DNCE 3101. Dance Performance.

(DANC 2112) 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 cred

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.

Intermediate-Advanced study in modern dance technique and repertory. 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. 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 technique and repertory. 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.