2022-2023 Course List

Grammar review, oral practice, written composition, and development of reading and listening skills within a cultural context.

Goal Areas:

GE-08

A survey of dance in all its vibrant forms intended to develop student understanding and appreciation for the significant role dance plays in world cultures.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

A survey of dance in all its vibrant forms intended to develop student understanding and appreciation for the significant role dance plays in world cultures.

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Fundamentals of jazz technique, including knowledge and application of terminology. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Fundamentals of African-based dance forms explored through West African and Caribbean roots. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Fundamentals of ballet technique, including knowledge and application of terminology. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Fundamentals of tap dance technique utilized in musical theatre. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Fundamentals of modern dance technique, including an improvisatory component. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Performing in a mainstage dance production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent 

Expanding knowledge and skill of jazz dance technique with more direct application to musical theatre and concert dance, as well as focus on emerging performance skills. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Expanding knowledge and skill of ballet technique, with increasing development of centerfloor and across-the-floor variations, as well as emerging performance skills. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Expanding knowledge and skill of tap technique, in musical theatre, as well as focus on emerging performance skills. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Expanding knowledge and skill of modern dance technique, including floor work, elevations, inversions, and emerging performance skills. May be repeated.

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Study and practice of specific techniques to improve dancers' performance, health, and teaching. Consent of instructor is required.

The study of dance making, dance accompaniment, and dance criticism through the creation of dance works. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

DANC 228, DANC 322. Consent

Exploration of a variety of improvisational techniques for beginning Dance Majors and Minors. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Increasing difficulty of jazz dance technique through complexity of combinations, multiple turns, and more developed performance skills as applied to musical theatre or concert dance. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

This course is first in a two-part series of courses required for the K-12 Dance Education license. It examines the theory and practice of dance education and applies this knowledge to simulated teaching and to selected clinical settings. Consent of instructor is required. Fall

Increasing difficulty of ballet technique with more complex combinations, multiple turns, pointe work, and greater emphasis on performance skills. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Increasing complexity of tap technique for musical theatre with greater emphasis on performance skills. May be repeated. Instructor consent is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Increasing complexity of modern dance technique, including floor work, partnering, elevation, inversions, and performance skills. May be repeated. Instructor consent is required.

Individualized teaching, performance, or choreographic experiences occurring on, or off-campus. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent. 

Expanding knowledge and skill in dance partnering, with the emphasis on styles used in performance of concert dance. May be repeated. Instructor consent is required.

Expanding knowledge and skill in dance partnering, with the emphasis on styles used in performance of theatre and musical theatre. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Continuation of the principles and techniques of choreography with an emphasis on group forms.

Prerequisites:

DANC 321