Courses

    Designed for new dance majors. Freshman Dance Seminar serves as an introduction to the place of dance within academia and the professional/public spheres. Through the practice of descriptive dance writing, theoretical and physical exploration of discrete pedagogical and choreographic procedures, and interactions with in-class guest artists of different disciplines, students will engage in independent research and physical experimentation, culminating in a final personal presentation and group performance. Prerequisites: Restricted to Dance (DNCE or DBFA, excludes DNCE-MIN) majors only.

    Students learn and perform dances from the repertory of guest artists. Offered summers only. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours.

    Learning and performing dances from the repertory of current faculty members, artists-in-residence, and upon occasion from the repertory of historic modern dancers. Dance majors may repeat up to 9 total credit hours with different instructors. Enrollment by audition only. Meets with DNCE 5038.

    Develops understanding of the ballet canon through practice of major solos from Romantic, Classical, and New-Classical ballets. For the advanced classical ballet student. Enrollment by audition only. May be repeated up to 2 total credit hours. Meets with DNCE 5128.

    Same as DNCE 4038 except graduate students are required to keep a log of the learning process involved in repertory to document and analyze each work in terms of stylistic differences, musical/sound accompaniment and trends. Dance majors may repeat up to 9 total credit hours with different instructors. Enrollment by audition only. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Develops choreography and ensemble performances for undergraduates enrolled in THTR 4029. This course workshops the practices of community engagement. Within this context, each choreographer may develop work that reflects his or her creative passions and research interests, with due consideration of the demographics of outreach audiences. Prerequisites: Restricted to Dance (DNCE) graduate students only.

    Develops understanding of the ballet canon through practice of major solos from Romantic, Classical, and Neo-Classical ballets. For the advanced classical ballet student. Audition is required. May be repeated up to 2 total credit hours. Meets with DNCE 4128.