23 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 102FUNDAMENTALS OF MODERN DANCE I
This course provides an introduction to the principles and practice of modern dance. Ongoing dance technique classes will incorporate aspects of modern and postmodern dance, dance improvisation, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Pilates mat work and stretching and relaxation techniques. Through these movement experiences, students will develop their technical dance skills; learn basic concepts of dance design, and further their understanding and cultivation of the body as an instrument of expression. The course will provide a basis for understanding the aesthetic principles of modern dance through movement experiences, critical viewing and analysis of masterworks of modern dance choreography, and class discussions. Prerequisites: ENG 010 - Basic Writing I or ESL 010 - Basic Writing I REA 011 - Fundamentals of College Reading or REA 017 - Vocabulary and Reading
This course is a continuation of DAN 102 Fundamentals of Modern Dance I. Students consolidate and refine their skills as they continue the study and practice of modern dance at the elementary level. The class will attend one or more live dance performances. Prerequisites:
This course is a continuation of DAN 103 and is designed to advance the student to the intermediate level of modern dance technique. Students will continue to refine their skills as they increase their movement vocabularies. Warm-up exercises, center and traveling combinations will increase in complexity. The course includes anatomical information of particular importance to sound modern dance technique. The class will attend one or more live dance performances. This course is subject to a course fee. 92
This course offers the basis for understanding and appreciating dance as an art form. It provides an overview of dance as artistic expression in 20th and 21st century America, with attention given to the artistic and cultural influences that have shaped American concert dance. Students will examine the work of major figures in American concert dance including Isadora Duncan, Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham, José Limón, Katherine Dunham, George Balanchine, Alvin Ailey, Merce Cunningham, Yvonne Rainer, Steve Paxton, and Bill T. Jones. In this course, students will view, discuss, and analyze significant choreographic works in class. The class will view a professional dance performance and write about their experiences. Prerequisites: ENG 010A - Basic Writing or ENG 011 - Basic Writing II or ESL 011 - Basic Writing II REA 011 - Fundamentals of College Reading or REA 017 - Vocabulary and Reading
DAN 121Fundamentals of Ballet I with a minimum grade of C
COURSE CATALOG 2026-27 3-3-0 DAN 123 BALLET I...............................................................................3-1-4 This course is a continuation of DAN 122 and is designed to advance the student to the intermediate level of classical ballet technique. Students will continue to refine their skills as they increase their vocabulary of classical ballet steps. Exercises at the barre, center work, and traveling combinations will increase in complexity. The course includes basic anatomical information of particular importance to sound ballet technique. This course is subject to a course fee.
This course is a continuation of DAN 121 Fundamentals Ballet I. Students consolidate and refine their skills as they continue the study and practice of classical ballet at the elementary level. The class will include exercises at the barre, center work, turns, jumps, and traveling movements. Prerequisites:
This course provides an introduction to the practice, aesthetics, and historical foundations of jazz dance. Classes will include center warm- up exercises and floor stretches, simple turns, jumps, and traveling movements, and more complex center combinations. The course will include an overview of jazz dance history. Prerequisites: REA 010 - Elements of Reading or REA 017 - Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
This course is a continuation of DAN 131 Fundamentals of Jazz Dance I. Students consolidate and refine their skills as they continue the study and practice of jazz dance at the elementary level. Prerequisites:
This course provides an introduction to the theory, practice, aesthetics, and historical foundations of hip hop dance. Students will explore the roots of funk and hip hop dance in the social fabric of African, Caribbean, and Afro-Latin cultures while examining reinventions of ragtime, swing, and rock n' roll throughout the 20th century in America. Students will experience hip hop's manifestations across media by viewing dance films, listening to music, and reading essays and books. Historical and philosophical perspectives will be integrated into movement activities. Through movement, students will be introduced to the basic Laban principles of time, space, energy and the kinesphere. Students will explore personal, social, and cultural dynamics of race and the diversity of hip hop culture in the United States as well as political, social, and economic issues in hip hop abroad. Prerequisites: ENG 010 - Basic Writing I or ESL 010 - Basic Writing I REA 010 - Elements of Reading or REA 017 - Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
This course is a continuation of DAN 134 Fundamentals of Hip Hop Dance I. Students consolidate and refine their skills as they continue the study and practice of hip hop dance at the elementary level. Prerequisites:
This course is designed to help students discover and develop their creative movement potential. Through guided movement exercises, the class will explore the basic movement elements of space, time, weight, and flow and the spontaneous use of movement through structured improvisations derived from movement concepts, games, imagery, media sources, chance procedures, and various improvisational practices. Prerequisites: ENG 010A - Basic Writing I or ESL 010 - Basic Writing I Students must have successfully completed or tested out of REA 011 - Fundamentals of College Reading or REA 017 - Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension Development II
This course introduces students to the process of preparing for and presenting a dance concert. Each student will perform at least two dances for public performance. Students will be introduced to the basics of dance production including costume selection concepts of lighting design, use of sets and props, publicity, and stage makeup for dance. Students will be required to participate in rehearsals and performances outside of class time. Previous dance experience is expected. This course is subject to a course fee.
This course introduces students to the process of preparing for and presenting a dance concert. Each student will choreograph one group dance and perform at least two dances for public performance. Students will be introduced to the basics of dance production including costume selection, concepts of lighting design, use of sets and props, publicity, and stage makeup for dance. Students will be required to participate in rehearsals and performances outside of class time. This course is subject to a course fee. Prerequisites:
This course introduces students to the process of preparing for and presenting a dance concert. Each student will choreograph a solo and perform at least two dances for public performance. Students will be introduced to the basics of dance production including costume selection, concepts of lighting design, use of sets and props, publicity, and stage makeup for dance. Students will be required to participate in rehearsals and performances outside of class time. This course is subject to a course fee. Prerequisites:
This course introduces students to the process of preparing for and presenting a dance concert. Each student will choreograph at least one dance and perform at least two dances for public performance. Students will be introduced to the basics of dance production including costume selection, concepts of lighting design, use of sets and props, publicity, and stage makeup for dance. Students will be required to participate in rehearsals and performances outside of class time. Previous dance experience is expected. This course is subject to a course fee.
This course is a continuation of DAN 104. Students refine their skills and advance their technique as they continue the study and practice of modern dance at the intermediate level. The class will attend one or more live dance performances. This course is subject to a course fee. Prerequisites:
This course is a continuation of DAN 204. Students continue to refine their skills and increase their strength, flexibility, and stamina as they advance their technique through the continued study and practice of modern dance at the intermediate level. The class will attend one or more live dance performances. This course is subject to a course fee. Prerequisites:
This course is a continuation of DAN 205. Students continue to refine their skills and increase their strength, flexibility, and stamina as they advance their technique through the continued study and practice of modern dance at the intermediate level. The class will attend one or more live dance performances. This course is subject to a course fee. Prerequisites:
This course is a continuation of DAN 223. Students continue to refine their skills and increase their strength, flexibility, and stamina as they advance their technique through the continued study and practice of classical ballet at the intermediate level. This course is subject to a course fee. Prerequisites:
This course is a continuation of DAN 224. Students continue to increase their proficiency in classical ballet technique as they hone their movement skills, increase their physical capacity, and refine their skills of artistic expression through the continued study and practice of classical ballet at the intermediate level. This course is subject to a course fee. Prerequisites:
This course provides an immersion into the creative act of choreography. Through short in-class assignments and extensive work outside of class, students will investigate both form and content in choreography. Students will create and perform solo and group studies based on choreographic problems.
