Focuses on safe and effective dance practices supporting longevity and wellness. Areas explored include: experiential anatomy, conditioning, alignment, nutrition, injury prevention, care of common dance injuries, and experience with various somatic practices. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of DNCE 2021 or DNCE 3041 or DNCE 4061 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to Dance (DNCE or DBFA, excludes DNCE-MIN) majors only.
Practical production activities and projects within a designated area of dance design, stage technology, or stage management, normally related to the department's season. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Instructor consent required.
Introduces Rudolf Laban's theories of movement and exposes several body therapies to heighten students' awareness of movement as a multifaceted (neuromuscular/spatial/dynamic) event. Emphasizes refinement of movement, observation skills, and improvement of performance. Meets with DNCE 5015. Requisites: Restricted to Dance (DNCE or DBFA, excludes DNCE-MIN) majors only.
