18 courses with the subject DANCE, 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.
DANCE 130Understanding Dance
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This lecture course focuses on the study of Modern Dance in America and the history and development of this genre throughout the years. Students will examine the different viewpoints of what dance is, or should be, from the pioneers who helped create and shape the genre. Students will be introduced to the opinions of such artists as Duncan, Graham, Humphrey, Limon, Cunningham, Ailey, and more. Lectures, videos, readings, discussions, writing and studio practice are used to focus on critical observation. Students will learn how to view dance and verbally articulate what they see and experience through watching the dance. Distribution Area: Arts Course Catalog ID: 000103 Course Offer Number: 1
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course is an introduction to the study of ballet. Students will learn Ballet terminology and learn to physically perform the steps involved. Students will learn the protocols and etiquette specific to taking a Ballet class and should be prepared to dance every class. Students will also learn about the progression of ballet throughout history. Distribution Area: Arts Course Catalog ID: 013262 Course Offer Number: 1
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course is a movement class designed to introduce students to the study of Modern Dance. Students will learn choreography while discussing the different qualities of movements, directions, levels and shapes. Students will learn Modern Dance terminology and learn to physically perform the steps involved. This class will examine the different influences that helped shape the genre and will include discussions about current artists and their influences from history. Distribution Area: Arts Course Catalog ID: 013264 Course Offer Number: 1
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course focuses on the theory, practice, and performance of American, Latin- 590
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: Hip Hop dance will teach the fundamentals of hip hop and how to put them together in routines. The dance form involves "a complex array of interlocking rhythms, percussive accents of isolated body parts popping out in unexpected phrasing," (Andre Lepecki, ed., Of the Presence of the Body, 2004). Key figures in its early development in the 1970's are Afrika Baambata, a rapper who is credited with forming the first group of hip hop dancers, and DJ Kool Herc of Jamaican origin who brought his two turntables to the block parties in the South Bronx. Its influences range from African dance and Brazilian Capoeira to James Brown, Michael Jackson and, more recently, music videos. This course covers the variety of components that make up Hip Hop Dance: poppin', lockin', wavin', steppin', top rockin', and downrockin' and basic breakin'. The course material will help students develop strength, coordination and a strong mental focus while they thoroughly enjoy moving themselves to the lively rhythms of hip hop music. This is a practical course in which the great majority of time will be spent practicing dance technique and choreography. While we may occasionally view a video, most of our time will be spent actually dancing. We will become familiar with basic Hip Hop moves and practice putting these moves into combination in challenging ways. We will further enhance our knowledge of Hip Hop through the writing of two papers. Material learned in class will prepare us for an end-of-semester studio performance. Course Catalog ID: 040742 Course Offer Number: 1
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course is designed to introduce students into shaping their own choreography. Students will learn the choreographic principles that guide you in shaping your own ideas into new repeatable choreographic forms. Students will enhance their creative processes and performance techniques through both self-directed study and collaborative explorations. We will investigate methods for organizing space, time, and energy, as well as incorporating words, props, visual imagery, music, and other elements as inspirations for generating movement ideas to share with peers. Topics addressed throughout the semester include dance composition, movement creation, theme and variation, and choreographic elements such as space, time, energy, breath utilization, partnering, intentional focus, body alignment, weight shift and transfer, momentum, gravity, performance qualities, and presentation. Course Catalog ID: 042817 Course Offer Number: 1
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course continues the study of Jazz Dance and is designed for students who have completed Jazz Dance I, or who have equivalent dance experience. Students will learn Jazz Dance terminology, discuss different styles of Jazz Dance, and examine the different influences that helped shape the genre. This fast-paced movement class emphasizes performance and stage presence. Distribution Area: Arts Course Catalog ID: 013267 Course Offer Number: 1
Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Repeatable - total credits: 15 / total completions: 5 Description: This course is the study of ballet for advanced dancers; emphasis on performance. Course Note: Placement by audition. Repeatable for credit. Enrollment Requirements: Instructor consent consent required for enrollment: Instructor Course Catalog ID: 013269 Course Offer Number: 1
Credit(s): 1-3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: Research, study and participation in dance projects outside the classroom involving consultation with a faculty advisor. A written prospectus is required. Course Note: Open only to a limited number of students in any one semester. Course Catalog ID: 013272 Course Offer Number: 1
Credit(s): 1-3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: Research, study and participation in dance projects outside the classroom involving consultation with a faculty advisor. A written prospectus is required. Course Note: Open only to a limited number of students in any one semester. 596
