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Dance Course Descriptions
| DAN
160 Modern Dance |
2 credits |
| Teaches the basic techniques of creative dance.
Skills include self-expression, contemporary routines, dance
forms, and basic choreography. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week. |
| DAN
161-162 Dance Production I-II |
2 credits each |
| Focuses on creating a dance performance. Teaches
the basic skills in creating and producing a dance. Includes
lighting, costumes, music, and choreography. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week. |
| DAN
163-164 Jazz I-II |
2
credits each |
| Introduces dance through contemporary jazz movements.
Includes floor stretches, isolations, dance patterns and locomotor
movements. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week. |
| DAN
165 Tap Dance |
2 credits |
| Teaches the basic footwork, patterns, and coinciding
body movements to various rhythms. Includes development of choreographic
routines. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week. |
| DAN
166 Ballet |
2 credits |
| Teaches ballet as a discipline with correct alignment
and ballet form. Expresses movement through traditional dance
form with choreographic emphasis. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week. |
| DAN
167 Dance Improvisation |
2 credits |
| Explores the creation of spontaneous movement
experiences with emphasis on self-expression and creature awareness.
Includes improvisational techniques utilizing body awareness,
use of the environment, and group dynamics. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week. |
| DAN
168 Folk Dance |
2 credits |
| Introduces the basic step patterns, rhythmic patterns,
position, and formations of traditional and ethnic group dances.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week. |
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