An overview of factors that affect the health of dancers. Includes evaluation of general health measures and prevention and management of common dance injuries.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Introduction to the scientific foundations of health, emphasizing those pertaining to success in college and lifetime wellness. Includes principles of cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, flexibility, and nutritional fitness. A variety of learning experiences are offered to apply science to real life.

(II)

Current and historical forms that may include ballroom, disco, square dance, Latin styles, and other social dances from the early-to-mid 20th century.

Grading Option: Pass/no pass only.

Emphasis on the development of musical skills most pertinent to the dancer: vocabulary, notational literacy, rhythmic and melodic acuity, score reading, and fundamental analysis; working with live accompaniment.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Beginning ballet: fundamentals and principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Grading Option: Pass/no pass only.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Beginning ballet: fundamentals and principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Prerequisite: DANCE 30A

Grading Option: Pass/no pass only.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Beginning ballet: fundamentals and principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Prerequisite: DANCE 30A and DANCE 30B

Grading Option: Pass/no pass only.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Emphasis on men's traditional ballet, techniques, and movements.

Prerequisite: DANCE 30A and DANCE 30B and DANCE 30C

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Fundamentals of modern/contemporary dance, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.

Grading Option: Pass/no pass only.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Fundamentals of modern/contemporary dance, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.

Grading Option: Pass/no pass only.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Fundamentals of modern/contemporary dance, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.

Grading Option: Pass/no pass only.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Fundamentals of jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal point of view of the instructor.

Grading Option: Pass/no pass only.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Fundamentals of jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal point of view of the instructor.

Prerequisite: DANCE 50A

Grading Option: Pass/no pass only.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Fundamentals of jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal point of view of the instructor.

Prerequisite: DANCE 50B

Grading Option: Pass/no pass only.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Beginning tap: principles of rhythm and basic tap steps.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Beginning tap: principles of rhythm and basic tap steps.

Prerequisite: DANCE 52A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Beginning tap: principles of rhythm and basic tap steps.

Prerequisite: DANCE 52B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Designed to support non-major dance students learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of Hip Hop dance forms.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Designed to support non-major dance students learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of Hip Hop dance forms.

Prerequisite: DANCE 53A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Designed to support non-major dance students learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of Hip Hop dance forms.

Prerequisite: DANCE 53B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Beginning-to-intermediate study of principles of dance composition. May include composition assignments for stage and video. By audition, works may be shown quarterly in public studio performances.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Beginning-to-intermediate study of principles of dance composition. May include composition assignments for stage and video. By audition, works may be shown quarterly in public studio performances.

Prerequisite: DANCE 60A

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Beginning-to-intermediate study of principles of dance composition. May include composition assignments for stage and video. By audition, works may be shown quarterly in public studio performances.

Prerequisite: DANCE 60A and DANCE 60B

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Survey of 19th- and 20th-century ballet, modern dance, and theatre dance.

Overlaps with DANCE 90B, DANCE 90C, DANCE 90A.

Restriction: Non-major only.

(IV and VIII ).

A survey of American ballet and modern dance in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Lectures are supplemented by video.

Overlaps with DANCE 90C.

Restriction: Non-major only. Dance 81 and Dance 90C may not both be taken for credit.

(IV)

Global perspectives. Topics and histories of dance and movement practices from various parts of the world.

Overlaps with DANCE 80.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

(IV and VIII ).

The history of dance in the western tradition from the Renaissance through the 19th century.

Prerequisite: DANCE 90A

Overlaps with DANCE 80.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

(IV and VIII ).

The history of dance in the western tradition in the the 20th and 21st centuries.

Prerequisite: DANCE 90B

Overlaps with DANCE 80, DANCE 81.

Restriction: Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

(IV)

The study of the production of dance movement by the musculoskeletal system. Anatomical and dynamic analysis of dance movement.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Basics of technique emphasizing alignment, breath control, correction of muscular imbalances.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Utilizes the Universal Reformer apparatus, aiding the student in core stabilization, correcting muscular imbalances, increasing flexibility, and improving strength.

Prerequisite: DANCE 103

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Studio workshop of dances and movement sources of specified countries or areas.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times as topics vary.

Beginning and intermediate pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Prerequisite: DANCE 132A and DANCE 132B and DANCE 132C

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Intermediate ballet and beginning pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Prerequisite: (DANCE 30A and DANCE 30B and DANCE 30C) or audition. Prerequisites are for non-Dance majors only.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Intermediate ballet and beginning pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Prerequisite: DANCE 132A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Intermediate ballet and beginning pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Prerequisite: DANCE 132A and DANCE 132B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Advanced intermediate ballet and pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Prerequisite: DANCE 132C. DANCE 132C with a grade of B+ or better. Placement by audition is also accepted.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only. Dance Majors only.

Advanced intermediate ballet and pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Prerequisite: DANCE 133A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Advanced intermediate ballet and pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Prerequisite: DANCE 133A and DANCE 133B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.

Prerequisite: DANCE 133A and DANCE 133B and DANCE 133C. DANCE 133C with a grade of B+ or better. Placement by audition is also accepted.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.

Prerequisite: DANCE 134A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.

Prerequisite: DANCE 134A and DANCE 134B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.

Prerequisite: Audition required.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times.

Restriction: Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only. Dance Majors only.

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.

Prerequisite: DANCE 135A. Placement by audition is also accepted.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times.

Restriction: Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only. Dance Majors only.

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.

Prerequisite: DANCE 135A and DANCE 135B. Placement by audition is also accepted.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times.

Restriction: Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only. Dance Majors only.

Rehearsal and performance of repertoire from established ballet, modern, or jazz choreographers.

Prerequisite: (DANCE 133A and DANCE 133B and DANCE 133C) or (DANCE 143A and DANCE 143B and DANCE 143C)

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Principles of partnering techniques in various dance performance styles.

Prerequisite: DANCE 133A and DANCE 133B and DANCE 133C and DANCE 143A and DANCE 143B and DANCE 143C

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Introduction to the principles of motion, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.

Prerequisite: DANCE 40A and DANCE 40B and DANCE 40C. Prerequisites are for non-Dance majors only.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Introduction to the principles of motion, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.

Prerequisite: DANCE 142A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Introduction to the principles of motion, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.

Prerequisite: DANCE 142A and DANCE 142B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Builds on fundamentals of Dance 142A-B-C and introduces performance techniques.

Prerequisite: DANCE 142C. DANCE 142C with a grade of B+ or better

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Builds on the fundamentals of DANCE 142A-DANCE 142B-DANCE 142C and introduces performance techniques.

Prerequisite: DANCE 143A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Builds on fundamentals of DANCE 142A-DANCE 142B-DANCE 142C and introduces performance techniques.

Prerequisite: DANCE 143A and DANCE 143B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique. Aims to bring students to the preprofessional level.

Prerequisite: DANCE 143C. DANCE 143C with a grade of B+ or better

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique. Aims to bring students to the preprofessional level.

Prerequisite: DANCE 144A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique. Aims to bring students to the preprofessional level.

Prerequisite: DANCE 144A and DANCE 144B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Intermediate jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Prerequisite: Prerequisites for non-Dance majors: DANCE 50A and DANCE 50B and DANCE 50C.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Intermediate jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Prerequisite: DANCE 152A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Intermediate jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Prerequisite: DANCE 152A and DANCE 152B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Advanced jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Prerequisite: DANCE 152C. DANCE 152C with a grade of B+ or better

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only. Dance Majors only.

Advanced jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Prerequisite: DANCE 153A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Advanced jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Prerequisite: DANCE 153A and DANCE 153B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Advanced jazz emphasizing performance techniques.

Prerequisite: DANCE 153C. DANCE 153C with a grade of B+ or better

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only. Dance Majors only.

Advanced jazz emphasizing performance techniques.

Prerequisite: DANCE 154A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Advanced jazz emphasizing performance techniques.

Prerequisite: DANCE 154A and DANCE 154B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only.

Introduction to learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of hip hop dance forms.

Prerequisite: DANCE 53A and DANCE 53B and DANCE 53C. Audition is also accepted. Prerequisites are for non-Dance Majors only.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Introduction to learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of hip hop dance forms.

Prerequisite: DANCE 155A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Introduction to learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of hip hop dance forms.

Prerequisite: DANCE 155B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Builds on fundamentals of Dance 155A-B-C and introduces commercial and industry standards.

Prerequisite: DANCE 155C. DANCE 155C with a grade of B+ or better

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Builds on fundamentals of Dance 155A-B-C and introduces commercial and industry standards.

Prerequisite: DANCE 156A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance - Choreography Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance - Performance Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Dance Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Builds on fundamentals of Dance 155A-B-C and introduces commercial and industry standards.

Prerequisite: DANCE 156A and DANCE 156B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only. Dance Majors only.

Structured and experiential improvisation to heighten the personal intuitive processes, the kinesthetic sense, spatial and temporal awareness, and to encourage insights into the potential movement resources of the individual for performance and choreography. Course encourages freedom of exploration.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Directed choreographic projects for stage or video integrating the elements of stagecraft. In process or completed works may be shown quarterly in public studio or stage performances.

Prerequisite: DANCE 60A and DANCE 60B and DANCE 60C. Audition required.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Directed choreographic projects for stage or video integrating the elements of stagecraft. In process or completed works may be shown quarterly in public studio or stage performances.

Prerequisite: DANCE 162A. Audition required.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Introduction to video and audio documentation of dance performance. Integrating dance performance within the film aesthetic. Techniques and technologies of video cameras, formats, editing, and projection. Overview of video compression and DVD authoring.

Prerequisite: DANCE 60A

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Overview of dance for film and choreography for the camera. Aesthetics of creating dance for the screen. Approaches for delivery of dance films to an audience, including projection, DVD, Web, and mobile devices. A final dance film project is required.

Prerequisite: DANCE 163

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Supervised choreographic projects for workshop productions.

Prerequisite: Audition required.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Rehearsal and performance as a principal dancer, part of the ensemble, or as an understudy in a faculty-choreographed production.

Prerequisite: Audition required.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Rehearsal and performance in a student-choreographed production.

Prerequisite: Audition required.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Rehearsal and performance as a principal dancer, part of the ensemble, or as an understudy in a graduate student-choreographed production.

Prerequisite: Audition required.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Rehearsal and performance of graduate student-choreographed dance works for the M.F.A. thesis.

Grading Option: Pass/no pass only.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Laban movement analysis.

Prerequisite: DANCE 21A

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Critical thinking and writing about dance, with a section on dance criticism and a major emphasis on persuasive writing about significant issues in the dance world.

Prerequisite: DANCE 90A and DANCE 90B and DANCE 90C. Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

(Ib)

Directed group studies of topics in dance.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times as topics vary.

Designed for students interested in the developmental and management of nonprofit arts organizations. Examines the organizational structure and areas of operation such as marketing, fundraising, budgeting, production, and administration.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Individual independent projects in experimental laboratory, library, field, performance, under instructor's direction. Students can receive conceptual, creative, and theoretical instruction in the successful completion of a written report or performance.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Directed research or creative activity for senior Dance majors. Research consists of a substantial essay on dance history, research in dance science, or the creation of original or reconstructed choreography.

Grading Option: Pass/no pass only.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Restriction: Dance Majors only. Dance - Choreography Majors only. Dance - Performance Majors only.

Introduction to the anatomical, biomechanical, and physiological principles of dance movement.

Prerequisite: DANCE 100

Detailed study of music as it relates to dance. Historical overview of musical form, style, and other elements. Analysis of various affinities between music and dance. Practical applications.

Principles and theories of teaching dance techniques. Supervised presentation and teaching of technique class.

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance style: principles of the classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Restriction: Audition required.

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance style: principles of the classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Prerequisite: DANCE 231A. DANCE 231A with a grade of B- or better

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Restriction: Audition required.

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance style: principles of the classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Prerequisite: DANCE 231B. DANCE 231B with a grade of B- or better

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Restriction: Audition required.

Advanced modern dance: synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique. Aims to bring students to the preprofessional level.

Prerequisite: Audition required.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Advanced modern/contemporary dance offering a synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique.

Prerequisite: DANCE 241A. DANCE 241A with a grade of B- or better. Audition required.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Advanced modern/contemporary dance offering a synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique.

Prerequisite: DANCE 241B. DANCE 241B with a grade of B- or better

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Restriction: Audition required.

Principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms, incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Restriction: Audition required.

Principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms, incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Prerequisite: DANCE 251A. DANCE 251A with a grade of B- or better

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Restriction: Audition required.

Principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms, incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Prerequisite: DANCE 251B. DANCE 251B with a grade of B- or better

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Restriction: Audition required.

An overview of tap concentrating on the development of various technique forms using basic and intermediate principles.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times.

Advanced hip hop dance with an emphasis on technique and added study of commercial and industry standards.

Prerequisite: Audition required.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Graduate students only.

Advanced hip hop dance with an emphasis on technique and added study of commercial and industry standards.

Prerequisite: DANCE 255A. DANCE 255A with a grade of B- or better. Audition required.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Graduate students only.

Advanced hip hop dance with an emphasis on technique and added study of commercial and industry standards.

Prerequisite: DANCE 255A and DANCE 255B. DANCE 255A with a grade of B- or better. DANCE 255B with a grade of B- or better. Audition required.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times.

Restriction: Graduate students only.

Graduate work in dance composition emphasizing the individual aesthetic. Assignments in movement discovery, solo and group forms, with the main emphasis on independent work.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Graduate work in dance composition emphasizing the individual aesthetic. Assignments in movement discovery, solo and group forms, with the main emphasis on independent work.

Prerequisite: DANCE 261A. DANCE 261A with a grade of B- or better

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Introduction to video and audio documentation of dance performance. Integrating dance performance within the film aesthetic. Techniques and technologies of video cameras, formats, editing, and projection. Overview of video compression and DVD authoring.

Theories of movement analysis and nonverbal communication applied to dance.

Reading, writing, discussing, and presenting key issues that relate to dance studies. Basics of dance analysis and criticism. Special emphasis on effective ways of defining, clarifying, and arguing for points of view.

Prerequisite: DANCE 284. DANCE 284 with a grade of B- or better

Understanding the field of dance studies, available resources, research methods, and academic formats in preparation for thesis writing.

Projects may be educational, choreographic, scientific, historical, or philosophical in scope and must have faculty advisor approval.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times.

Substantial research in a topic approved by the student's graduate committee. Results of the research must be written in approved thesis style.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times.

A series of lectures and discussions of announced topics in dance. Content may be from history, ethnology, notation, medicine, music, or other areas in the field.

Repeatability: Unlimited as topics vary.

Discussion seminar with emphasis on reading and thinking about problems in dance history; presentation of oral and written reports.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times as topics vary.

Topic to be approved by instructor. Paper required.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Limited to Teaching Assistants.

Grading Option: Satisfactory/unsatisfactory only.

Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.

Restriction: Graduate students only. Dance Majors only.