Dance 206
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07:206:100Dance Assembly (N.5) Grade based on attendance. Required of all dance majors during each term of enrollment as a declared dance major. |
07:206:126Rhythmic Analysis (2) Analysis of rhythmic structure relative to movement. Sight-reading note values, movement dictation, composition. Prerequisites: 07:203:123 and 124, or permission of instructor. |
07:206:137Dance Technique Workshop (1) Continued development of advanced skills in modern dance techniques. Summer school only. Open only to advanced dancers. |
07:206:138-139Dance Technique IA-IB (3,3) Practice in the articulation of movement for the improvement of quality in dance skills. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. |
07:206:145Performance Skills (2) Development of performance skills, culminating in the public performance of faculty choreography in a major department faculty production. Open only to first-year B.F.A. majors. |
07:206:161Production Study (2) Crew assignments in lighting, publicity, and other areas of dance production. To be repeated for a total of 2 credits. |
07:206:175Ethnic Dance (2) The study of traditional dance styles of a given culture, their historical development, performance techniques, and terminology. Each term focuses on a specific culture. Open only to dance majors. May be repeated for credit. |
07:206:237Dance Production (3) Theoretical and practical applications of the skills necessary to produce and direct a dance concert. |
07:206:238-239Dance Technique IIA-IIB (3,3) Continued development of modern dance movement skills. Prerequisites: 07:206:138-139 or permission of instructor. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. |
07:206:242-243Dance Improvisation IA-IB (2,2) Advanced experience in dance improvisation including the use of such stimuli as music, dramatic situations, kinetics, movement design, and spatial sensing as potential sources of movement and partner interaction. Open only to dance majors. |
07:206:251Ballet III (3) Combination of ballet terminology with more intensive work on adagio and allegro. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. May be repeated once for credit. |
07:206:252Ballet IV (3) Continued development of technical ballet skills with emphasis primarily on adagio and allegro. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. May be repeated once for credit. |
07:206:274Jazz Dance (2) Various styles, techniques, and vocabulary in the idiom of jazz dance. Open only to dance majors. |
07:206:276Afro-American/African Dance (2) The study of traditional African dance forms and how they influence contemporary Afro-American dance forms, historical development, performance techniques, and terminology. Open only to dance majors. B.A. majors must have completed 07:203:225 before taking this course. |
07:206:277Flamenco Dance (2) The study of traditional Flamenco dance forms, historical development, performance techniques, and terminology. Open only to dance majors. B.A. majors must have completed 07:203:225 before taking this course. |
07:206:311Ballet V (2) Ballet technique emphasizing advanced barre and center floor work. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. May be repeated for credit. |
07:206:315Music and Movement (2) Analysis of the motional and dynamic relationships of music and dance in content, form, and structure. Exploration of the varied stylistic relationships between music and choreography. Prerequisite: 07:206:126 or permission of instructor. |
07:206:325Kinesiology for Dancers (3) Functional human anatomy and the study of the scientific basis of human movement as they relate to dance training. |
07:206:327Percussion Accompaniment for Dance (2) Stick and hand techniques for various percussion instruments for self-accompaniment in modern dance. Prerequisite: 07:206:126 or permission of instructor. |
07:206:334-335Dance Choreography IA-IB (2,2) Communication through movement and motion in various forms of choreography, both traditional and contemporary. Emphasis on solo forms and development of group choreography. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. Prerequisites: 07: 206:126, 138-139, and 242-243. |
07:206:338-339Dance Technique IIIA-IIIB (3,3) Practice in advanced modern dance skills. Prerequisites: 07:206:238-239. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. |
07:206:340Soundscapes for Dance (2) Exploration of aesthetic and technical issues in creating recorded sound accompaniment for concert dance. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
07:206:344Dance Video Art Workshop (2) Communication through dance as a video art. Emphasis on video shooting and editing techniques, environmental controls, and improvisational dance movement structures used in the creation of video dance projects. Taught only in Summer Session. |
07:206:345Advanced Improvisation (2) Advanced improvisational skill development with an emphasis on partnering. Prerequisite: 07:206:243. Open only to junior and senior dance majors. |
07:206:352Dance for Children (3) Investigation of current trends and teaching processes in children's
dance with particular emphasis on the comparison of different theories
of technique, improvisation, and composition. Analysis of child
development in relation to perception, motor learning, and the creative
process in dance. Fieldwork. Not open to first-year students. |
07:206:360Performance Ensemble (2) Performance experience in works of faculty, guest, and other selected choreographers. Students give performances, lecture- demonstrations, and workshops as touring company members of University DanceWorks. Admission by audition only. B.F.A. students only. May be repeated for credit. |
07:206:363Modern Dance Repertory (2) Practical study of specific works from the modern dance repertory, both historical and contemporary, by guest or resident choreographers. Admission by audition only. B.F.A. students only. May be repeated for credit. |
07:206:402Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis (3) Notation and description of the dynamics, shape, and spatial forms in movement using Laban Movement Analysis. Open only to seniors. |
07:206:434-435Dance Choreography IIA-IIB (2,3) Continued development of individual and group choreography with emphasis on organic integrity, movement invention, and experimental forms; opportunity to pursue individual creative interests in depth. Production of concert second term. Prerequisites: 07:206:334-335. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. |
07:206:438-439Dance Technique IVA-IVB (3,3) Continued practice in advanced modern dance movement skills. Prerequisites: 07:206:338-339. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. May be repeated once for credit with departmental approval. |
07:206:441Dance History-World Survey (3) Study of dance in diverse cultures and times through film, video, reading, lectures, and directed research. Activity fee for films and field trips. Open only to seniors. |
07:206:442Dance History-20th Century (3) Twentieth-century dance artists and dance masterpieces in the Western theater tradition. Influences on contemporary concert dance of diverse cultures and artistic and social movements. Activity fee for films and field trips. Open only to seniors. |
07:206:447-448Independent Study in Dance (BA,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 juniors and seniors with permission of department. |
