15 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.
DANC 110History of Dance4
This course is designed to expose students to dance as a fundamental form of human expression. The History of Dance presents an overview of the development of Western theatrical dance and introduces the major figures and movement theories of early dance history, ancient civilizations, the Middle Ages, Renaissance and the 16 th -21 st centuries. Varied forms of dance will be analyzed and discussed within a sociological, cultural, and historical framework. Readings, discussions, lectures, and films will introduce selected choreographers and the concerns that inform their work. Additional readings in dance philosophy and aesthetics will consider broaderquestions and address ideas such as form, expression, virtuosity, technique, the body as an expressive instrument, audience expectations, and performance conventions. This course will aid in students understanding of dance as an art form. (PTK - HUM)(Critical Reading)
Participation in the dance company requires an audition. Once accepted, students will attend weekly dance technique classes, attend master classes/dance performances and participate in rehearsals/performances leading up to a dance concert in the spring. Students earn .5 unit after two semesters (one academic year) and a full unit after four semesters (two academic years). A written reflection paper will be required to receive credit towards the M6.
Participation in the dance company requires an audition. Once accepted, students will attend weekly dance technique classes, attend master classes/dance performances and participate in rehearsals/performances leading up to a dance concert in the spring. Students earn .5 unit after two semesters (one academic year) and a full unit after four semesters (two academic years).
Designed to introduce the student to the study of classical ballet. The course will include active participation in barre work, center work, and traveling ballet exercises and combinations. The course also introduces the history of ballet as an art form. Also introduced are the fundamentals of ballet performance critique; an emphasis on technical proficiency and movement vocabulary will be stressed.
This course will introduce the history of American tap dance and all that influenced it in becoming the musical art form that it is today. And connected as siblings, tap dance and jazz music go hand in hand when improvisation and composition are introduced and explored.
Designed to introduce the student to the study of jazz dance. Students will learn and execute the fundamentals of jazz dance and learn the history of the genre of jazz as an art form. Fundamentals of jazz performance critique are introduced; an emphasis on technical proficiency and movement vocabulary will be stressed.
Modern Dance is designed to introduce the student to the principles of modern dance techniques. The course will include active participate in center work, movement across the floor, and proper alignment. Incorporated in this course is the study of modern dance history.
The African Dance course will introduce and explore dance forms from the continent of Africa, primarily West Africa. The class works through artistic process, practice, performance, and related activities (observation, lecture, and discussion), using dance and music rooted in African tradition and contemporary African aesthetics. Vigorous movement classes will focus on rhythm, songs, and culture along with dance choreographies traditionally performed for cultural occasions. Social, political, cultural and religious context will inform students learning, understanding, and appreciation of the diverse values of movement.
This course will introduce the basic dances of the Renaissance and Baroque period (1400-1750). Dancing was an important social activity during the Renaissance, in both court and country, and formed the basis for Baroque dance. The great innovations in dance in the 17th century originated at the French court under Louis XIV. This is our first clear ancestor of classical ballet. Dance of this time was used at social events, and also in court ballets and public theaters and operas.
This course provides the student opportunities to explore the processes of discovering, creating, and performing movement spontaneously. Class time within the studio will expand one’s range of expression through elements of: modern dance, sound and movement improvisation, contact improvisation and theatre studies in the movement aspects of time, space, energy, and dynamics.
This course will focus on laying the foundation for understanding and working deeply within the dancer’s body through proper technique, class approach and energy. The course will include active participation in barre work, center work, and traveling ballet exercises and combinations. The course also will be a continued study of the genre of ballet as an art form. The fundamentals of ballet performance critique, an emphasis on technical proficiency and Classical Ballet vocabulary will be stressed.
A continuation of the foundational material established in Modern I while providing students with the information and the tools needed to extend: technique, skills and performance quality. Each student will be expected to engage in comprehensive and ongoing movement research, concert viewing, readings, discussions, and reflective writing assignments. Modern II will also incorporate more challenging movement studies, individual and group improvisations, movement projects, and dance viewing to acquaint students with a range of modern dance styles within a cultural and historical context. Breath, balance, body connectivity, use of the floor, basic inversions, as well as the scientific and anatomical principles of dance technique will be emphasized and utilized within Modern II. Students will be asked to investigate and explore their own mental, physical, and emotional nature in relation to dance and their dancing, so as to inform and expand their capabilities as a dancer and artist. These investigations will also aid in developing awareness of students own body capabilities and expressiveness through self-exploration.
Hip Hop Dance Culture will expose students to the different families of Hip Hop and how the culture expresses its evolution through movement from Breaking to Stepping integrating this development within social dance forms and in dance halls. Hip Hop Dance Culture is a participatory movement course that will allow students to identify with the culture, its growth, and influences around the world. Course discussions will integrate specific global issuses addressing the oppression and appropriation of the African American, Latino American, other minorities and genders within their community through this expressive movement that unifies a society. The physical movement learned throughout the course will relate directly to the African diaspora and its evolution within the American dance culture. Course work will also integrate readings, written/video recording assignments, dance viewing and performance, class discussions, assessments, and critical analysis to further enhance students’ understanding and experience of Hip Hop through a historical framework and social/cultural context. (M5) (PTK - GLO)
Dance Composition will acquaint students with the fundamental principles in structuring movement. The course will explore movement invention with consideration of time, space and energy. Students will investigate these ideas along with form, structure, design and dynamics in solo, duet, and group forms. Course work will integrate reading, writing, and critical analysis to further their understanding and experience of dance making.
