DNCE 1011. Introduction to Ballet. (DANC 1131) Introduction to classical
ballet technique for non-dance major beginning students. Satisfies core curriculum
Fine Arts requirement. Three studio hours a week. May be repeated for credit.
Credit: One hour.
DNCE 1021. Ballroom/Popular Club Dance. A variety of popular dances such
as swing, salsa, tejano, country-western, and traditional ballroom dances; participation
in leisure, social, and/or theatre dance settings. Three studio hours a week. May be
repeated for credit. Credit: One hour.
DNCE 1051. Introduction to Modern Dance. (DANC 1145) Introduction to
modern dance technique for non-dance major beginning students. Satisfies core
curriculum Fine Arts requirement. Three studio hours a week. May be repeated for
credit. Credit: One hour.
DNCE 1061. Introduction to Jazz Dance. (DANC 1147) Introduction to jazz
dance technique for non-dance major beginning students. Satisfies core curriculum
Fine Arts requirement. Three studio hours a week. May be repeated for credit.
Credit: One hour.
DNCE 1071. Introduction to Tap Dance. (DANC 1110) Introduction to tap
dance technique for non-dance major beginning students. Satisfies core curriculum
Fine Arts requirement. Three studio hours a week. May be repeated for credit.
Credit: One hour.
DNCE 1081. Jazz Dance Aerobics. Development of cardiovascular fitness,
flexibility, strength and movement coordination through participation in jazz dance
aerobics. Three studio hours a week. May be repeated for credit. Credit: One hour.
DNCE 1091. Pilates Physical Conditioning/Body Work. Physical conditioning
based on the theories of Joseph Pilates to increase strength, flexibility, range of
motion and coordination. Three studio hours a week. May be repeated for credit.
Credit: One hour.
DNCE 1111. Elementary Ballet I. Beginning ballet technique, barre, center
work, beginning enchainements; emphasis on alignment. Three laboratory hours a week.
Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 1121. Elementary Ballet II. Continuation of DNCE 1111, elementary
ballet. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 1151. Elementary Modern Dance I. Beginning technique in modern dance,
floor and center work, beginning rhythm and movement combinations. Four and one-half
laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 1161. Elementary Modern Dance II. Continuation of DNCE 1151. Elementary
techniques and combinations. Prerequisite DNCE 1151. Four and one-half hours a week.
Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 1171. Bartenieff Fundamentals of Movement. Application of Bartenieff
Fundamentals of Movement to prepare the body for dance training by re-educating
movement patterns. Three studio hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for
additional credit.
DNCE 1191. Improvisation. Exploration of movement and visual design through
improvisation. One lecture and two laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.
DNCE 1392. Introduction to Dance as an Art Form. Orientation to dance as a
performing art form; role and scope of dance in American culture; concepts for
maintaining a healthy dancer’s lifestyle; career opportunities for the dance artist,
educator and scholar. Two lecture hours and one laboratory hour a week. Credit: Two
hours.
DNCE 2111. Intermediate Ballet I. Basic technique class in ballet, barre,
center work, basic enchainements. Prerequisite: Elementary Ballet I and II or
permission of instructor. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be
repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 2121. Intermediate Ballet II. Continuation and progression of
Intermediate Ballet I. Introduction of pointe work. Prerequisite: Intermediate Ballet
I or permission of instructor. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be
repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 2131. Basic Dance. Basic techniques of jazz, modern dance, and folk;
arrangement of movement patterns and application of compositional principles for
aerobic dance, drill teams, and creative movement. Three laboratory hours a week.
Credit: One hour.
DNCE 2151. Intermediate Modern Dance I. Basic technique class in modern
dance, floor and center work, basic rhythm and movement combinations. Prerequisite:
Elementary Modern Dance I and II or permission of instructor. Four and one-half
laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 2161. Intermediate Modern Dance II. Continuation and progression of
Intermediate Modern Dance I. Prerequisite: Intermediate Modern Dance I or permission
of instructor. Four and one-half laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be
repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 2183. Introduction to Movement Analysis and Description. Perception
and description of movement, emphasis on the Laban Movement Analysis framework and its
application to technique, performance and choreography. Prerequisite: Level II
Technique, DNCE 1091 and DNCE 1171 or permission of instructor. Two lecture hours and
two studio hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
DNCE 2192. Music for Dancers. Elements of music, with emphasis on rhythm,
related to dance technique, performance, choreography, pedagogy, and accompaniment;
overview of historical periods in music and composer and choreographer collaborations.
Two lecture and one laboratory hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
DNCE 2201. Dance Composition. Explorations of choreographic tools with
emphasis on stage space, dynamic structure, rhythmic pattern, props, and chance
composition. One lecture and two laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.
DNCE 2393. Understanding the Arts: Dance. Dance as a communicative and
multicultural art form in society; introduction to the aesthetic and critical
dimensions of viewing various idioms of theatrical, ethnological, and ritual dance.
Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. (Satisfies Fine Arts requirement)
DNCE 3101. Dance Performance. Intermediate and advanced performance
techniques. Participation in dance performances. Must be registered concurrently in
a ballet or modern technique. Prerequisite: DNCE 2101 or permission of instructor.
Four laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 3111. Intermediate/Advanced Ballet I. Technique in ballet, pointe
work. Prerequisites: DNCE 2121 or permission of instructor and faculty advisor. Four
laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 3121. Intermediate/Advanced Ballet II. Continuation and progression
of Intermediate/Advanced Ballet I. Prerequisite: Intermediate/Advanced Ballet I or
permission of instructor. Four and one-half laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.
May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 3143. World Dance Forms. Theories and techniques of world dance
forms and their social, cultural, and political significance. Two lecture and two
studio hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
DNCE 3151. Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance I. Technique in modern dance.
Horizontal and oblique designs. Intermediate turns and falls. Prerequisite:
Intermediate Modern Dance II or permission of instructor. Four and one-half
laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 3161. Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance II. Continuation and
progression of Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance I. Prerequisite: Intermediate/
Advanced Modern Dance I or permission of instructor. Four and one-half laboratory
hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 3171. Intermediate/Advanced Tap Dance. Relationship of style and
characteristics of various types of tap dance; emphasis upon rhythmic accuracy,
analysis, repertoire, and composition; specific teaching methods for schools and
recreational situations. Prerequisite: One semester of tap dance or its equivalent.
Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.
DNCE 3191. Intermediate/Advanced Jazz. Intermediate/Advance Jazz
technique, jazz-based improvisation and repertory. Prerequisite: Level II
Technique. Three studio hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for
additional credit.
DNCE 3292. Choreographic Designs. Development of artistic and critical
evaluation process skills in choreography. Application of compositional principles to
groups, special emphasis on selecting and working with accompaniment as an extension
of the choreographic idea. Prerequisite: DNCE 1091, DNCE 2183 or equivalent. One
lecture hour and three studio hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
DNCE 3183. Dance Notation. Introduction to the major dance notation
systems, emphasizing Labanotation. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
DNCE 3373. World of the Imagination in Art, Dance, Film. Examines themes
of fantasy and reality, emphasis on dance and visual arts with selected examples from
other disciplines. No prerequisites. Fulfills interdisciplinary and fine arts core
curriculum requirements. Appropriate for all majors. Three lecture hours a week.
Credit: Three hours.
DNCE 3393. History of Dance. Leading historical and contemporary ballet
and modern dance choreographers, performers, and writers and the artistic and
societal frameworks in which dance forms evolved; overview of jazz, tap, musical
theatre dance forms. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. (Satisfies
Fine Arts requirement for non-dance majors.)
DNCE 3383. History of Women in Dance. History of women dance artists,
performers and choreographers, and their contributions related to and contextualized
by important events in the history of women, women’s roles as art makers, and explored
from a feminist perspective. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
(Satisfies Visual and Performing Arts Requirement and Women’s Studies Requirement).
DNCE 3813. Theories of Teaching Dance Technique. Analysis of the teaching/
learning process in dance with emphasis on the development of personal teaching
philosophies and their application to a variety of settings. Prerequisites: Level II
technique and DNCE 2183 Introduction to Movement Analysis and Description. Three
lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
DNCE 3913. Dance/Music/Theatre Improvisation. Exploration of the
integration of movement, sound, and text through the use of improvisation and the
development of collaborative performances works. One lecture and three laboratory
hours a week. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 3923. Music Theatre: Form-in-the-Making. Artistic process of creating
music theatre from the perspective of the choreographer, composer, and playwright.
Prerequisite: DNCE 3913, DRAM 3913, or MU 3913 or permission of instructor. Six
laboratory hours per week. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 4111. Advanced Ballet I. Advanced technique in ballet, pointe work.
Prerequisite: Intermediate/Advanced Ballet II or permission of instructor. Four and
one-half laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional
credit.
DNCE 4121. Advanced Ballet II. Continuation and progression of Advanced
Ballet I. Prerequisite: Advanced Ballet I or permission of instructor. Four and one-
half laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 4133. Dance Production. Theory and practice of staging dance
productions: costume and lighting design, sound technology and theatre safety.
Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
DNCE 4151. Advanced Modern Dance I. Advanced technique in modern dance.
Advanced work in turns, jumps, leaps, falls, rhythms, and combinations. Prerequisite:
Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance II or permission of instructor. Four and one-half
laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 4161. Advanced Modern Dance II. Continuation and progression of
Advanced Modern Dance I. Prerequisite: Advanced Modern Dance I or permission of
instructor. Four and one-half laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. May be
repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 4182. Concert Choreography. Conceptualization, realization, direction,
and production of choreographic works for formal and informal venues. Prerequisite:
DNCE 1191, DNCE 3292 or equivalent. Six studio hours a week. Credit: Two hours. May
be repeated for additional credit.
DNCE 4243. Form and Meaning in Children's Dance. Origins of form and
meaning in children's dance and conceptions of the world as reflected in the
expressive dance forms of children. Emphasis on critical and creative thinking, the
communication of ideas through dance, and the investigation of movement as an
expressive symbol system. Exploration of frameworks for integrating dance with
other ways of knowing. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
DNCE 4383. Performing Arts in American Popular Culture. Performing Arts
in American popular culture with emphasis on theatre, technology and the media arts.
Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. (Satisfies Visual and Performing
Arts requirement.)
DNCE 4393. Contemporary Repertory and Issues in Performance & Choreography.
Critical analysis of trends in contemporary dance through the process of learning,
analyzing and performing selected repertory. Prerequisite: Level II Technique.
Two lecture hours and two studio hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
DNCE 4911. Independent Study. Directed study of selected problems such as
choreography of a suite of original dances or development and execution of plans for
lighting, stage decor, and costumes. Credit: One hour.
DNCE 4913. Independent Study. Directed study of selected problems such as
choreography of a suite of original dances or development and execution of plans for
lighting, stage decor, and costumes. Credit: Three hours.
DNCE 4951, 4953, 4956. Cooperative Education.
