Dance (DANCE)

This course explores the world of dance including its role in culture, its development through history and the theatrical dance forms in contemporary America.

This course introduces the basic dance techniques of ballet, modern, and jazz dance. It is recommended for students with no dance experience.

Formerly DANCE 3AD. This course introduces musical theatre dance styles from the 1940s to the present. It includes the study of ballet, jazz and tap techniques to prepare students for performance in musical theatre emphasizing creating character through movement.

Formerly DANCE 5AB. Students will study basic tap dance techniques. This course provides the opportunity to develop coordination, rhythm and performance skills. Some history of tap will be included.

Formerly DANCE 6AB. This is a continuing study of tap dance skills, emphasizing the intermediate level of dance. The course includes the study of terminology, tap history and tap styles.

Formerly DANCE 8AD. This course includes the study and practice of stretching and breathing principles for increased flexibility, reduction of stress and improved mental and physical health.

Formerly DANCE 12AD. This course will include basic elements from Pilates focusing on mat work, ball, magic circle, theraband, foam roller and Reformer exercises. The course will include basic anatomy, Pilates terminology, alignment, breath, strength and flexibility exercises. This course is designed to enhance dance technique and performance and prevent injuries.

This course will include Intermediate to Advanced elements from Pilates with a Dance Specialization focusing on challenging mat work, ball, magic circle, theraband, foam roller and Reformer exercises. The course will include basic anatomy, Pilates terminology, spinal alignment, breathing patterns, strength and flexibility exercises. Emphasis will be put on spinal and pelvic alignment, breathing to relieve stress and allow adequate oxygen flow to the muscles, while developing a strong core and improving coordination and balance.

Formerly DANCE 13AD. This course includes the practice and study of beginning to advanced turns for modern, ballet and jazz dance.

Formerly DANCE 14AB. This course emphasizes dance technique, musicality, improvisation and composition within the modern dance idiom. Full body warm-ups, technical exercises, and dance combinations will be explored as a way to build skill, kinesthetic awareness, physical strength, and artistry.

Formerly DANCE 15AB. This course continues to focus on building technical skill in modern dance including more challenging combinations and patterns, syncopation, and variation in tempo. Musicality, improvisation, and composition skills will be further developed with more challenging exercises and assignments.

Formerly DANCE 16AB. This course focuses on building intermediate technical skills in modern dance including more challenging combinations and patterns, increased syncopation, and variation in tempo emphasizing medium to fast weight changes Musicality, improvisation, and composition skills will be further developed with more challenging exercises and assignments.

Formerly DANCE 17AB. This course is an advanced study of modern dance techniques for the concert stage, encompassing more complicated combinations taught at a quicker pace,with an emphasis on movement expression, creating composition studies, and a comparison on modern styles and choreographers.

Formerly DANCE 18AD. This course introduces dance from African cultures and examines its role in society through the practice of dance traditions and rituals. Basic dance steps and styles are taught, emphasizing coordination, rhythm and body awareness.

This course will focus on training students to understand and perform belly dance. Students will also learn about the different music, history, and culture of this dance style. Students will demonstrate mastery of belly dance through choreographed and non-choreographed class performances.

This course is a comprehensive survey of Hip-hop dance history. The content of this course will cover the contributions and perspectives of men, women and members of various ethnic or cultural groups in street dance styles known as Hip-Hop from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Formerly DANCE 20AB. This course serves as an introduction to the movement skills used in jazz dance. It includes the use of dynamics in rhythm, sustained and percussive tension, and dramatic focus unique to jazz.

Formerly DANCE 21AB. This course is a study of the movement skills that require an intermediate knowledge of jazz dance techniques. Emphasis is on executing movement with a sense of performance and using long movement patterns with a focus on dynamics in rhythm, sustained and percussive tension, and dramatic focus that are unique to jazz.

This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of the hip hop/funk dance style. The students will learn the fundamentals of today's dances that are commonly used in music videos. Classes will include warm-up exercises, isolations, floor stretches and strengthening specific to the hip hop/funk style of dance. This will also include locomotor movements practiced across the floor and short dance combinations.

Formerly DANCE 10AB. This course includes the study and execution of fundamental ballet techniques, including appreciation of ballet as an art form through the study of its history, current trends and terminology.

This course includes the study and execution of beginning ballet techniques, including appreciation of ballet as an art form through the study of its history, current trends and terminology. This course focuses on more challenging combinations and patterns, syncopation, and variation in tempo.

This course includes the study and execution of intermediate ballet techniques, including appreciation of ballet as an art form through the study of its history, current trends and terminology. This course focuses on more challenging combinations and patterns with an emphasis on musicality, placement, stability, and speed. Student will gain strength, improved coordination and alignment and demonstrate technical accuracy.

Formerly DANCE 11AB. This course includes the study and execution of advanced ballet techniques, including appreciation of ballet as an art form through the study of its history, current trends and terminology. This course focuses on more challenging combinations and patterns with an emphasis on musicality, placement, stability, and speed including an introduction to contemporary ballet vocabulary. Student will gain strength, improved coordination and alignment, and demonstrate technical accuracy.

Formerly DANCE 31AB. This course is a study of creating movement for the dancer focusing on discovering inventive movement, creating a personal style of expression, and development of aesthetic judgment.

Formerly DANCE 32AB. This course is a study of choreography for a group of dancers focusing on the use of design in space to create dances of significant form. It includes work in a collaborative environment teaching choreography to workshop participants.

Formerly DANCE 33AD. This course is a collaborative workshop environment in which class participants work with student choreographers in the creation of dances of significant form and content.

Formerly DANCE 41AD. This course prepares students for the professional stage by developing the skills of professional dancers and nurturing choreographers' artistic development. It emphasizes the application of choreographic concepts and skills through rehearsal and performance of dance projects for public performance. The appropriate class section in this sequence is assigned following skills assessment at the initial class meeting.

This course prepares students for the professional stage by developing the skills of professional dancers and nurturing choreographers'' artistic development. It emphasizes the application of choreographic concepts and skills through rehearsal and performance of dance projects for public performance. The appropriate class section in this sequence is assigned following skills assessment at the initial class meeting.

This course prepares students for the professional stage by developing the skills of professional dancers and nurturing choreographers' artistic development. It emphasizes the application of choreographic concepts and skills through rehearsal and performance of dance projects for public performance. The appropriate class section in this sequence is assigned following skills assessment at the initial class meeting.

This course prepares students for the professional stage by developing the skills of professional dancers and nurturing choreographers' artistic development. It emphasizes the application of choreographic concepts and skills through rehearsal and performance of dance projects for public performance. The appropriate class section in this sequence is assigned following skills assessment at the initial class meeting.

This course prepares students for the performance of a musical emphasizing developing character through dance culminating in a public presentation.

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of partner dance skills in Swing, Salsa, Waltz, Foxtrot, and Tango and other social dances. Students will practice movement techniques, patterns, and styling applicable to each style of dance.