63 courses with the subject DAN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
DAN 111The Discipline of Dance2
This course introduces dancers to Dean faculty, alumni, and current students and discusses the rigors of the Joan Phelps Palladino School of Dance. Throughout this course, students will be introduced to career paths in dance and opportunities to broaden their awareness of the global ecosystem of dance. Prerequisite: must be a dance major. Course fee: $50. Offered every fall semester.
This course exposes the dance major to the wide range of curricular and internship possibilities at Dean and introduces careers in the field of dance. At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to design and implement a plan for personal success (nutrition, injury prevention, mental health, study skills, learning styles, etc.) and professional success. spring semester.
This course examines the practice of dance improvisation and its application in creation and performance. Through movement exploration, reading, and discussions, students will become familiar with the process of spontaneous creation. Offered every semester, as needed. Dean College Academic Catalog 2025–2026
DAN X5X — Ballet Technique (7 cr) DAN X7X — Modern Technique (7 cr) 8 credits — Jazz, Tap, and Hip Hop with minimum credits in each listed below • DAN X4X — Tap (1 cr) • DAN X6X — Jazz (3 cr) • DAN X9X — Hip Hop (1 cr) DAN X24 — Rehearsal and Performance (1 cr)
This course provides training in the basic skills of ballet technique, including barre and centre work, with an emphasis on physical alignment, as well as the acquisition of movement vocabulary and terminology. Offered every semester, as needed.
This course offers training in the basic skills of ballet technique, including placement, emphasis on alignment, and most effective use of anatomical structure. Vocabulary is stressed. Offered every semester, as needed.
A basic study of jazz dance technique, including warm- up, isolations, and progressions, with an emphasis on physical alignment, as well as the acquisition of movement vocabulary and terminology. Offered every semester, as needed.
This course offers basic training in a variety of jazz styles, with analysis of the differences between modern jazz and modern dance. Offered every semester, as needed.
This course continues training in a variety of jazz styles and studies the correlations between ballet, modern dance, and modern jazz techniques. Offered every semester, as needed.
Covering a wide scope of the styles and idioms of choreographers spanning from DeMille and Fosse to contemporary dance makers, in this studio course students will explore musical theatre dance as a dance-technical genre. Includes heelwork. Prerequisite: DAN 162 or advanced placement. Offered every semester, as needed. Course Descriptions 191
This course provides training in the basic skills of modern dance technique. The focus is on body integration (breath, spine and pelvis), locomotor skills, dynamic variety and musicality. Offered every semester, as needed.
This course provides training in the basic skills of modern dance technique. The focus is on body awareness and connectivity, which promotes a greater range of efficient movement possibilities and dynamics. every semester, as needed.
Study of rhythmic structure and notation in music as they are applied to movement patterns. Students with previous music training may test out of the course without receiving credit. Offered every semester.
This course offers training in a variety of hip hop techniques, practice in freestyle, and exposure to G character development and performance techniques for dancers. The course also furthers students’ understanding of the historic and cultural development of hip hop and the music that has influenced the genre. Offered every semester, as needed.
This course offers further training in a variety of more advanced hip hop techniques, practice in freestyle, and character development and performance techniques for dancers. The course also builds on students’ understanding of the historic and cultural development of hip hop and the music that has influenced the genre. Offered every semester, as needed.
Introductory study of dance forms relating to jazz, tap, modern, or ballet techniques that are not part of the regular course offerings in the School of Dance. Offered every semester, as needed.
An introduction to creative drama, dance play-making and improvisation based on the principles and philosophies of movement education. Students will learn how a question-challenge approach to teaching can motivate children to explore movement, interact socially, and develop physically. Prerequisite: DAN 206. Offered every spring semester.
This course is designed to teach the dancer the transition from executing classical ballet on flat and demi-pointe to pointe. Corequisite: DAN 253 or advanced placement. Offered every semester, as needed.
An exploration of training in the technique, allegro, and repertoire of classical ballet traditionally performed by male dancers. Prerequisite: DAN 152 or advanced placement. Offered every semester, as needed.
An exploration of technique of supported adagio and partnering repertoire in classical ballet. Required of male dance majors; by invitation only for female dance majors. Prerequisites: DAN 152 or advanced placement. Offered every semester, as needed.
This course continues training in the intermediate skills of ballet technique with emphasis on center floor, phrasing, and performance. Offered every semester, as needed.
This course provides training in the intermediate skills of the Limón and Humphrey techniques. Prerequisite: DAN 173 or advanced placement. Offered every semester, as needed.
This course provides training in the intermediate skills of the Graham and Taylor techniques. Prerequisite: DAN 173 or advanced placement. Offered every semester, as needed.
Study of dance forms relating to jazz, tap, modern, or ballet techniques that are not part of the regular course offerings in the School of Dance. Offered every .5-1 semester, as needed.
DAN 385 — Film Survey in Dance (3 cr) or DAN 381 — Laban Movement Analysis (3 cr) EDU 103 — Foundations of Education (3 cr) or EDU 111 — Introduction to Early Childhood Education** (3 cr)
This course continues training in the intermediate/ advanced skills of a variety of jazz techniques. Offered every semester, as needed. Course Descriptions 193
This course provides training in the intermediate/ advanced skills of the Limón and Humphrey techniques. Prerequisite: DAN 271. Offered every semester, as needed.
This course provides training in the intermediate/ advanced skills of the Graham and Taylor techniques. Prerequisite: DAN 272. Offered every semester, as needed.
3 DAN 483 Dance Composition III — Honing Your Artistic Voice and Craft 3 Emphasis is placed on the development of thematic structure in creating a dance that further explores and challenges the choreographer’s voice, delves into interdisciplinary work, and presents various approaches to art making. A complete group piece with narrative arc, thematic structure, clear intent, and impact will be created. Prerequisite: DAN 304. Offered on an as-needed basis.
This course studies a system and a language for observing, describing, and notating forms of human movement. Studies include the categories of Body, Effort, Shape, and Space. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. Offered on an as-needed basis in the spring semester.
This course is a survey of dance in film and digital media. It examines the varying ways in which dance is incorporated into films, video, television, and digita technology and the ways that film is incorporated into dance. The survey is a study of how dance on screen differs from and is similar to live performance and may offer opportunity to create dance film projects. spring semester.
This course addresses the practical application of skills needed for success in pursuing a variety of careers in 194 Course Descriptions 1 the field of dance, culminating in a capstone project that exemplifies the student’s progress in choreography, performance, dance studies, management applications, research, pedagogy, or other dance-related areas of study, and demonstrates relevance to the student’s 1 future endeavors in dance. Prerequisites: DCA 350 and junior standing in the Dance Program. Offered every semester.
This course provides training in advanced- level modern dance and modern contemporary techniques. Prerequisite: DAN 378. Offered every 1 semester, as needed.
