07:206:100 Dance Assembly (N.5) Grade based on attendance.
Required of all B.F.A. dance majors for eight semesters of enrollment as a declared major.

07:206:110 Dance Rotation Workshop (.5) Introduces B.F.A. dance majors to diverse dance techniques and somatic practices through studio-based experiences including, but not limited to: Functional Movement, Bollywood, Filipino Folk Dance, Hula, Ori Tahitian, and Moving Rasa. Course content will be presented to students over 12 weeks. Each course meeting time is two hours in duration.
Open only to B.F.A. and B.A. dance majors.

07:206:126 Rhythm for Dancers (2) Analysis of rhythmic structure relative to movement. Sight-reading note values, movement dictation, and composition.
Open to dance majors only.

07:206:130 African Diasporic Movement Practices 1 (1.5) African Diasporic Movement Practices brings forward for dancers the origins of Black African Diasporic derived dance forms and fusions and their value in dance training. Forms and fusions of forms will be identified and contextualized culturally and historically in order to provide students with skills essential to embody and physically master the movement practice. The dance form's social and cultural roots will be studied as essential to movement practice. Studio work, readings, and self-reflections will help students to understand the physical, intentional, and expressive values by which a dancer is understood to be proficient in the form.
Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:131 Classical/Traditional Movement Practices 1 (1.5) Dance forms centered in codified movement vocabularies, emerging from global, temporal, and cultural contexts. Example forms include: Classical Ballet, Kathak, Chinese classical dance, and forms based on or derived from Cunningham, Fosse, Cole, Graham, Horton, Limon, Luigi, and Taylor Techniques.
Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:132 Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 1 (1.5) Studio course in which students engage both physically and theoretically with contemporary movement practices that draw from at least two forms of dance. The course situates the individual forms and fused practice within historical, social, and cultural lenses to provide an understanding of lineage, to accurately represent the values of the practice, and to help students recognize their individual relationship to the practice.
Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:133 Somatic Movement Practices 1 (1.5) Movement practices that emphasize wellness, functional efficiency, and injury prevention through embodied experience and integration of body/mind/spirit. Example practices include: Alexander Technique, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Feldenkrais Method, Franklin Method, Functional Movement Training, Klein Technique, Pilates, and Yoga.
Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:142 Dance Improvisation 1 (2) Introductory experience in dance improvisation including the use of kinetics, movement design, and spatial sensing as potential sources of movement and partner interaction. Open only to dance majors and minors.

07:206:145 Performance Skills 1 (2) Development of performance skills for first-year B.F.A. dance majors. Students are engaged in an extensive rehearsal process with a guest or faculty choreographer in order to introduce them to generative improvisational and compositional strategies for the creation of original works of choreography.
Open only to B.F.A. majors.

07:206:146 African Diasporic Movement Practices 2 (1.5) African Diasporic Movement Practices brings forward for dancers the origins of Black African Diasporic derived dance forms and fusions and their value in dance training. Forms and fusions of forms will be identified and contextualized culturally and historically in order to provide students with skills essential to embody and physically master the movement practice. The dance form's social and cultural roots will be studied as essential to the movement practice. Studio work, readings and self-reflections will help students to understand the physical, intentional and expressive values by which a dancer is understood to be proficient in the form. Open only to B.F.A dance majors.

07:206:147 Classical/Traditional Movement Practices 2 (1.5) Through engaging in a new Classical/Traditional form, Movement Practices 2 inwardly builds, outwardly  expands, and develops variation in learning from Somatic Movement Practices 1. Students continue to  find connections among the five course goals and learning outcomes listed below. Students will add to their movement vocabulary and also continue to unearth personal voice through a non-hierarchical nexus of learning. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:148 Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 2 (1.5) Through engaging in a new Contemporary Fusion form, Movement Practices 2 inwardly builds, outwardly expands, and develops variation in learning from Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 1. Students continue to find connections among the five course goals and learning outcomes listed below. Students will add to their movement vocabulary and continue to unearth personal voice through a non-hierarchical nexus of learning. Students will investigate another Contemporary Fusion form that draws from at least two forms of dance. This is a studio course in which students engage both physically and theoretically with such contemporary movement practices. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:149 Somatic Movement Practices 2 (1.5.) Somatic Movement Practices 2 focuses on theoretical and embodied understanding of selected somatic practice(s) with a special focus on application to dance training and performance. Students will examine somatic theories and principles and how they manifest in somatic practices that emphasize internal physical perception and experience. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:154 Pointe Class (1) Class includes participation in a ballet barre and center work. The focus will be on the practice and principles of the classical ballet vocabulary with an emphasis on strengthening foundational skills in pointe technique. Advice will be given on how students can best prepare and maintain their pointe shoes. Open to dance majors only. B.A. dance majors and dance minors with permission of instructor only.

07:206:155 Ballet Jumps and Turns (1) Class includes participation in a ballet barre and center work. The focus will be on the practice and principles of classical ballet jumps and turns.
Open to B.F.A. dance majors only. B.A. dance majors and dance minors with permission of department only.

07:206:161 Production Study (1-2) Crew assignments and production support for department dance performances. Dance majors and dance minors to complete 1 credit; B.F.A. dance majors to complete 2 credits.

07:206:175 World Dance (2) The study of traditional dance styles of a given culture, their historical development, performance techniques, and terminology. Each semester focuses on a specific culture. May be repeated for credit if a new culture.

07:206:235 Choreography 1 (2) Introduction to the choreographic process. Solo forms and group choreography.
Prerequisite: 07:206:243 or permission of the instructor. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:237 Dance Production (3) Theoretical and practical applications of computer, lighting, audio, and technical theater skills necessary to produce, promote, and direct dance productions. Students develop computer skills in graphic design and sound design/editing as well as computer lighting consoles and theatrical lighting equipment in two professional theaters. Students study lighting design and stage management for dance in theory and practical application around a department production. 

07:206:243 Dance Improvisation 2 (2) Exploration of dance improvisation as the source of movement for choreography.
Prerequisite: 07:206:142 or permission of the instructor. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:245 Performance Skills 2 (2) Continued development of performance skills for second-year B.F.A. dance majors. Students are challenged to further refine their technical skills and advance their performance abilities through a collaborative, creative process with a guest or faculty choreographer. Prerequisite: 07:206:145 or permission of the instructor. Open only to B.F.A. majors.

07:206:260 African Diasporic Movement Practices 3 (1.5) African Diasporic Movement Practices 3 inwardly builds, outwardly expands, and develops variation in learning from Movement Practices 2. Students will elevate connections among the five course goals and learning outcomes and incorporate an additional goal towards communication of their individual identities, perspectives and artistry. Students apply skills, approaches to movement, and contexts learned in Movement Practices 1 and 2 to train in a new African Diasporic-derived form as an informed dancer in the movement practice. Students will add to their movement vocabulary and artistic strategies as they navigate the use of their year one Movement Practices training to illuminate embodied communication and strengthen performance in the form. Leadership skills will also be developed. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:261 Classical/Traditional Movement Practices 3 (1.5) Students apply skills, approaches to movement, and contexts learned in Movement Practices 1 and 2 to train in a new Classical/Traditional form as an informed dancer in the movement practice. Students will add to their movement vocabulary and artistic strategies as they navigate the use of their year one Movement Practices training to illuminate embodied communication and strengthen performance in the form. Leadership skills will also be developed. Students will deeply investigate this codified, Classical/Traditional form and its value in their dance training. Forms and fusions of forms will be identified and contextualized culturally and historically in order to provide students with skills essential to embody and physically master the movement practice. The form's traditions, modes of study, movement vocabularies, and prescriptive grammars will also be studied and expressed. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:262 Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 3 (1.5) Through engaging in a new Contemporary Fusion form, Movement Practices 3 advances the artistic and kinesthetic investment of inwardly building, outwardly expanding, and developing variation in learning from Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 1 and 2. Students will investigate a Contemporary Fusion form that draws from at least two forms of dance. This is a studio course in which students engage both physically and theoretically with contemporary movement practices. The course situates the individual forms and fused practice within historical, social, and cultural lenses to provide an understanding of lineage, to accurately represent the values of the practice, and to help students recognize their individual relationship to the practice. The course emphasizes the progression from internal investigation to external expression. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:263 Somatic Movement Practices 3 (1.5) Somatic Movement Practices 3 continues to focus on theoretical and embodied understanding of selected somatic practice(s) with a special focus on application to dance training and performance. Students will examine somatic theories and principles and how they manifest in somatic practices that emphasize internal physical perception and experience. Distinctive forms enable students to better understand how they can promote wellness and self-knowledge, and prevent injury through continued and varied experiences with and reflective thinking about somatic practices. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:264 African Diasporic Movement Practices 4 (1.5) Through engagement in a new form, African Diasporic Movement Practices 4 continues to advance the artistic and kinesthetic investment in inwardly building, outwardly expanding, and developing variations in learning from African Diasporic Movement Practices 1, 2 and 3. Students elevate increasingly sophisticated connections among the six course goals and learning outcomes listed below and apply skills, approaches to movement, and contexts learned in Movement Practices 1 and 2 to train in a new African Diasporic-derived form as an informed dancer in the movement practice. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:265 Classical/Traditional Movement Practices 4 (1.5) Continued study and training in dance forms centered in codified movement vocabularies, emerging from global temporal and cultural contexts. Example forms include: Classical Ballet, Bharatanatyam, Chinese classical dance, and forms based on or derived from Cunningham, Fosse, Cole, Graham, Hawkins, Horton, Limon, Luigi, and Taylor Techniques. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:266 Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 4 (1.5) Through engagement in a new Contemporary Fusion form, Movement Practices 4 continues to advance the artistic and kinesthetic investment of inwardly building, outwardly expanding, and developing variation in learning from Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 1, 2 and 3.  Students investigate this additional Contemporary Fusion form that draws from at least two forms of dance. This is a studio course in which students engage both physically and theoretically with contemporary movement practices. The course situates the individual forms and fused practice within historical, social, and cultural lenses to provide an understanding of lineage, to accurately represent the values of the practice, and to help students recognize their individual relationship to the practice. The course emphasizes the progression from internal investigation to external expression. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:267 Somatic Movement Practices 4 (1.5) Somatic Movement Practices 4 continues to focus on theoretical and embodied understanding of selected somatic practice(s) with a special focus on application to dance training and performance. Students will examine somatic theories and principles and how they manifest in somatic practices that emphasize internal physical perception and experience. Distinctive forms enable students to better understand how they can promote wellness and self-knowledge, and prevent injury through continued and varied experiences with and reflective thinking about somatic practices. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:274 Jazz Dance (2) Various styles and techniques in the idiom of jazz dance. May be repeated for credit. Open only to dance majors and minors.

07:206:277 Latino and Hispanic Dance Forms (2) Studio course includes technique and performance of selected dance forms within their historical and cultural contexts. Dance forms may include indigenous, diasporic, and hybrid dances from the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America; classical Spanish and Flamenco dance; and Filipino dances derived from Spanish influence. May be repeated for credit if a new culture.

07:206:312 Ballet 7 (2) Ballet 7 builds on advanced-level technique and classical ballet terminology.  Emphasis on basic stance, balance, jumps, turns and musicality. Students challenge their intellectual and physical abilities, absorbing material quickly and performing combinations with attention to detail.  Students joyfully explore the possibilities of dance. Open only to dance majors. B.A. majors with permission of department.

07:206:319 Sound and Movement (3) Analysis of the relationships of music and dance in content, form, and structure.
B.A. dance majors complete 07:203:126 prior to enrollment.

07:206:325 Kinesiology for Dancers (3) Functional human anatomy and the study of the scientific basis of human movement as they relate to dance training. Course includes somatic studies of diverse movement disciplines. Open only to dance majors.

07:206:326 Adaptive Movement Through Dance (3) A hybrid integrated dance studies/studio course that introduces how to teach modified movement techniques for special populations. The course integrates lecture/studio course training to teach students how to use various types of adaptive movement methods, including ballet, modern, jazz, tap, ballroom, musical theater choreography, and the Brain Dance to create a series of rhythmic patterns. These patterns offer flow and consistency to enhance the weight shifting and transitional steps to promote a progression of skills. Total body integration methods such as Bartenieff Fundamentals, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais Method, Yoga, and other forms of kinesthetic learning will be introduced. Populations with a variety of both congenital and acquired disabilities will be discussed to summarize their specific needs for having access to an appropriate adaptive movement class. Prerequisite: 07:206:325.

07:206:334 Choreography 2 (2) Continued development of solo and group choreographic processes with emphasis on movement invention and experimental forms.
Prerequisite: 07:206:235. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:335 Choreography 3 (2) Communication through movement with emphasis upon structural development.
Prerequisite: 07:206:334. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:344 Video for Dance (2) Communication through dance as a video art. Emphasis on video shooting and editing techniques, environmental controls, choreographed and improvisational dance movement structures used in the creation of short dance films. Smaller projects lead to a final dance on film project for each student. Open only to dance majors.

07:206:345 Advanced Improvisation (2) Advanced development of improvisational skills with an emphasis on form as an integral part of creative and performance processes through exploration of contemporary dance practice and interdisciplinary performance practices. Prerequisites: 07:206:142 & 07:206:243. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:346 African Diasporic Movement Practices 5 (2.5) Intensive study and training in dance forms derived from or informed by Africa and/or the Black African Diaspora. Development of improvisational and choreographic skills in the form with direct connections to repertory performance opportunities. Example forms include: West African, Afro-Fusion, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Street Dance, Dunham-based Technique. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:347 Classical/Traditional Movement Practices 5 (2.5) Intensive study and training in dance forms centered in codified movement vocabularies, emerging from global temporal and cultural contexts. Example forms include: Classical Ballet, Bharatanatyam, Chinese classical dance, and forms based on or derived from Cunningham, Fosse, Cole, Graham, Hawkins, Horton, Limon, Luigi, and Taylor Techniques. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:348 Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 5 (2.5) Intensive study and training in contemporary movement practices that draw from at least two forms of dance. Individual forms and fused practice are situated in historical, social, and cultural contexts. Example forms include: Release Techniques, Yorchha, Bollywood, Contemporary Ballet. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:349 Somatic Movement Practices 5 (2.5) Intensive study in a Somatic Movement Practice that emphasizes wellness, functional efficiency and injury prevention through embodied experience and integration of body/mind/spirit. Development of creative and practical skills for use of the form with direct connections to diverse applications. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:352 Teaching as an Artist (3) A pedagogical introduction into the nuances and skill set necessary to effectively teach dance to different ages and levels, in differing environments (i.e. K-12, studio, professional company, etc.). Through an active performer lens, students will deconstruct and examine the specialized attributes and knowledge essential for teaching and integrate them to become well-rounded and successful teaching artists.
Open only B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:356 African Diasporic Movement Practices 6 (2.5) Intensive study and training in dance forms derived from or informed by Africa and/or the Black African Diaspora. Development of improvisational and choreographic skills in the form with direct connections to repertory performance opportunities. Example forms include: West African, Afro-Fusion, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Street Dance, Dunham-based Technique. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:357 Classical/Traditional Movement Practices 6 (2.5) Intensive study and training in dance forms centered in codified movement vocabularies, emerging from global temporal and cultural contexts. Development of improvisational and choreographic skills in the form with direct connections to repertory performance opportunities. Example forms include: Classical Ballet, Bharatanatyam, Chinese classical dance, and forms based on or derived from Cunningham, Fosse, Cole, Graham, Hawkins, Horton, Limon, Luigi, and Taylor Techniques. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:358 Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 6 (2.5) Intensive study and training in contemporary movement practices that draw from at least two forms of dance. Development of improvisational and choreographic skills in the form with direct connections to repertory performance opportunities. Individual forms and fused practice are situated in historical, social, and cultural contexts. Example forms include: Release Techniques, Yorchha, Bollywood, Contemporary Ballet. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:360 University DanceWorks (2) Performance experience in the student touring dance company.
Prerequisite: B.F.A. dance majors in third and fourth year only. May be repeated for credit. Audition required.

07:206:363 Dance Repertory (2) Study and performance of historical and contemporary repertory by guest or resident choreographers.
B.F.A. dance majors by audition only. May be repeated for credit.

07:206:402 Laban/Bartenieff for Dance and Dance Education (3) A systematic exploration of Rudolf Laban's theoretical framework for teaching, learning, choreographing, performing, writing about and recording movement. Basic components of Laban/Bartenieff movement studies will be applied, along with the corresponding motif notation symbols, in an experiential and integrated format. Includes an introduction to Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), an integrative approach to patterning efficient movement. Open only to dance majors.

07:206:410 Neuroscience in Partnership with Dance (3) Neuroscience in Partnership with Dance will explore how many regions of the brain are affected by dance. The four main regions of the brain will be presented and deconstructed to understand how they function and control the nervous system within the body. Students will explore, in lecture and studio laboratory settings, how rhythmic and patterned sequences of dance movement can create new connections within the brain. Students will research the growing field of dance neuroscience and new applications. Students in the Exercise Science concentration at the Kinesiology and Health Department may enroll in this course by completing equivalent pre-requisites, by petition.

07:206:431 Dance History--World Survey Online (3) Study of dance in diverse cultures and times through film, video, reading, lectures, discussion, and directed research.
Please note: Students may not receive credit for both 07:206:431 and 441.

07:206:432 Dance HIstory--1900 to Present Online (3) Dance artists and dance masterpieces in the Western theater tradition from 1900 to the present. Study of the influences on contemporary concert dance of diverse cultural, artistic, and social movements through film, video, reading, lectures, discussion, and directed research.
Please note: Students may not receive credit for both 07:206:432 and 442.

07:206:434 Choreography 4 (2) Individual creative projects resulting in the production of a senior thesis project.
Prerequisite: 07:206:335. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:441 Dance History--World Survey (3) Study of dance in diverse cultures and times through film, video, reading, lectures, discussion, and directed research.  Please note: Students may not receive credit for both 07:206:431 and 441.

07:206:442 Dance History--1900 to Present (3) Dance artists and dance masterpieces in the Western theater tradition from 1900 to the present. Study of the influences on contemporary concert dance of diverse cultural, artistic, and social movements through film, video, reading, lectures, discussion, and directed research. Please note: Students may not receive credit for both 07:206:432 and 442.

07:206:444 Dance Technique 7 (3) Practice in advanced skills in modern dance.
Prerequisite: 07:206:343. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:445 Dance Technique 8 (3) Continued development of skills in modern dance.
Prerequisite: 07:206:444. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:447-448 Independent Study in Dance (BA) Reading and/or studio research determined by the student and adviser with the consent of the department committee for independent study. Open only to junior and senior B.F.A. dance majors with permission of the department. Students may only take up to two independent studies in dance per year.

07:206:495 Special Topics/Dance (BA) Intensive study of a single topic from a variety of perspectives including technical, creative, production, educational, and theoretical inquiry.
Department approval required before registration.