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DANCE 100 Understanding Dance (5) VLPA
Introduces the aesthetics and creative processes in dance and choreography. Pays attention to how dance is practiced in social arenas, popular entertainment, and concert settings. Includes independent field trips to local dance settings. Offered: AWSp.
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DANCE 101 Dance and the American Experience (5) VLPA
Investigates shared, conflicting, and shifting notions of the "American experience" as expressed in 20/21st century American dance. Investigates real, imagined, and idealized portrayals of the American experience as enacted on the concert stage, in film, and on television. Engages students in critical discourse on issues of identity in American society. Offered: AWSpS.
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DANCE 102 Introduction to Contemporary Modern Dance (2-5, max. 10) VLPA
Introduces contemporary approaches to Western modern concert dance. Primarily studio-based course. Includes attendance at outside events. Offered: AWSpS.
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DANCE 103 Introduction to Ballet (2-5, max. 10) VLPA
Introduces ballet as a movement art form. Studio course focusing on movement skill acquisition. Includes attendance at outside events.
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DANCE 104 Beginning Contemporary Modern Technique (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Beginning-level technique. Development of basic contemporary modern dance movement. Prerequisite: DANCE 102. Offered: A.
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DANCE 105 Beginning Contemporary Modern Technique (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Beginning-level technique. Development of basic modern dance movement and terminology. Prerequisite: either DANCE 102, DANCE 104, or DANCE 106. Offered: W.
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DANCE 106 Beginning Contemporary Modern Technique (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Beginning-level technique. Development of basic modern dance movement and terminology. Prerequisite: either DANCE 102, DANCE 104, or DANCE 105. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 107 Beginning Ballet (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Beginning-level technique. Development of basic ballet technique and terminology. Prerequisite: DANCE 103. Offered: A.
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DANCE 108 Beginning Ballet (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Beginning-level technique. Development of basic ballet technique and terminology. Prerequisite: either DANCE 103, DANCE 107, or DANCE 109. Offered: W.
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DANCE 109 Beginning Ballet (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Beginning-level technique. Development of basic ballet technique and terminology. Prerequisite: DANCE 108. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 110 Jazz Technique I (1-4, max. 8) VLPA
Introduction to jazz technique.
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DANCE 111 Jazz Technique I (1-4, max. 8) VLPA
Introduction to jazz technique. Prerequisite: one of DANCE 103, DANCE 110, or DANCE 112. Offered: W.
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DANCE 112 Jazz Technique I (1-4, max. 8) VLPA
Introduction to jazz technique. Prerequisite: one of DANCE 103, DANCE 110, or DANCE 111. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 117 Introduction to Commercial Dance (2-5, max. 10) VLPA
Choreography with focus on body isolation, groove, rhythm, and musicality, as seen in the entertainment industry (e.g., TV, film, music videos, Broadway, theme parks, cruise lines, circus arts).
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DANCE 125 Beginning Tap (2-3, max. 12) VLPA
Introduction to tap technique. Prerequisite: DANCE 110, or DANCE 111, or DANCE 112. Offered: AWSp.
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DANCE 150 Introduction to Dance Studies (3) I&S/VLPA
Introduces students to reading and writing dance scholarship, including study of how cultural, social, historical, aesthetic, and political issues intersect with dance practices in a variety of global contexts. Provides the foundation for upper-level dance-studies courses. Includes lectures, reading, writing, watching dance, discussion, and movement explorations.
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DANCE 156 Introduction to Dance (4, max. 8) VLPA
Introductory studio experience in several dance forms. May include (alphabetical order) ballet, composition, contemporary ballet, improvisation, modern, street and club dance styles, as well as other forms. Offered: S.
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DANCE 166 Introduction to Contemporary Dance Making (5) VLPA
Introduction to fundamental tools of making dance in a contemporary context to access creative and expressive potential and practice composing, choreographing, and directing.
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DANCE 201 Intermediate Contemporary Ballet Technique (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Intermediate level. Expansion of ballet vocabulary. Refinement of movement skills and musicality. Prerequisite: DANCE 109. Offered: A.
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DANCE 202 Intermediate Contemporary Ballet (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Intermediate level. Expansion of ballet vocabulary. Refinement of movement skills and musicality. Prerequisite: DANCE 201. Offered: W.
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DANCE 203 Intermediate Contemporary Ballet (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Intermediate level. Expansion of ballet vocabulary. Refinement of movement skills and musicality. Prerequisite: DANCE 202. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 204 Intermediate Contemporary Modern Technique (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Intermediate level technique. Continued development of all beginning areas and expansion of movement vocabulary and dynamic range. Prerequisite: either DANCE 104, DANCE 105, DANCE 106, DANCE 205, or DANCE 206. Offered: A.
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DANCE 205 Intermediate Contemporary Modern Technique (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Intermediate level technique. Continued development of all beginning areas and expansion of movement vocabulary and dynamic range. Prerequisite: either DANCE 104, DANCE 105, DANCE 106, DANCE 204, or DANCE 206. Offered: W.
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DANCE 206 Intermediate Contemporary Modern Technique (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Intermediate level technique. Continued development of all beginning areas and expansion of movement vocabulary and dynamic range. Prerequisite: either DANCE 104, DANCE 105, DANCE 106, DANCE 204 or DANCE 205. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 210 Jazz Technique II (1-4, max. 8) VLPA
Intermediate-level jazz technique. Continued development of beginning areas. Expansion of movement vocabulary. Prerequisite: DANCE 112, DANCE 210, DANCE 211, or DANCE 212. Offered: A.
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DANCE 211 Jazz Technique II (1-4, max. 8) VLPA
Intermediate-level jazz technique. Continued development of beginning areas. Expansion of movement vocabulary. Prerequisite: DANCE 210, DANCE 211, or DANCE 212. Offered: W.
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DANCE 212 Jazz Technique II (1-4, max. 8) VLPA
Intermediate-level jazz technique. Continued development of beginning areas. Expansion of movement vocabulary. Prerequisite: DANCE 210, DANCE 211, or DANCE 212. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 217 Commercial Dance (2-4, max. 20) VLPA
Choreography-based class set to various genres of music as seen in the entertainment industry (film, television, theater, concert tours). Focus on body isolation, groove, rhythm, and musicality to inform individual style. Recommended: at least one quarter (or equivalent) of prior dance training.
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DANCE 225 Tap Technique II (2-3, max. 12) VLPA
Intermediate-level tap technique. Continued development of beginning areas. Expansion of movement vocabulary. Prerequisite: DANCE 125. Offered: AWSp.
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DANCE 230 Mindful Movement (1-3, max. 12) VLPA
Guided practice in cultivating internal awareness through yoga-inspired postures, non-performative improvisation, strengthening, stretching, and meditation.
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DANCE 231 Folk-Social Dance Forms (1-3, max. 12) VLPA
Studio course in folk dance and social dance forms. Topics vary, and may include salsa, ballroom, or swing. Prerequisite: one year of previous dance experience.
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DANCE 232 Somatic Movement Education (1-3, max. 12) VLPA
Explores the principles of somatics (sensation driven learning) in relation to dance. Topics include embodied anatomy, injury prevention, efficiency of movement, freedom of expression, self-agency and awareness. Recommended: two quarters of dance training or equivalent dance experience
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DANCE 233 Pilates (1-3, max. 12) VLPA
Introduction to the Pilates Method through practice and analysis of mat exercises. Emphasis on principles of breath, kinesthetic awareness, anatomical alignment and efficient movement mechanics.
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DANCE 235 Integrated Dance: Training and Composition (1-3, max. 9) VLPA/I&S
Investigates and explores ways of teaching and creating dance suitable for diverse participants with a broad range of physical and conceptual abilities. Addresses composition and movement technique utilized by integrated dance. May culminate in performance in faculty dance concert.
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DANCE 236 Salsa and Afro-Caribbean Social Dance (2/3, max. 12) VLPA, DIV Juliet McMains
Instruction in salsa and other Afro-Caribbean social dances, such as mambo, rumba, bachata, and cha cha cha, contextualized through study of dance as a site for community and individual negotiation of ethnicity, race, and gender.
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DANCE 237 Ballroom Dance (2-3, max. 12) VLPA J. MCMAINS
Provides instruction in ballroom dances (e.g. waltz, foxtrot, rumba, quickstep, samba, cha cha). Focuses on American style social dancing with particular attention to techniques for leading and following. Primarily focuses on studio practice. Includes reading and writing assignments, historical/cultural significance of ballroom dance, and an outing to social ballroom dance.
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DANCE 238 Swing Dance (2-3, max. 12) VLPA J. MCMAINS
Provides instruction in swing dancing. Includes: East Coast Swing, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Balboa, and West Coast Swing. Primarily focuses on studio practice. Uses reading, writing, and other assignments to contextualize the history and social significance of the dances.
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DANCE 239 Tango (2-3, max. 12) VLPA J. MCMAINS
Provides instruction in tango dancing. Focuses on milogeuro and salon style Argentine tango. Introduces tango Nuevo, tango vals, and milonga. Primarily focuses on studio practice. Includes some reading and writing assignments, introduction to tango dance and music history, and an outing for social dancing.
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DANCE 240 Street and Club Dances (2-3, max. 6) I&S/VLPA
Studio and lecture/discussion about dances that originated and continue to evolve fro Hip Hop culture. Addresses the aesthetic, social, and cultural differences between styles rooted in clubbing/battling/cyphering/sessioning. Exposes students to legacy of the forms. Offered: A.
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DANCE 241 Intermediate Folk and Social Dance Forms (2/3, max. 12) VLPA
Studio course in folk dance and social dance forms at the intermediate level of instruction. Topics include salsa and Latin dance, ballroom, tango, or swing dance. Prerequisite: either DANCE 231, DANCE 236, DANCE 237, DANCE 238, or DANCE 239.
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DANCE 242 Music for Dance: Embodied Rhythms (3) VLPA
Introduction to basic music theory, rhythmic embodiment, polyrhythmic drumming, and analysis of of musical patterns as they manifest in a variety of music and dance genres.
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DANCE 244 Movement Practices: Special Topics (1-3, max. 12) VLPA
Investigating specific movement practices through embodied practice. Focus varies each quarter. Assignments may include attending community events and performances, reading and writing, and individual practice. Studio based. Recommended: at least one quarter of dance training or equivalent dance experience
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DANCE 245 Improvisation in Postmodern and Contemporary Dance (2/3, max. 12) VLPA
Introduction to solo, duet, and ensemble improvisation as a movement practice, a performance technique, and a tool for dance-making drawing from American post-modern and contemporary dance traditions. Prerequisite: either DANCE 102, DANCE 104, DANCE 105, DANCE 106, DANCE 204, DANCE 205, DANCE 206, DANCE 304, DANCE 305, or DANCE 306; recommended: two quarters of contemporary dance technique or equivalent.
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DANCE 251 Creative Process (3) VLPA
Offers a lens into the creative processes of working artists and professionals in various fields. Creative explorations combined with visits by established choreographers, visual artists, composers, and scientists, plus readings and discussions will contribute to and deepen knowledge and understanding of the vast array of approaches to creation. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 270 Dance Performance Activities (1-3, max. 12) VLPA Bracilano
May include performance or choreography in Dance-program produced concerts under faculty supervision. Credit/no-credit only.
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DANCE 271 Dance Production Crew (1-3, max. 12) VLPA
Supervised dance crew experience in dance program produced concerts. Credit/no-credit only.
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DANCE 280 African Dance Techniques (2-3, max. 18) VLPA
Studio instruction in traditional and contemporary dance techniques of Africa and the African diaspora.
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DANCE 286 Special Topics in Street and Club Dances (2-3, max. 18) VLPA
Street Styles, is an umbrella term that is currently used to describe dance forms such as Breaking, Popping, Strutting, Flexin', Tutting, and Locking. Club dance styles are Hip Hop party dances, House, Vogue, and Waacking. Instructors for this course bring one or more dance styles to you in this movement-based technique class. Recommended: One quarter of dance or equivalent dance experience. Offered: AWSpS.
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DANCE 287 Capoeira (2-3, max. 9) VLPA
Practice-based instruction in the Afro-Brazilian art of capoeira, including movement, music, culture, history.
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DANCE 290 Forces and Figures in American Jazz Dance (3) VLPA/I&S
Addresses multi-cultural influences that American vernacular dance and music contributed to the development and presentation of musical theatre, dance, film and stage traditions in American popular entertainment. Examines how the trajectories of the African Diaspora impacted developments in these distinct arenas of the American entertainment industry.
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DANCE 295 Creativity as Research: Experimentation and Play (5) VLPA
Examines creative research in the arts and the natural overlap with research in other fields. Individual and collaborative projects explore research through the lens of digital art, dance, science, and theater. Offered: jointly with DRAMA 285/DXARTS 295; A.
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DANCE 301 Advanced Contemporary Ballet (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Advanced level. Performative skills; alignment and mechanics; phrasing and expressivity Prerequisite: DANCE 203. Offered: A.
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DANCE 302 Advanced Contemporary Ballet (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Advanced level. Performative skills; alignment and mechanics; phrasing and expressivity Prerequisite: DANCE 301. Offered: W.
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DANCE 303 Advanced Contemporary Ballet (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Advanced level. Performative skills; alignment and mechanics; phrasing and expressivity Prerequisite: DANCE 302. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 304 Advanced Contemporary Modern Technique (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Advanced level technique. Expansion of movement vocabulary and performance skills. Prerequisite: either DANCE 204, DANCE 205, DANCE 206, DANCE 305, or DANCE 306. Offered: A.
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DANCE 305 Advanced Contemporary Modern Technique (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Advanced level technique. Expansion of movement vocabulary and performance skills. Prerequisite: either DANCE 204, DANCE 205, DANCE 206, DANCE 304, or DANCE 306. Offered: W.
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DANCE 306 Advanced Contemporary Modern Technique (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Advanced level technique. Expansion of movement vocabulary and performance skills. Prerequisite: either DANCE 204, DANCE 205, DANCE 206, DANCE 304, or DANCE 305. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 310 Jazz Technique III (2-3, max. 9) VLPA
Advanced-level jazz technique. Styles vary. Prerequisite: DANCE 212. Offered: A.
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DANCE 311 Jazz Technique III (2-3, max. 9) VLPA
Advanced-level jazz technique. Investigation of jazz styles such as Afro-Caribbean, Luigi, and musical theatre. Prerequisite: DANCE 310. Offered: W.
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DANCE 312 Jazz Technique III (2-3, max. 9) VLPA
Advanced-level jazz technique. Investigation of jazz styles such as Afro-Caribbean, Luigi, and musical theatre. Prerequisite: either DANCE 310 or DANCE 311. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 317 Advanced Commercial Dance (2/3, max. 20) VLPA
Advanced choreography-based class set to various genres of music as seen in the entertainment industry (film, television, theater, concert tours). Focus on body isolation, groove, rhythm, and musicality to inform individual style. Prerequisite: DANCE 217.
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DANCE 324 Partnering Techniques (1-2, max. 6) VLPA
Studio course in partnering techniques used in social dance and contemporary dance practices, or classical dance. Prerequisite: intermediate level technique.
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DANCE 336 Intermediate Salsa and Afro-Caribbean Dance (2/3, max. 9) VLPA Juliet McMains
Focuses on increasing salsa dance techniques, vocabulary, and improvisational skills at the advanced beginning/intermediate level while maintaining critical engagement with history, music, culture, and gender roles in salsa and other Afro-Caribbean dances. Prerequisite: DANCE 236; recommended: DANCE 236 or at least 30 hours of salsa instruction and practice.
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DANCE 339 Tango II (2-3, max. 12) VLPA Juliet McMains
Studio instruction in Argentine tango at the advanced-beginning and intermediate levels. Focuses on refining technical skills in leading and following as well as mastering intermediate vocabulary, including giros, sacadas, ganchos, and boleos. Education in tango music and history may also be included. Prerequisite: DANCE 239. Offered: W.
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DANCE 340 Dance, Gender, and Sexuality (3/5) I&S/VLPA, DIV
How gender and sexuality are constructed, challenged, and reimagined through dance practice. Recommended: DANCE 150 or another dance studies course with substantial reading and writing components.
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DANCE 345 Contemporary Dance Histories (3-5, max. 10) I&S/VLPA
Explores how and why dance styles, aesthetics, and values change over time, linking these shifts to broader historical, technological, political, and cultural movements. Through study of specific dancers, choreographers, communities, and practices, students investigate how dance reflects and in turn reshapes social, cultural, and political ideals and debates in distinct historical moments. Topics vary and may include experiential movement. Recommended: at least one quarter of dance study or equivalent; and either DANCE 150 or at least one dance studies course with substantial reading and writing components.
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DANCE 355 Dance, Power, and Globalization (5) I&S/VLPA, DIV
How globalization across geographic, political, commercial, and digital domains has shaped the evolution of dance practice, performance, and community in select regions of the world. Particular focus on how dance expresses and intervenes in systems of power and oppression, including nation, race, gender, and class. Recommended: DANCE 150 or another dance course with substantial reading and writing components.
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DANCE 356 Dance, Culture, and Colonization (3/5) I&S/VLPA, DIV
Explores the effects of colonization and migration on the practice, evolution, and representation of dance cultures in select regions of the world, with particular focus on how specific dance practices intersect with systems of racial, ethnic, and national identity. Recommended: DANCE 150 or another dance studies course with substantial reading and writing components.
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DANCE 357 Diaspora Negra: Afro-Latinx Dance Traditions (3/5, max. 10) I&S/VLPA, DIV
Explores dance traditions among various Afro-Latinx cultures, the history, politics and the role of performance in imagining, constructing and projecting identities. Through dance practice, readings and discussions students will investigate participatory vs. presentational performance and dance as a tool for activism within the larger social, political, and cultural contexts in which these traditions emerged, are practiced and continue to evolve. Recommended: at least one quarter of dance technique, or three months of community-based dance classes.
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DANCE 358 African Dance and Culture (3-5, max. 10) I&S/VLPA, DIV
Integrated studio and academic study in specific African dance techniques including the sociohistorical context of their development, dissemination, and current practice.
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DANCE 365 Dance Making: Screendance (3-5, max. 10) VLPA
Offers basic camera, editing, and composition skills to assist in the exploration and development of dance intended for video. Prerequisite: DANCE 166.
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DANCE 366 Dance Making: Special Topics (3-5, max. 10) VLPA
Dance making practice with varied focus each quarter. May include choreographic studies, attending/discussing performances, reading and writing. Studio based. Prerequisite: DANCE 166.
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DANCE 370 Dance Performance (1/2, max. 10) VLPA
Rehearsal and performance in dance works for public performance produced by the Department of Dance. Working with faculty, graduate students, and/or undergraduate students in rehearsal studios, theaters, and performance spaces to create new works, or reconstruct works of historical and cultural significance. Recommended: completion of at least one dance technique course in the Department of Dance and selection through audition process. Credit/no-credit only.
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DANCE 371 Choreographic Workshop (2-5, max. 12) VLPA
Performing experience for students in pieces choreographed by faculty members and guest choreographers.
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DANCE 375 Intermediate Improvisation: Contact Improvisation and Dancing Together (2/3, max. 12) VLPA Rachael Lincoln
Development of solo, duet, and ensemble improvisation as a movement practice, performance technique, and tool for dance-making, drawing from American post-modern and contemporary dance traditions, with an emphasis on integrating contact improvisation and partnering. Prerequisite: DANCE 245.
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DANCE 380 Intermediate African Dance Techniques (2/3, max. 12) VLPA
Studio instruction in traditional and contemporary dance techniques of Africa and the African diaspora. Prerequisite: DANCE 280 or DANCE 285; recommended: at least 3 months of regular African dance classes/practice.
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DANCE 386 Intermediate Street and Club Dance Techniques (2/3, max. 12) VLPA, DIV Dani Tirrell
Intermediate-level practice in select street and club style dances (such as house, hip-hop party grooves, dance hall, breaking popping, or waacking), including improvisational choreography and freestyle. Centers the African American and Latinx history, culture, and aesthetics of the dances introduced and asks students to consider their own relationship to the oppressed communities that developed these dances. Prerequisite: either DANCE 240 or DANCE 286.
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DANCE 410 Chamber Dance Production (3, max. 18) VLPA H. WILEY
Focuses on the restaging, rehearsal, and performance of significant choreography from the modern dance canon. Readings, viewings, and oral history provide context for works being staged. Culminates in a professional public performance. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: S.
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DANCE 414 Dance Research Symposium (1) VLPA J. MCMAINS
Introduces students to contemporary dance research through lecture series featuring invited guest speakers. Credit/no-credit only.
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DANCE 415 Research Methods I (3) VLPA J. MCMAINS
Surveys theoretical modes of inquiry in current dance scholarship. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 416 Research Methods II (3) VLPA
Focuses on designing an original research project, conducting research, and writing a scholarly paper suitable for presentation at an undergraduate research conference. Practice in conference presentation. Prerequisite: DANCE 415. Offered: A.
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DANCE 417 Dance Honors Thesis (*, max. 12) VLPA
Involves supervised independent research on a specific topic related to a student honors project involving research, writing, performing and/or creative work. Students work with a faculty mentor to design their specific honors thesis work through this course on their way to completing a significant research project in Dance. Offered: AWSp.
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DANCE 420 Dance Aesthetics (3) VLPA/I&S Woody
Philosophical investigation of the expressive elements of dance. Reading and discussion of the concepts of beauty, style, and aesthetic theory.
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DANCE 450 Dance Internship (1-6, max. 6) VLPA
Supervised internship experiences at pre-approved off-site location in the performing arts/non-for profit arts sectors. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSpS.
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DANCE 470 Choreographic Practice (2, max. 4) VLPA
Development of choreographic craft through practical experience creating, rehearsing, and staging a dance for public performance in the dance majors concert. Prerequisite: DANCE 166; DANCE 365; and DANCE 366. Credit/no-credit only.
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DANCE 480 Career Explorations for Dance Majors (3) VLPA H. Wiley
Dance majors will explore their strengths and interests in real world career options. Includes guest professionals, cover letter and resume development, grant writing and job shadowing. Offered: W.
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DANCE 490 Special Studies in Dance (1-5, max. 20) VLPA
Special studies designed to address contemporary and historical concerns in the field of dance.
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DANCE 493 Anatomy for Dance (3-5) VLPA/NW H. WILEY
Anatomy of the musculoskeletal system and its applications in dance movement. Offered: A.
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DANCE 494 Dance Teaching Methodologies (3-5) VLPA Jennifer Salk
Introduction to dance pedagogy, including educational theory, motor learning, and biomechanical principles and music as it relates to the teaching of dance. Prerequisite: DANCE 242; and DANCE 493, which may be taken concurrently. Offered: W.
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DANCE 499 Undergraduate Independent Study (*, max. 10)
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DANCE 510 Chamber Dance Production (1-5, max. 18) Hannah C Wiley
Focuses on the restaging, rehearsal, and performance of significant choreography from the modern dance canon. Readings, viewings, and oral history provide context for works being staged. Culminates in a professional public performance. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AS.
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DANCE 514 Dance Research Symposium (1) McMains
Introduces students to contemporary dance research through lecture series featuring invited guest speaker. Credit/no-credit only.
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DANCE 515 Dance Research Methods (3) McMains
Survey of theoretical modes of inquiry in current dance scholarship. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 516 Research Methods II (1-3, max. 5) Juliet McMains
Focuses on designing an original research project, conducting research, and writing a scholarly paper suitable for publication in a juried journal or conference presentation. Practice in conference presentation. Prerequisite: DANCE 515. Offered: AS.
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DANCE 519 Influential Learning Theories in Dance Practice (2)
Readings, discussion, observation, and writing relating to influential learning theories as they pertain to dance.
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DANCE 520 Dance in Higher Education (3) Wiley
Discussion, writing, and observation of dance in higher education. Offered: A.
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DANCE 521 Dance Administration (3) Cooper
Readings and discussion relating to dance administration in college and professional settings. Topics include: curricular development, university governance, development of curriculum vitae and teaching portfolio, preparation for tenure and promotion, and current issues related to dance as a performing art within the university structure.
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DANCE 530 Graduate Dance Composition (3, max. 6) Jennifer Salk
Addresses creative process, directing, and critical analysis in dance composition. Focus on interdisciplinary collaborative processes. Emphasizes learning about creative processes that extend across disciplines, while creating a common language. Through a variety of collaborative studies encourages creative exploration and development of ideas from the conceptual stage to working models. Focuses on process, not product. Offered: A.
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DANCE 531 MFA Concert Production (3, max. 9)
Public performance of MFA choreography. On alternate years this is a collaborative concert between MFA choreographers and artists working in another discipline. Offered: Sp.
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DANCE 536 Integrated Dance: History, Methodology, and Praxis (3, max. 9) VLPA/I&S Koch
Investigates and practices ways of teaching and creating dance suitable for diverse participants with a broad range of physical and conceptual abilities. Addresses the history, background and varying practices of integrated dance.
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DANCE 544 Topics in Dance History (3-5, max. 10) Cooper
Covers topics in Western theatre dance history from Renaissance court dance through the twentieth century. Examines developments and stylistic trends in ballet and modern dance in cultural/historical/political context. Includes assigned readings and primary source materials. In-depth analysis of dances guides a discussion of form, content, interpretation, and critical reception.
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DANCE 545 Contemporary Dance History (3-5) Salk
Examines the development of social and performance-based dance from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present with particular emphasis on major international stylistic trends, cultural influences, and principal artists and their work.
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DANCE 550 Dance Performance Ethnography (3) McMains
Theoretical and practical experience in dance and performance ethnography, ethnology, and oral history. Introduces theories and methods of ethnographic fieldwork, ethnographic writing, and ethnologic analysis. Focuses on dance methods and theories. Also discusses methods and theories applicable to other physical practices such as music, theatre, sports, and performance art. Offered: jointly with ANTH 549; W.
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DANCE 570 Dance Production Seminar (3)
Surveys the process of dance production from audition to performance. Managing design, technology, and personnel to support the creative process from conceptual stages to production. Offered: S.
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DANCE 580 Dance Teaching and Mentorship (1, max. 2)
Mentorship and guidance for pre-doctoral lecturers. Prepares students for a permanent university faculty position. Offered: S.
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DANCE 590 Dance Teaching Methodologies (3-5) Salk
Introduction to dance pedagogy with an emphasis on motor learning skills and biomechanics. Practical teaching experience. Offered: W.
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DANCE 595 Master's Project (3)
Project in area of interest developed in consultation with faculty adviser and supported by elective courses. Full faculty approval of proposed project by end of first year. Formal presentation, appropriate to project's content, presented to full faculty during second year. Project culminates in the teaching of an undergraduate dance course.
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DANCE 600 Independent Study or Research (*-)
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