Dance 206

07:206:100 Dance Assembly (N.5) Grade based on attendance. Required of all dance majors during each semester of enrollment as a declared dance major.

07:206:126 Rhythmic 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.

07:206:137 Dance Technique Workshop (1) Continued development of advanced skills in modern dance techniques. Summer school only. Open only to advanced dancers.

07:206:138 Dance Technique I (3) Introduction to the development of modern dance movement skills. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:139 Dance Technique II (3) Practice in the articulation of movement for the improvement of modern dance skills. Prerequisite: 07:206:138 or permission of the instructor. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:142 Dance Improvisation I (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 (2) Development of performance skills culminating in the public performance of faculty choreography in a major department faculty production. Open only to B.F.A. majors.

07:206:153 Advanced Ballet Workshop (1) Continued development of advanced skills in ballet. Summer school only.  Open only to advanced dancers.

07:206:161 Production Study (2) Crew assignments for dance productions. To be repeated for 1 credit for dance minors and 2 credits for dance majors.

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. Prerequisite: B.A. dance majors and dance minors must have completed 07:203:226.  Open only to dance majors and dance minors. May be repeated for credit if a new culture.   

07:206:235 Choreography I (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, video, audio, and technical theater skills necessary to produce, promote, and direct a dance concert.  Students develop skills in a fully equipped audiovisual computer laboratory with attached dance studio and two professional theaters.

07:206:240 Dance Technique III (3) Continued development of modern dance movement skills. Prerequisite: 07:206:139 or permission of the instructor. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:241 Dance Technique IV (3) Practice in intermediate-level modern dance skills. Prerequisite: 07:206:240 or permission of the instructor. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

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

07:206:251 Ballet IV (3) Advanced-intermediate barre and center floor ballet technique. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. May be repeated once for credit.

07:206:252 Ballet V (3) Advanced-intermediate ballet technique with emphasis on adagio and allegro. Prerequisite: 07:206:251 or permission of the instructor. May be repeated once for credit. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:274 Jazz Dance (1) Various styles and techniques in the idiom of jazz dance. Prerequisite: B.A. dance majors must have completed 07:203:226. May be repeated for credit.  Open only to dance majors.

07:206:276 Afro-American Fusion Dance (2) The study of fusion dance forms evolved from traditional and contemporary African and African-American dance forms, practice in performance techniques. Prerequisite: B.A. dance majors and dance minors must have completed 07:203:226. Open only to dance majors and dance 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 form 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. Prerequisite: B.A. dance majors and dance minors must have completed 07:203:226. Open only to dance majors and dance minors.

07:206:311 Ballet VI (2) Ballet technique emphasizing advanced barre and center floor work. Prerequisite: 07:206:252 or permission of instructor. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. May be repeated for credit.

07:206:315 Music and Movement (2) Analysis of the relationships of music and dance in content, form, and structure. Prerequisite: B.A. dance majors must have completed 07:203:226 or permission of the instructor.

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 junior and senior dance majors and minors.

07:206:327 Percussion Accompaniment for Dance (2) Stick and hand techniques for various percussion instruments for self-accompaniment in modern dance. Prerequisite: B.A. dance majors must have completed 07:203:226 or permission of the instructor.

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

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

07:206:340 Soundscapes for Dance (2) Exploration of aesthetic and technical issues in creating recorded sound accompaniment for concert dance. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

07:206:342 Dance Technique V (3) Continued development of intermediate-level skills in modern dance. Prerequisite: 07:206:241 or permission of the instructor. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:343 Dance Technique VI (3) Practice in advanced-intermediate skills in modern dance. Prerequisite: 07:206:342 or permission of the instructor. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors.

07:206:344 Dance 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.

07:206:345 Advanced Improvisation (2) Advanced improvisational skill development with an emphasis on partnering. Prerequisite: 07:206:243. Open only to dance majors.

07:206:352 Dance for Children (3) Methods of teaching dance technique, improvisation, and composition to children. Analysis of child development in relation to perception, motor learning, and the creative process in dance. Fieldwork. Not open to first-year students. Open only to dance majors and minors.

07:206:360 Performance Ensemble (2) Performance experience in the student touring dance company. Prerequisite: Admission by audition only. B.F.A. dance majors only. May be repeated for credit.

07:206:363 Modern Dance Repertory (2) Study and performance of specific works from the modern dance repertory, both historical and contemporary, by guest or resident choreographers. Prerequisite: Admission by audition only. B.F.A. dance majors only. May be repeated for credit.

07:206:402 Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis (3) A systematic study of Laban's theoretical model describing concepts and principles of human movement.  Includes an overview of Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), an integrative tool for reeducating the body. Open only to senior dance majors and minors.

07:206:434 Dance Choreography IV (2) Individual creative projects resulting in the production of a dance concert. 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.  Activity fee for films and field trips.  Open only to seniors.

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.  Activity fee for films and field trips. Open only to seniors.

07:206:444 Dance Technique VII (3) Practice in advanced skills in modern dance. Prerequisite: 07:206:343 or permission of the instructor. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. May be repeated once for credit with department approval.

07:206:445 Dance Technique VIII (3) Continued development of skills in advanced modern dance. Prerequisite: 07:206:444 or permission of the instructor. Open only to B.F.A. dance majors. May be repeated once for credit with department approval.

07:206:447-448 Independent 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 junior and senior dance majors with permission of the department.