrollment by audition only. May be repeated up to 16 total credit hours.

    Continuation of Modern 1. a developmental sequence of modern dance technique designed to refine the technical/expressive skills required of the professional dancer. Offered summers only at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts Camp. May be repeated up to 2 total credit hours.

    Introduces the basic training for the art of dancing in pointe shoes. Includes enchainements in pointe shoes and additional conditioning exercises for the feet and legs. Students should be at an Intermediate/Advanced ballet level with a strong understanding of rotation and alignment. No previous pointe experience necessary. Audition required. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours. Recommended prereq., DNCE 3161 or DNCE 4181.

    Builds on an existing understanding of alignment, rotation, and movement quality to introduce more mentally and physically difficult movements and enchainements of the classical ballet vocabulary. Students must be able to demonstrate an embodied familiarity with all traditional barre exercises on the first day of class. Prereq: DNCE 1120 or permission of the instructor.

    Intermediate ballet, covering the complete vocabulary of classical ballet technique. Enchainements are of complex structure. Offered summers only at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts Camp. May be repeated up to 2 total credit hours.

    Explores the technique, styles, and rhythms of regional and national cultures of Africa. Areas of concentration may vary each semester (e.g. Ghana, Mali, Guinea, etc.). Introduces signature attributes common to different countries' dance traditions and features discussions of the musical traditions, histories, cosmologies, philosophies and aesthetics to contextualize and increase familiarity. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as ETHN 2502.

    Investigates movement vocabulary and kinesthetic understanding through physical contact and weight-sharing between two or more dancers. Fundamental skills of contact will be introduced and employed in duets and larger group improvisations: rolling, falling, giving and receiving weight, and the use of momentum and gravity.

    Topical course (second level) in dance technique, see subtopic for specific form. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. May require an audition or permission of the instructor.

    Challenges intermediate and advanced students to refine their understanding and personal approach to the study of international contemporary dance. Demands a deep sense of somatic awareness, efficient athleticism, and creative voice. Floor work, inversions, and improvisation may be included. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours. Prereq., DNCE 1000 or 1020 or any major technique class ending in "1". No audition required. Formerly DNCE 3040.

    Designed for dance majors. Enrollment by audition only. May be repeated up to 16 total credit hours.

    Practical studio training in ballet at the advanced/professional level with a professional company. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours. Prereq., DNCE 2141, 3161,or 4181. Designed for dance majors. Enrollment by audition only.

    Surveys a wide range of the intermediate-level classical ballet vocabulary, focusing on an anatomically sound approach to the material. Students must work efficiently to execute the technique with rhythmic accuracy, clarity of line, propriety of style, and fluency in translating names of steps. Enrollment by audition only. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours.

    Expands student's performance of the syncopated movement style of the jazz vernacular. Designed for the experienced jazz dancer. Includes dance techniques that further improves alignment, strength, flexibility, and coordination within the jazz idiom through an emphasis on style, rhythm, and more challenging dance combinations. May be repeated up to 2 credit hours. May require an audition or permission of the instructor.

    Builds on fundamentals established in Hip-Hop Dance Technique 1. Students deepen their understanding of Hip-Hop history through fundamental movement techniques, specifically, House, and study the social/political forces at work. The course focuses on increasing dancers' capacity for variation, sequencing, musicality and free-styling in Hip-Hop dance. Prereq., DNCE 1301 or instructor consent. Repeatable for credit up to 4 total credit hours.

    Studies how human reaction, coordination, and movement play a role in all activities. Through in-depth class discussions, movement, exploration, and individualized hands-on lessons, actors and dancers gain an understanding of the technique and its benefits to performance. Meets with DNCE 5601. Prerequisites: Restricted to Dance (DNCE or DBFA, excludes DNCE-MIN) or Theatre (THTR or TBFA, excludes THTR-MIN) majors only.

    Designed for dance majors. Encompasses range of dance forms that require multiple accompanists. Enrollment by audition only. May be repeated up to 16 total credit hours.

    Topical course (intermediate level) in dance technique. See subtopic for specific form. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. May require an audition or permission of the instructor.

    Provides practical experience in producing formal and informal dance concerts. Introduces basic familiarity with production and promotional responsibilities, backstage and front-of-house duties and procedures. Prereq., DNCE 1012 or equivalent. Same as DNCE 5012. Prerequisites: Restricted to Dance (DNCE or DBFA, excludes DNCE-MIN) majors only.

    Designed for dance majors. Enrollment by audition only. May be repeated up to 16 total credit hours.

    Investigates the full range of the advanced-level classical ballet vocabulary, focusing on an anatomically sound approach to the material. Exercises require strength and a deeply subtle understanding of principles of alignment, rotation, epaulement, and movement quality. Class moves quickly through enchainements of complex structure. Enrollment by audition only. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours.

    Refines advanced students' approach to the nuances and virtuosity of jazz idiom. Emphasis is placed on efficient use of alignment, complex polyrhythmic explorations and improvisations, and dynamic performance style. Class moves quickly through material and demands a high level of proficiency. Enrollment by audition only. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours. Meets with DNCE 5261.

    Builds upon skills introduced in DNCE 2701 and moves into more rigorous exploration of weight sharing principles. Emphasis will be placed on ease and efficiency in partnering, and integrating this work into choreography and performance. Prereq., DNCE 2701. Meets with DNCE 5701.

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