16 courses with the subject DANC, 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.
Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 This is a dance technique course exploring dance training in ballet, jazz, and modern dance. This class will focus solely on dance technique. Students will learn to increase their endurance as well as distinguish dance styles, form, and vocabulary. Each section of this course will concentrate on the different aspects of dance technique and will enable students to improve their overall level of technical ability. Recommended for students who want to continue their dance training.
Permission of instructor. This course can be taken more than once.
DANC 205Ballet: Technique and Exploration3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This class is for student to understand the practice and basic components of ballet. Training is structured to develop personal alignment, strength and musicality while emphasizes ballet vocabulary, body positions and dexterity. Traditionally organized, classwork includes barre work, balancing, coordination of the body, and stretching in addition to modern and contemporary dance exercise for physical exploration. No prior dance experience needed.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This class focuses on vernacular, social and rhythmic beginning of jazz technique with a strong focus on coordination, style, and musicality. Students will learn the basics of body isolations, turns, jumps, classic jazz footwork and basic vocabulary.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Higher level dance class will focus on coordinating jazz dance technique with other dance styles, developing complex rhythms and patterns, learning choreography quickly and improving performance quality. Students will explore various forms of jazz dance such as theater jazz, street jazz, contemporary, and J-setting to develop a multi-faceted dancer. Class curriculum is based on jazz technique and includes a 758
DANC 203 or DANC 205 and DANC 207 or permission of instructor. Course can be repeated.
DANC 209Contemporary Dance I3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This class will introduce students to contemporary dance technique, while increasing strength, flexibility, and freedom of movement. Most exercises and choreography take place in center floor, allowing students to explore range of movement and interpretive style. No prior dance experience needed.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 For students who have previous training in dance (3 years or more), this course offers practice in modern and ballet techniques. The course also makes connections between jazz, cultural, and contemporary dance. Dance warm-up exercises are included to build strength, flexibility, coordination, and endurance.
DANC 315Modern Dance: Explorations in Techniques and Theories3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is for students interested in modern dance. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the historical and movement dynamics of various modern dance styles. Personal movement strengths and theatricality as well as performance presentation will be emphasized to develop learners into adept performers in the art of modern dance. 759
DANC 208 or DANC 209 or placement audition or permisison of instructor (can be repeated)
DANC 319FSU Dance Ensemble: Contemporary Styles3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A contemporary dance class inviting advanced students to confront complex phrase work with an awareness of the changing body relationship (mind, body, emotion, energy, performance) while demonstrating proficiency in various motion techniques. The intent of the course is successful upon a continued commitment towards, and consistency in a professional and positive attitude, refining technique, creative interpretation and artistic expression. Students will be taken through warm-up, across the floor progressions, and center combinations. Class meets four times a week to prepare for performances. Can be taken with DANC208 or DANC210. Course can be repeated.
One THEA, MUSC, or DANC course and permission of instructor (can be repeated)
DANC 455Composition and Repertory3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Workshop class intended to help students explore, define, learn, and create dances. Dance technique required in addition to rehearsals outside of class time.