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Dance Courses
 
172a/b173a/b270a/b275a/b276a/b277a/b371a/b
372a/b472a/b473a/b474y491a/b492a/b

Dance 172a/b, Special Topics in Dance
Description: Selected topics in the area of dance. Topics and course descriptions will be available at the Undergraduate Program office.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Kinesiology.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Dance 173a/b, Special Topics in Dance
Description: Selected topics in the area of dance. Topics and course descriptions will be available at the Undergraduate Program office.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Kinesiology.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Dance 270a/b, Dance Improvisation
Description: Students will explore improvisation as a process that facilitates the spontaneous response to cues and stimuli for the purpose of opening doorways to their own movement creativity. Topics will consider relaxation, improvisational states, structures for improvisations, participant and leader roles, building group trust, and the progression from spontaneity to form.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Kinesiology.
1 lecture hour, 3 laboratory hours, 0.5 course.
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Dance 275a/b, Introduction to Modern Dance Technique
Description: Development of movement skills and application of theoretical knowledge that will assist the student in understanding and appreciating Modern Dance as a physical activity and an art form.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Kinesiology.
6 lecture/laboratory hours, 0.5 course.
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Dance 276a/b, Elementary Modern Dance Technique
Description: Studies begun in Dance-275a.b are continued and developed to give a deeper understanding of the movement skills and theoretical materials that apply to the technical study of Modern Dance.
Prerequisite(s): Dance 275a/b or Permission of Kinesiology.
6 lecture/laboratory hours, 0.5 course.
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Dance 277a/b, Introduction to Jazz Dance
Description: Development of movement skills and application of theoretical knowledge that will assist the student in understanding and appreciating Jazz Dance as a physical activity and an art form.
Prerequisite(s): Dance 275a/b and Dance 276a/b or Permission of Kinesiology.
6 lecture/laboratory hours, 0.5 course.
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Dance 371a/b, Beginning Dance Composition and Production
Description: Individual creative movement exploration and problem solving, using the elements of dance to express ideas, feelings and/or images in the finished product of a dance composition.
Prerequisite(s): Dance 275a/b or Permission of Kinesiology.
2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, 0.5 course.
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Dance 372a/b, Intermediate Dance Composition and Production
Description: Group creative movement exploration and problem solving using form and structure of movement to express ideas, feelings and/or images in the finished product of a dance composition.
Antirequisite(s): The former Dance 471a/b.
Prerequisite(s): Dance 371a/b or permission of Kinesiology.
2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, 0.5 course.
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Dance 472a/b, Special Topics in Dance
Description: Selected topics in the area of dance. Topics and course descriptions will be available at the Undergraduate Program office.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Kinesiology.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Dance 473a/b, Special Topics in Dance
Description: Selected topics in the area of dance. Topics and course descriptions will be available at the Undergraduate Program office.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Kinesiology.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Dance 474y, Performance Practice and Production
Description: This course provides practical and theoretical understanding of performance and production including rehearsal, presentation and analysis of finished works. Students will plan, create, and participate in a student production. Prior experience in dance composition is required. Students must demonstrate an understanding and mastery of basic technique in modern dance or ballet.
Prerequisite(s): Dance 372a/b or the former 471a/b or Permission of Kinesiology.
Fall Term: 1 lecture hour. Winter Term: 1 lecture hour, 4 laboratory hours, 0.5 course.
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Dance 491a/b, Independent Study in Dance
Description: Reading and discussion on, or field experience in, selected topics in Dance agreed upon through consultation between the student and the supervising professor.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Kinesiology.
0.5 course.
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Dance 492a/b, Independent Study in Dance
Description: Reading and discussion on, or field experience in, selected topics in Dance agreed upon through consultation between the student and the supervising professor.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Kinesiology.
0.5 course.
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Academic Calendar 2006 (new)» UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION» Dance