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of both functional movement skills and the body’s expressive capacities. Course content will include: developmental movement patterning, introductory Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis, and other somatic approaches, all of which will be applied to the lived, adult, movement experience. Students can expect to move fully during class time and have reading and writing assignments in which they are asked to relate theoretical movement material to their class- room learning and experiences. No prior dance experience is required. (Davenport/Staff, offered alternate years) DAN 102 Introduction to Modern Dance This course is designed for students with little or no previous dance ex- perience who are curious to learn more about their dynamically moving selves and the genre of modern dance. In this studio-based course, students have the opportunity to experience movement as a form of individual and artistic expression. Course material focuses on increasing individual kinesthetic awareness and personal artistry with move- ment lessons that emphasize proper alignment and movement mechanics and the development of expressive range. Students refine their physical skills and develop artistic literacy through the learning of basic movement vocabulary, creative explorations, concert attendance, and reading and reflective writing assignments. No prior dance experi- ence is required. (Iklé/Staff, offered annually) DAN 107 Introduction to Jamaican Dance This course introduces students to dances and rhythms from the island of Jamaica. In this studio-based dance course, students gain the historical grounding associated with each dance so they may embody the movement with a responsible approach to embodied research. The many manifestations of Jamaica’s dance traditions and how dance continues to play a critical role in defining Jamaican national identity and artistic expressions guide each unit. Students develop a theoretical framework for the dances through movement experiences, weekly reading, viewing and writing assignments, class discussion, and witnessing live performance. No prior dance experience is required. (Johnson, offered annually)

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from Guinea, West Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States. Each dance practiced is presented as a language HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 161 2023 - 2024 CATALOGUE

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(concert) dance from the late 1800’s through the contemporary period. A special focus of this course is the rise of modern dance and the women who were its pioneers and creators: Loie Fuller, Isadora Dunca, Ruth St. Denis, Martha Graham, Hanya Holm, and Doris Humphrey. The emergence of modern dance in America was greatly influenced by the social and political reform movements of the late nineteenth century, and we will investigate the subsequent social, political, economic, and aesthetic forces that shaped its creation and development. The course interrogates the ways in which the values and practices of modern dance as a concert dance form reinforced or challenged an othering of non-white dance forms and/or non-white dancers and choreographers. As we explore modern dance history we must acknowledge that the telling of this history isn’t neutral – the people and their dances have been adjudicated by social, political, aesthetic and organizational systems that present them in particular ways – and it is incumbent upon us to be mindful of the ways in which some voices have been traditionally silenced or erased, or other voices amplified. (Williams, offered alternate years)

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concert dance and looks critically at how “post modern dance” evolved from the revolutions in culture and aes- thetics of the 1960’s. Key questions we will explore include how gender identities are constructed and performed in contemporary dance through women’s bodies, men’s bodies, and gender fluid bodies; how prevailing social notions of body and (dis)ability inform our thinking about dance and dancers; how dance can be a platform for social, racial, and ethnic identities and assert political values, and the ways in which contemporary dance can be seen as a visible metaphor for social, political, and aesthetic values in the 21st century. (Williams, offered alternate years)

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the principles of kinesiology from an interdisciplinary perspective. Once the basic skeletal and muscular anatomy is understood, the course focuses on analysis of action, with particular attention to the role of gravity and its effect on posture and muscular function. The course includes both lecture and experiential investigations. Principles of align- ment, conditioning, and injury prevention while attending to individual differences in structure and function will be emphasized. The course material is relevant for students interested in movement education, action analysis, physical therapy, athletic training, human biology, and other movement sciences. (Iklé, offered alternate years)

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into the local community and to campus to embody an activist role, course work focuses on commitment to social change. Taught also as a combined studio and theory course, the focus is on deepening understanding of privilege, stereotypes, oppression, and the inequities and injustices that surround us in the USA. Students utilize contempla- tive body practices as a tool for deepening empathy for self and others and explore creative expression through the HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 162 2023 - 2024 CATALOGUE

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spontaneously, responding to one’s inner impulse to move, the presence and actions of others, or to environmental stimuli. Many types of movement improvisation are explored, with a particular emphasis on the form called Contact Improvisation, which, as its name implies, involves physical contact with a partner or partners: finding, initiating, traveling through points of contact with self and other(s). The course is designed to explore the practice and art of improvisation physically, intellectually, and emotionally. Each class involves participation in the practice of impro- visation; each class will demand your total participation as a thinking, breathing, moving, and emoting self. Dance improvisation doesn’t require any formal dance training; but our home base is the body. Students participate in a variety of structured improvisations throughout the semester that are designed to improve their sensitivity to group dynamics, individual movement creativity, and recognition of the expressive capacities for movement expression. While movement is the media, prior dance training is not required. (Williams, spring, offered alternate years)

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group choreography. Composition II covers such aspects of choreography as developing a unique movement vocab- ulary, group compositions, site-specific work, and choreographic process and documentation. Collaborations with musicians, actors, poets, and visual artists are encouraged. (Davenport/Williams, Fall, offered alternate years)

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DAN/EDUC 335 Arts and Education

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Laban Movement Analysis, which includes studies in Effort, Shape, Space, and the Bartenieff Fundamentals. These theories apply directly to all physical actions of the human body, nonverbal communication, cultural differences, choreography, body wellness and health, live performance, therapeutic practices, and teaching methodology. The course focuses on the personal relevance of Laban theories to the individual student, as well as to the related disci- plines such as movement studies/science, theatre, dance, anthropology, psychology, and education. Students are taught how to observe and describe the movement and how to understand their own movement patterns as a way to enhance personal expression, body connectivity, and wellness. (Willams/Staff, offered alternate years) DAN 335 Arts and Education Not a course about dance, the primary purpose of the course is to explore the ways in which the arts serve human development and social justice. Students examine the relationship between the arts, schooling, cognition, culture, and social-emotional learning. This course is interdisciplinary and experiential in nature and addresses the following questions: What is aesthetic education? What do the arts teach children that other tra- ditional subjects do not teach? How is creativity taught and why is it important? Students are encouraged to explore connections between the arts and education while also reflecting upon the significance of the arts in their own lives. Dually designated as EDUC 335. (Davenport, offered annually) HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 163 2023 - 2024 CATALOGUE

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schools, arts academy, or after school programs, the course is designed to explore practices and principles of teach- ing dance. In addition to considering inclusive pedagogy and the cultural relevance of course content and delivery of movement material, students generate learning objectives and construct lesson plans, design curriculum, and examine unique concerns of the dance classroom: injury prevention, use of imagery to elicit physical response, and composition of movement material to cognitively as well as physically challenge students, and to support differenc- es along a wide continuum of learners. (Davenport/Williams, offered occasionally)

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search of a particular area of interest to senior or junior dance majors. (Dance minors admitted with permission of instructor.) Students will work toward the development of choreographic and performance material, in addition to pursuing individual studies of career-related topics such as dance education, dance science, somatics, dance anthro- pologyu, dance criticism, dance administration or other areas of interest. (Iklé/Davenport, Spring, offered annually) DAN 495/496 Honors A course to be completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Honors work in dance. Permission of the Honors advisor required. DAN 499 Dance Internship This internship offers an option for the student who wishes to pursue workplace expe- rience in dance education, arts administration, technical production, and/or professional venues. Specific course content varies with each individual situation, but in general, students are expected to spend a minimum of 10 hours a week at their placement under the supervision of a workplace professional. Academic credit is for credit/no credit only, with appropriate mid-term and end of semester assessment agreed upon in advance in consultation with the professor. (Offered each semester) DANCE TECHNIQUE AND PERFORMANCE COURSES (DAN/DAT) The 900-series of Dance courses are upper level, studio-based courses designed for students with previous dance experience who wish to continue their study of dance technique. All of the 900-level Dance courses may be taken as a one-half credit course (DAT) for credit/no credit or as a full credit DAN course. Students electing the full credit DAN courses are expected to complete the academic components of the course, which may include reading and writing assignments, concert reviews, and research projects, in addition to the studio-based movement component. Students enrolling in the half-credit DAT course must register for credit/no credit only. All registered students will be expected to complete midterm and final assessments as designated by each professor. DAN/DAT 920 Classical Ballet II This studio-based course offers intermediate to advanced level student dancers instruction in classical technique, and therefore focuses on learning new classical steps and movement sequencing, as well as performing the classical vocabulary with greater precision and clarity. Developing a more nuanced under- standing of musicality and artistic choice is emphasized. Somatic and kinesiological sound approaches to learning classical ballet technique are prioritized. Classical ballet variations serve as an inspiration for barre and center com- binations so that students gain a deeper understanding of the aesthetic and historical nuances of classical ballet. A solid foundation in ballet technique is required. (Fall, offered alternate years) DAN/DAT 920 Pointe Laboratory This lab is linked to the intermediate and/or advanced ballet classes. It is de- signed for dancers who have reached a level of technical proficiency and strength that enables them to work on Pointe. This class focuses on learning and performing classical ballet variations, and is structured with barre and cen- ter floor combinations to teach the technical and artistic principles essential for classical Pointe work. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in DAN/DAT 930 or DAN/DAT 920 and permission of instructor required. (Offered annually) DAN/DAT 922 Contemporary Ballet II This studio-based course offers intermediate to advanced level student dancers instruction in the contemporary ballet technique, and therefore focuses on learning non-traditional ballet positions and movement sequencing, as well as performing the contemporary vocabulary with greater precision and clarity. Developing a more nuanced understanding of balance and off-balance, direction changes in center work, complex musical phrasing and meters, and the differences between contemporary and classical ballet is empha- sized. Somatic and kinesiological sound approaches to learning contemporary ballet technique are prioritized. Contemporary ballet versions serve as an inspiration for barre and center combinations so that students gain deeper understanding of the aesthetic developments and artistic trends of ballet technique. A solid foundation in ballet technique is required. (Offered annually) HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 164 2023 - 2024 CATALOGUE

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ENG Any creative writing course

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DAN/DAN 950 Jamaican II (AL) DAN/DAT 955 Global Dance Techniques (AL)

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DAN 900s Any full-credit dance technique course or two half-credit te

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