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  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed for First Year modern dance majors to provide opportunities for understanding and mastery of fundamental technical facility. Students receive instruction in principles of alignment, rhythmic phrasing and performance skills. Prerequisites: Full Major status in Modern Dance OR Department Consent
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This course continues to focus on fundamental technical facility for First Year modern dance majors. Focus builds upon principles of alignment, rhythmic phrasing and performance skills. Prerequisites: Full Major status in Modern Dance OR Department Consent
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course is designed for freshmen (first-year) modern dance majors and serves as the foundation for continued ballet studies throughout the curriculum for Modern Dance majors. The course provides technical training in classical ballet technique and introduces students to ballet movement terminology. Students receive instruction in principles of alignment, placement, and carriage in classical ballet. Prerequisites: Full Major Status in Modern Dance OR Department Consent.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course is the second of a two-semester sequence of ballet technique courses for freshman (first-year) Modern Dance majors. This course builds on material presented in DANC 1330, continuing to provide technical training in classical ballet technique and introducing students to a more extensive understanding of ballet terminology. Students receive instruction in principles of alignment, placement, and carriage in classical ballet. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in DANC 1330 OR Department Consent.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is an introduction into improvisation and the elements of dance composition. Students develop creative invention, spontaneity, confidence in self-expression, concentration and movement range and possibilities. Prerequisites: Full Major or Minor status in Modern Dance OR Department Consent
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course provides structured studies in the basic elements of dance composition. Fundamental concepts of craft and form in choreography are explored. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in DANC 1410 OR Department Consent
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course will introduce and familiarize students with various aspects of dance production, to include production logistics, costuming, sound design, stage design, lighting design, performance video documentation, and use of video in productions. Prerequisites: Full Major or Minor status in Modern Dance OR Department Consent
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is an introduction to the fundamentals, forms, styles, and production of music with an emphasis on the specific relationship to dance. Prerequisites: Full Major or Minor status in Modern Dance OR Department Consent
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course is an introduction to the life of a major in the School of Dance. Topics of discussion include: School of Dance policies and procedures; basic health and wellness information specifically suited to the needs of dancers; introduction to opportunities within dance as a profession; and academic and personal development skills. Prerequisites: Full Major or Minor status in Modern Dance OR Department Consent
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course will provide students with an introduction to the technology used in supporting dance related activities in both marketing and art-making, including web design and video shooting and editing. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in DANC 1710 OR Department Consent.