Dance

http://dance.barnard.edu

310 Barnard Hall  
212-854-2995
dance@barnard.edu 
Department Assistant: Diane Roe

The Department of Dance

Mission

The Barnard College Department of Dance, located in a world dance capital, offers an interdisciplinary program that integrates the study of dance within a liberal arts setting of intellectual and creative exploration. The major builds upon studio courses, the Department's productions at Miller Theater, New York Live Arts, and other venues, as well as a rich array of dance studies courses, allowing students' creative work to develop in dialogue with critical inquiry into the history, culture, theory and forms of western and non-western performance, typically enhanced by study in other disciplines. Students work with accomplished artists whose work enriches contemporary American dance; they also study with outstanding research scholars.

Making, thinking about, and writing about art are an essential part of the liberal arts education. For this reason, the Department of Dance offers technique courses for students of all levels of expertise, while opening its other courses to majors and non-majors alike, who may also audition for its productions. The Department partners with cultural institutions in New York City to connect students with the professional world.

Student Learning Outcomes for the Major and Minor

Student Learning Outcomes for the Major and Concentration

Students graduating with a major in Dance should be able to attain the following outcomes:

  • Apply critical thinking, reading, and writing skills to dance-related texts and choreography.
  • Develop the knowledge and research skills to explore the dance past in writing, orally, and in performance.
  • Present interpretations of dance-related texts orally, in writing, and in performance.
  • Apply library, archival, and internet research skills to dance scholarship and choreography.
  • Demonstrate improved efficiency and expressivity in dance technique.
  • Demonstrate growing technical understanding and fluency in dance technique.
  • Create original dances, dance/theater works or dance-based, mixed media works.
  • Collaborate with an artist in the creation of original dance works.
  • Participate in the creative process through the creation and interpretation of choreography.
  • Apply interdisciplinary research methods to dance scholarship and choreography.
  • Apply historical research methods to dance scholarship and choreography.
  • Demonstrate conceptual and methodological approaches for studying world dance forms through research and writing.
  • Demonstrate the ability to understand cultural and historical texts in relation to dance forms.
  • Apply anatomical knowledge to movement and movement concepts.
  • Evaluate the theoretical and artistic work of peers.
  • Communicate with an audience in oral presentations and dance performance.
  • Understand and interpret the language and form of an artist's choreography.
  • Solve technical problems in dance movement.
  • Apply musical knowledge to movement and choreography.
  • Design choreographic movement and structures.

Dance Technique Courses

Level I courses, except for global and somatic courses, have no prerequisite and students receive a Pass/Fail grade. All other courses must be taken for a letter grade and require a placement audition (held at the first meeting of classes) or the permission of the instructor. These courses may be taken to fulfill the physical education requirement.

GS students registering for a dance technique class must register for at least one credit: GS students may not register for a 0-credit dance technique class.

Additionally, a maximum of six (6) points of dance technique courses can be taken for credit by GS non-dance majors.

Ballet

Technique of classical ballet emphasizing proper alignment and graduated study of its vocabulary. Artistry of articulation, phrasing, dynamics, and nuance in the broad range of classical materials are addressed at each level.

Modern

The study of contemporary dance based on the work of the 20th and 21st century innovators. Aesthetic principles of modern dance will be taught with increased technical demands required at each successive level.

Global and Somatic Forms

The study of dance forms including classical Spanish, Jazz, Tap, West African, Afro-Cuban, and Indian.

Chair: Colleen Thomas-Young (Professor of Professional Practice)
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Paul A. Scolieri (Professor)
 

Associate Professors of Professional Practice: Gabri Christa, Marjorie Folkman 
Assistant Professors: Cecile Feza Bushidi, Seth Williams
Senior Associate: Katie Glasner
Term Associate: Vincent McCloskey

Adjunct Faculty: Cynthia Anderson, Jennifer Archibald,  Rebecca Bliss, Candace Brown, Siobhan Burke, Maguette Camara, Antonio Carmena, Uttara Coorlawala, Dormeshia, Nicole Duffy, Allison Easter, Caroline Fermin, Roderick George, Tamisha Guy, Chisa Hidaka, Irene Hultman, Gabrielle Lamb, Jodi Melnick, MX Oops, Juan Rodriguez, Sarah Silverblatt-Buser, Carol Teitelbaum, Nelida Tirado, Caitlin Trainor, Ashley Tuttle 

Technical Director and Lighting Designer: Tim Cryan
Music Director: Robert Boston
Senior Administrative Assistant: Diane Roe

Major in Dance 

Majors must complete eleven academic courses (six required, five elective) and a minimum of eight 1-point technique courses (minimum 42 credits). All majors write a senior thesis as part of their coursework.

The required courses for the major in dance are distributed as follows:

Dance History
The following two courses in Dance History must be completed before the fall of the senior year:
WORLD DANCE HISTORY
HISTORY OF THEATRICAL DANCING
Movement Science
Select one or more of the following:
MOVEMENT ANALYSIS
HUMAN ANATOMY AND MOVEMENT
Coding Choreography
Composition
One course in Composition must be completed before the fall of the senior year.
DANCE COMPOSITION: FORM
DANCE COMPOSITION: CONTENT
SCREENDANCE:COMPOSITION
Composition: Collaboration and the Creative Process
Composition: Site Specific and Experimental Methods
Senior Work
Seniors planning to write a combined thesis must request approval from both departments and notify the Registrar. All majors must complete two semesters of senior work. The following course, which culminates in a 25-30-page written thesis and an oral presentation to the Department at the end of the semester, is required of all seniors:
SENIOR SEMINAR
In addition, all majors must take one of the following two courses, depending on whether the senior requirement is completed with a creative project or a two-semester written thesis:3-4
Senior Project: Research for Dance
SR PROJECT:REPERTORY FOR DANCE
Students who are double majors may request permission to write a two-semester combined thesis.
Electives
Five additional 3- or 4-point courses, chosen in consultation with the major advisor, are required. Electives may be chosen from among the departmental offerings listed above or below, including additional coursework in Composition, Movement Science, and/or Senior Work beyond the major requirement.15-20
History/Criticism:
DANCE IN NEW YORK CITY
From Page to Stage: Interactions of Literature and Choreography
Choreographing Race in America
DANCE IN FILM
SEEING THE BODY
Dance in Africa
DANCES OF INDIA
DANCE CRITICISM
DEVISING IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCE
Dismantling Racism/Decolonizing Dance
Digital Performance
Studio/Performance:
MUSIC FOR DANCE
Dance/Music Improvisation: Critical Practices in Negotiation, Embodiment, and Freedom
REHEARSAL & PERFRMNCE IN DANCE
and REHEARSAL&PERFRMNCE IN DANCE

Overview of Major Requirements (11 total, plus 8 technique courses)

  • 1 Movement Science
  • 1 Composition
  • 2 History
  • 1 Senior Seminar
  • 1 Senior Project (Research in Dance or Repertory for Dance)
  • 5 Electives
  • 8 Technique Courses

Senior Work

All dance majors must complete two semesters of senior work. DNCE BC3591 SENIOR SEMINAR given in the fall semesters, requires a 25-30 page written thesis and an oral presentation to the Department at the end of the semester. The second semester is usually a performance project for which the student registers in DNCE BC3593 SR PROJECT:REPERTORY FOR DANCE. Students may also choose to do a two-semester thesis, registering in DNCE BC3592 Senior Project: Research for Dance. Students who are double majors may request permission to do a two-semester combined thesis.

Overview of Major Requirements (11 total, plus 8 technique classes)

  • 1 Movement Science
  • 1 Composition
  • 1 History
  • 1 Writing
  • 1 Senior Seminar
  • 1 Senior Project (Research in Dance or Repertory for Dance)
  • 5 Electives
  • 8 Technique Classes

Minor in Dance

Six courses constitute a minor in dance. Normally, three history/criticism and three credit-bearing performance/choreography courses are taken. (Note: 1-point technique courses do NOT count toward the Dance minor.)  Courses are to be selected on the basis of consultation with full-time members of the department.

Concentration in Dance

The concentration in dance is identical to the major except that only two electives are required.

For the major requirements, please see above.

Overview of Concentration Requirements (8 total, plus 8 technique classes)

  • 1 Movement Science
  • 1 Composition
  • 2 History
  • 1 Senior Seminar
  • 1 Senior Project (Research in Dance or Repertory for Dance)
  • 2 Electives
  • 8 Technique Classes

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Minor in Dance

The SEAS Dance Minor consists of five 3-point courses. Please note that no performance/choreography courses below count toward the non-tech requirement for SEAS students:

1.-2. Two of the following history/criticism courses:
DNCE BC2565WORLD DANCE HISTORY
DNCE BC2570DANCE IN NEW YORK CITY
DNCE BC3000From Page to Stage: Interactions of Literature and Choreography
DNCE BC3001HISTORY OF THEATRICAL DANCING
DNCE BC3002Choreographing Race in America
DNCE BC3200DANCE IN FILM
DNCE BC3240SEEING THE BODY
DNCE BC3550Dance in Africa
DNCE BC3567DANCES OF INDIA
DNCE BC3576DANCE CRITICISM
DNCE BC3585DEVISING IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCE
DNCE BC3800Dismantling Racism/Decolonizing Dance
DNCE BC3984Digital Performance
3.-4. Two of the following performance/choreography courses:
DNCE BC2563DANCE COMPOSITION: FORM
DNCE BC2564DANCE COMPOSITION: CONTENT
DNCE BC2567MUSIC FOR DANCE
DNCE BC3340Dance/Music Improvisation: Critical Practices in Negotiation, Embodiment, and Freedom
DNCE BC3601REHEARSAL & PERFRMNCE IN DANCE
DNCE BC3602Rehearsal and Performance in Dance
DNCE BC3603Rehearsal and Performance in Dance
DNCE BC3604REHEARSAL&PERFRMNCE IN DANCE
DNCE BC3605REHEARSAL&PERFRMNCE IN DANCE
DNCE BC3607Rehearsal and Performance in Dance

Dance Courses

DNCE BC1135 BALLET I. 2.00 points.

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Fall 2023: DNCE BC1135
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1135 001/00024 M W 9:00am - 10:00am
110 Barnard Hall
Kate Glasner 2.00 24/28
DNCE 1135 002/00025 M W 10:10am - 11:25am
306 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 2.00 19/20
DNCE 1135 003/00830 F 9:00am - 10:50am
110 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 2.00 25/24

DNCE BC1136 BALLET I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2024: DNCE BC1136
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1136 001/00376 M W 10:10am - 11:25am
11 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 0.00-1.00 28/30
DNCE 1136 002/00377 F 9:00am - 10:50am
11 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 0.00-1.00 30/30

DNCE BC1137 BALLET II. 2.00 points.

Ballet II

Fall 2023: DNCE BC1137
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1137 001/00026 M W 10:10am - 11:25am
110 Barnard Hall
Kate Glasner 2.00 20/24
DNCE 1137 002/00027 T Th 2:40pm - 3:50pm
110 Barnard Hall
Nicole Robertson 2.00 16/24

DNCE BC1138 BALLET II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2024: DNCE BC1138
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1138 001/00378 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am
11 Barnard Hall
Kate Glasner 0.00-1.00 27/30
DNCE 1138 002/00379 F 1:00pm - 2:50pm
305 Barnard Hall
Juan Rodriguez 0.00-1.00 31/40

DNCE BC1250 HIP HOP DANCE & CULTURE I. 0.00-1.00 points.

This course introduces students to urban dance styles, focusing on the foundations and origins of hip-hop dance, street dance culture, and the physical vocabularies of hip-hop and freestyle dance. Classes are geared to condition the body for the rigors of hip-hop technique by developing strength, coordination, flexibility, stamina, and rhythmic awareness while developing an appreciation of choreographic movement and structures. Compositional elements of hip-hop will be introduced and students may compose brief movement sequences

Fall 2023: DNCE BC1250
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1250 001/00028 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
110 Barnard Hall
Jennifer Archibald 0.00-1.00 15/24
Spring 2024: DNCE BC1250
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1250 001/00406 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
305 Barnard Hall
Jennifer Archibald 0.00-1.00 22/40

DNCE BC1330 MODERN I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Open to all beginning dancers

Fall 2023: DNCE BC1330
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1330 001/00029 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
306 Barnard Hall
Caitlin Trainor 0.00-1.00 19/20
DNCE 1330 002/00030 M W 9:00am - 10:00am
306 Barnard Hall
Caroline Fermin 0.00-1.00 22/22
DNCE 1330 003/00831 F 11:00am - 12:50pm
306 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 0.00-1.00 17/20

DNCE BC1331 MODERN I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Open to all beginning dancers

Spring 2024: DNCE BC1331
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1331 001/00389 M W 9:00am - 10:00am
305 Barnard Hall
Rebecca Bliss 0.00-1.00 41/47
DNCE 1331 002/00390 F 11:00am - 12:50pm
11 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 0.00-1.00 25/30

DNCE BC1332 MODERN II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC1332
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1332 001/00031 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm
110 Barnard Hall
Gabri Christa 0.00-1.00 18/24
DNCE 1332 002/00032 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm
306 Barnard Hall
Caitlin Trainor 0.00-1.00 16/20

DNCE BC1333 MODERN II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2024: DNCE BC1333
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1333 001/00391 M W 10:10am - 11:25am
305 Barnard Hall
DuBois AKeen AKeen 0.00-1.00 22/40

DNCE BC1445 TAP I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC1445
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1445 001/00033 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm
110 Barnard Hall
Dormeshia Sunbry-Edwards 0.00-1.00 17/24

DNCE BC2137 BALLET III. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC2137
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2137 001/00034 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am
305 Barnard Hall
Antonio Carmena 0.00-1.00 22/40
DNCE 2137 002/00035 M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm
305 Barnard Hall
Cynthia Anderson 0.00-1.00 17/40

DNCE BC2138 BALLET III. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2024: DNCE BC2138
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2138 001/00380 M W 8:40am - 9:55am
11 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 0.00-1.00 30/30
DNCE 2138 002/00381 T Th 11:40am - 12:55pm
11 Barnard Hall
Marjorie Folkman 0.00-1.00 26/30

DNCE BC2139 BALLET IV. 2.00 points.

This course is designed for advanced intermediate dancers who are interested in maintaining their established ballet technique as well as advancing their knowledge and familiarity with the classical vocabulary. Students of Ballet IV should have completed two semesters of Ballet III or its equivalent, or one semester of Ballet IV or its equivalent, and have a firm mental and physical understanding of ballet technical exercises. These include all barre exercises (plié, battement tendu, battement dégagé, rond de jambe à terre, battement fondu, battement frappé, and grand battement), as well as center exercises including adagio, waltz, pirouettes, petit allegro, and grand allegro. Focus of this class will be on how to practice ballet safely, efficiently, musically, and joyfully. This is a graded, semester long, two credit course. This class is offered in person only, and no remote learning option will be available

Fall 2023: DNCE BC2139
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2139 001/00036 T Th 11:40am - 12:55pm
305 Barnard Hall
Marjorie Folkman 2.00 18/40
DNCE 2139 002/00037 F 11:00am - 12:50pm
305 Barnard Hall
Juan Rodriguez 2.00 28/40
DNCE 2139 003/00038 M W 8:40am - 9:55am
305 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 2.00 33/40

DNCE BC2140 BALLET IV. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2024: DNCE BC2140
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2140 001/00382 M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm
11 Barnard Hall
Nicole Robertson 0.00-1.00 27/30
DNCE 2140 002/00383 F 11:00am - 12:50pm
305 Barnard Hall
Juan Rodriguez 0.00-1.00 32/40

DNCE BC2252 AFRICAN DANCE I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Concentrates on the dances of West Africa, including Senegal, Mali, and Guinea, and a variety of dances performed at various functions and ceremonies. Explanation of the origin and meaning of each dance will be an integral part of the material presented

Fall 2023: DNCE BC2252
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2252 001/00039 T Th 9:00am - 9:50am
Ar3 Dodge Fitness Center
Maguette Camara 0.00-1.00 27/30
DNCE 2252 002/00040 T Th 10:00am - 10:50am
Ar3 Dodge Fitness Center
Maguette Camara 0.00-1.00 21/30
Spring 2024: DNCE BC2252
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2252 001/00402 T Th 10:00am - 10:50am
Ar3 Dodge Fitness Center
Maguette Camara 0.00-1.00 28/30

DNCE BC2253 AFRICAN DANCE II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: DNCE BC2252 or permission of instructor

Spring 2024: DNCE BC2253
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2253 001/00403 T Th 9:00am - 9:50am
Ar3 Dodge Fitness Center
Maguette Camara 0.00-1.00 22/30

DNCE BC2254 CLASSICAL INDIAN I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Principles and practices of Bharata Natyam including the adavu movement system, hasta or hand gestures, narrative techniques, or abhanaya, as well as other classical Indian dance forms

Fall 2023: DNCE BC2254
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2254 001/00041 M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm
306 Barnard Hall
Uttara Coorlawala 0.00-1.00 14/20

DNCE BC2255 AFRO-CUBAN DANCE. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. This class will introduce students to the African-based folkloric and popular dances of Cuba, including Orisha, Rumba, and Salsa. In addition to learning rhythms and dances, these forms will be contextualized within the historical and contemporary significance of Afro-Cuban dance performance

Fall 2023: DNCE BC2255
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2255 001/00042 F 3:00pm - 5:00pm
305 Barnard Hall
Rebecca Bliss 0.00-1.00 40/40
Spring 2024: DNCE BC2255
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2255 001/00404 F 3:00pm - 5:00pm
11 Barnard Hall
Rebecca Bliss 0.00-1.00 35/36

DNCE BC2260 HIP HOP DANCE & CULTURE III (ADVANCED). 0.00-1.00 points.

Advanced technique and repertory in hip hop. Classes are geared to condition the body for the rigors of hip-hop technique by developing strength, coordination, flexibility, stamina, and rhythmic awareness, while developing an appreciation of choreographic movement and structures. Compositional elements of hip-hop will be introduced and students may compose brief movement sequences. The course meets twice weekly and is held in the dance studio

Spring 2024: DNCE BC2260
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2260 001/00407 T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm
110 Barnard Hall
Candace Brown 0.00-1.00 22/28

DNCE BC2332 MODERN III. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC2332
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2332 001/00044 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am
110 Barnard Hall
Tamisha Guy 0.00-1.00 12/24
DNCE 2332 002/00045 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
305 Barnard Hall
Francesca Dominguez 0.00-1.00 13/40

DNCE BC2333 MODERN III. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2024: DNCE BC2333
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2333 001/00392 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm
11 Barnard Hall
Caitlin Trainor 0.00-1.00 19/30
DNCE 2333 002/00393 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am
110 Barnard Hall
Tamisha Guy 0.00-1.00 11/24

DNCE BC2334 MODERN IV. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC2334
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2334 001/00046 M W 10:10am - 11:25am
305 Barnard Hall
Caroline Fermin 0.00-1.00 16/40
DNCE 2334 002/00047 F 1:00pm - 2:50pm
305 Barnard Hall
Jodi Melnick 0.00-1.00 26/40
DNCE 2334 003/00048 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Marjorie Folkman 0.00-1.00 12/40

DNCE BC2335 MODERN IV. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2024: DNCE BC2335
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2335 001/00394 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Marjorie Folkman 0.00-1.00 7/40
DNCE 2335 002/00395 F 1:00pm - 2:50pm
11 Barnard Hall
Jodi Melnick 0.00-1.00 26/32

DNCE BC2448 TAP II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC2448
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2448 001/00049 M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm
110 Barnard Hall
Dormeshia Sunbry-Edwards 0.00-1.00 15/24

DNCE BC2452 PILATES FOR DANCERS. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor or DNCE BC1330, BC1331, BC1135, BC1136. Focus on movement practices, primarily for dancers, which introduces the concepts of Joseph Pilates, a seminal figure in creating a method of body conditioning. Learn and practice a repertory of mat work to improve body awareness, strength, flexibility, and dynamic alignment

Fall 2023: DNCE BC2452
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2452 001/00050 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm
306 Barnard Hall
Allison Easter 0.00-1.00 20/20
Spring 2024: DNCE BC2452
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2452 001/00411 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm
11 Barnard Hall
Allison Easter 0.00-1.00 23/25

DNCE BC2455 FELDENKRAIS FOR DANCERS. 2.00 points.

Through guided practice-based lessons in Awareness Through MovementÒ (ATM), students develop sensory awareness of habitual neuromuscular patterns resulting in increased movement efficiency, improved skill acquisition, and greater strength, coordination, and flexibility. Applicable to all dance styles and activities

Fall 2023: DNCE BC2455
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2455 001/00051 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm
306 Barnard Hall
Carol Teitelbaum 2.00 11/20

DNCE BC2563 DANCE COMPOSITION: FORM. 3.00 points.

An exploration of choreography that employs text, song, vocal work, narrative and principles of artistic direction in solo and group contexts

Spring 2024: DNCE BC2563
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2563 001/00413 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Gabri Christa 3.00 21/25

DNCE BC2564 DANCE COMPOSITION: CONTENT. 3.00 points.

Continued study of choreography as a communicative performing art form. Focuses on the exploration of ideas and meaning. Emphasis is placed on the development of personal style as an expressive medium and unity of style in each work. Group as well as solo compositions will be assigned

Fall 2023: DNCE BC2564
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2564 001/00052 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm
305 Barnard Hall
Colleen Thomas 3.00 19/20

DNCE BC2565 WORLD DANCE HISTORY. 3.00 points.

Investigates the multicultural perspectives of dance in major areas of culture, including African, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, Middle Eastern, as well as dance history of the Americas through reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of a wide range of resources. These include film, original documents, demonstration, and performance

Spring 2024: DNCE BC2565
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2565 001/00424 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm
203 Diana Center
Elisa Davis 3.00 37/40

ANAT BC2573 HUMAN ANATOMY AND MOVEMENT. 3.00 points.

Corequisites: ANAT BC2574
Corequisites: ANAT BC2574 Dancers and other movers will acquire concrete, scientific information about anatomy and integrate this knowledge into their sensed experience of movement. Through readings, lecture/discussions and movement practice, students will explore: (1) structure and function of bones and joints, (2) muscles, neuromuscular function and coordination, (3) motor cognition and learning

Fall 2023: ANAT BC2573
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
ANAT 2573 001/00287 M W 10:10am - 11:25am
Ll020 Milstein Center
Chisa Hidaka 3.00 26/25

DNCE BC3001 HISTORY OF THEATRICAL DANCING. 3.00 points.

Focuses on the history of theatre dance forms originating in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. Includes reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of sources such as film, text, original documentation, demonstration, and performance

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3001
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3001 001/00053 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
302 Barnard Hall
Marjorie Folkman 3.00 29/34

DNCE BC3138 BALLET V. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3138
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3138 001/00054 T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm
110 Barnard Hall
Nicole Robertson 0.00-1.00 21/24
DNCE 3138 002/00055 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Cynthia Anderson 0.00-1.00 19/40

DNCE BC3139 BALLET V. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2024: DNCE BC3139
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3139 001/00384 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm
11 Barnard Hall
Nicole Robertson 0.00-1.00 28/30
DNCE 3139 002/00385 T Th 8:40am - 9:55am
11 Barnard Hall
Kate Glasner 0.00-1.00 21/30

DNCE BC3140 BALLET VI. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3140
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3140 001/00056 T Th 8:40am - 9:55am
305 Barnard Hall
Antonio Carmena 0.00-1.00 31/40
DNCE 3140 002/00057 F 9:00am - 10:50am
305 Barnard Hall
Ashley Tuttle 0.00-1.00 34/40

DNCE BC3141 BALLET VI. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2024: DNCE BC3141
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3141 001/00386 T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm
11 Barnard Hall
Antonio Carmena 0.00-1.00 31/30
DNCE 3141 002/00387 F 9:00am - 10:50am
305 Barnard Hall
Ashley Tuttle 0.00-1.00 28/40

DNCE BC3143 CLASSIC VARIATIONS. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3143
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3143 001/00058 M W 5:40pm - 6:55pm
306 Barnard Hall
Ashley Tuttle 0.00-1.00 7/20

DNCE BC3250 FLAMENCO. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: DNCE BC1137, BC1138, BC1332, BC1333, or Permission of instructor. Intermediate level in modern or ballet technique is required.
The study of contemporary flamenco dance technique with special emphasis on improvisation and performance. Through video and reading assignments and attendance at live performances, students will also develop a context for understanding flamenco art, pedagogy, and culture

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3250
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3250 001/00059 F 11:00am - 12:55pm
110 Barnard Hall
Nelida Tirado 0.00-1.00 13/24
Spring 2024: DNCE BC3250
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3250 001/00405 F 11:00am - 12:50pm
110 Barnard Hall
Nelida Tirado 0.00-1.00 15/24

DNCE BC3332 MODERN V. 0.00-1.00 points.

Note: This is a variable-point course (0-1 pts).

Intermediate Advanced

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3332
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3332 001/00060 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Francesca Dominguez 0.00-1.00 7/40
DNCE 3332 002/00061 T Th 8:40am - 9:55am
110 Barnard Hall
Tamisha Guy 0.00-1.00 10/24

DNCE BC3333 MODERN V. 0.00-1.00 points.

Note: This is a variable-point course (0-1 pts).

Intermediate Advanced

Spring 2024: DNCE BC3333
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3333 001/00396 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Francesca Dominguez 0.00-1.00 25/40
DNCE 3333 002/00397 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm
305 Barnard Hall
Lisa Boudreau 0.00-1.00 14/40

DNCE BC3334 Improvisation. 1 point.

Not offered during 2023-2024 academic year.

In this course we will investigate techniques from Ruth Zaporah’s Action Theater™ work, Viola Spolin’s improvisational “games,” Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen’s Body-Mind Centering®, and layered improvisational prompts created by the instructor and variations suggested by the class. Together we will create our own methods to facilitate relevant performance practices.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3334
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3334 001/00711 T Th 11:40am - 12:55pm
306 Barnard Hall
Sarah Silverblatt-Buser 1 7/20
Spring 2024: DNCE BC3334
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3334 001/00400 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
11 Barnard Hall
Caitlin Trainor 1 8/30

DNCE BC3335 MODERN VI. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3335
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3335 001/00062 T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Colleen Thomas 0.00-1.00 23/40
DNCE 3335 002/00063 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm
306 Barnard Hall
Roderick George 0.00-1.00 13/20

DNCE BC3336 MODERN VI. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2024: DNCE BC3336
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3336 001/00398 T Th 8:40am - 9:55am
305 Barnard Hall
Tamisha Guy 0.00-1.00 6/40
DNCE 3336 002/00399 T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Cecily Campbell 0.00-1.00 8/40

DNCE BC3447 TAP III. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: DNCE BC2447, BC2448, or permission of instructor

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3447
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3447 001/00064 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm
110 Barnard Hall
Dormeshia Sunbry-Edwards 0.00-1.00 10/24
Spring 2024: DNCE BC3447
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3447 001/00410 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm
110 Barnard Hall
Dormeshia Sunbry-Edwards 0.00-1.00 14/24

DNCE BC3560 SCREENDANCE:COMPOSITION. 3.00 points.

Prerequisites: Must have taken a Dance Department Composition course, have some dance training.
Prerequisites: Must have taken a Dance Department Composition course, have some dance training. This experiential, hands-on course requires all students to choreograph, dance, and film. Focusing on single-shot film-making, the duet of the camera and the dance will create an understanding of the interaction between the two, enabling students to create a final short film

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3560
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3560 001/00065 T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm
Ll020 Milstein Center
Gabri Christa 3.00 9/14

DNCE BC3567 DANCES OF INDIA. 3.00 points.

A range of dance genres, from the traditional to the innovative, co-exist as representations of Indianness in India, and beyond. Identities onstage and in films, morph as colonial, national, and global contexts change. This course zooms from micro to macro views of twentieth century staged dances as culturally inflected discourse. We review how Indian classical dance aligns with the oldest of performance texts, and with lively discourses (rasa as a performance aesthetic, Orientalism, nationalism, global recirculations) through the ages, not only in India but also in Europe, Britain and America. Throughout the course, we ask:- How is culture embodied? How do historical texts configure dance today? How might they affect our thinking on mind-body, practice-theory, and traditional-contemporary divides? How does bodily patterning influence the ways that we experience our surroundings and vice versa? Can cultural imaginaries instigate action? How is gender is performed? What are dance discourses?

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3567
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3567 001/00066 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
409 Barnard Hall
Uttara Coorlawala 3.00 19/24

DNCE BC3576 DANCE CRITICISM. 3.00 points.

This course offers intensive practice in writing on dance and explores a range of approaches to dance criticism from the 1940s through today. Starting from the premise that criticism can be an art form in itself, we ask: What are the roles and responsibilities of a critic? How do our own identities and experiences inform how we see and write? With the proliferation of dance in digital spaces, what new possibilities arise for dance criticism? Class meetings include discussion, writing exercises, and peer workshops. Assignments involve viewing performances outside of class

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3576
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3576 001/00067 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm
502 Diana Center
Siobhan Burke 3.00 16/15

DNCE BC3591 SENIOR SEMINAR. 4.00 points.

Research and scholarly writing in chosen topics relating to dance. Methods of investigation are drawn from prominent archival collections and personal interviews, as well as other resources. Papers are formally presented to the Dance Department upon completion

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3591
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3591 001/00068 Th 10:10am - 12:00pm
Ll016 Milstein Center
Seth Williams 4.00 5/10
DNCE 3591 002/00069 W 2:10pm - 4:00pm
405 Barnard Hall
Seth Williams 4.00 11/12

DNCE BC3592 Senior Project: Research for Dance. 4 points.

Independent study for research and writing (35 to 50-page thesis required).

DNCE BC3593 SR PROJECT:REPERTORY FOR DANCE. 3.00 points.

Independent study for preparing and performing repertory works in production to be presented in concert

Spring 2024: DNCE BC3593
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3593 001/00420 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am
305 Barnard Hall
Colleen Thomas 3.00 9/8
DNCE 3593 002/00421 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am
305 Barnard Hall
Marjorie Folkman 3.00 9/8

DNCE BC3607 Rehearsal and Performance in Dance. 3 points.

The course can be taken for 1-3 credits. Students are graded and take part in the full production of a dance as performers, choreographers, designers, or stage technicians.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3607
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3607 001/00070 M W 6:10pm - 9:00pm
305 Barnard Hall
Colleen Thomas, Roderick George 3 14/20
DNCE 3607 002/00071 M W 6:10pm - 9:00pm
110 Barnard Hall
Colleen Thomas, Vincent McCloskey, Irene Hultman 3 15/20
DNCE 3607 003/00072 T Th 6:10pm - 9:00pm
305 Barnard Hall
Colleen Thomas, Gabrielle Lamb 3 11/20
DNCE 3607 004/00073 T Th 6:10pm - 9:00pm
110 Barnard Hall
Colleen Thomas, MX Oops 3 10/20

DNCE BC3984 Digital Performance. 4 points.

BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).

An intensive conceptual and practice-based inquiry into the field of digital performance – the integration of computational, interactive, new media, and mobile technologies into experimental performance practice and research – its history, central concerns, scientific breakthroughs, and transformative impact on the role of the artist and on the notion of “live” art.   Limited enrolment: 15 students.

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3984
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3984 001/00288 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm
Ll020 Milstein Center
Sarah Silverblatt-Buser 4 17/20

Cross-Listed Courses - American Studies

DNCE BC2565 WORLD DANCE HISTORY. 3.00 points.

Investigates the multicultural perspectives of dance in major areas of culture, including African, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, Middle Eastern, as well as dance history of the Americas through reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of a wide range of resources. These include film, original documents, demonstration, and performance

Spring 2024: DNCE BC2565
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2565 001/00424 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm
203 Diana Center
Elisa Davis 3.00 37/40

DNCE BC2570 DANCE IN NEW YORK CITY. 3.00 points.

Study of the cultural roots and historical contexts of specific communities using New York Citys dance scene as a laboratory. Students observe the social environments in which various modes of dance works are created while researching the history of dance in New York City. Course includes attendance at weekly events, lecture-demonstrations, and performances

Spring 2024: DNCE BC2570
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2570 001/00509 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm
Ll001 Milstein Center
Siobhan Burke 3.00 22/20

DNCE BC3001 HISTORY OF THEATRICAL DANCING. 3.00 points.

Focuses on the history of theatre dance forms originating in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. Includes reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of sources such as film, text, original documentation, demonstration, and performance

Fall 2023: DNCE BC3001
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3001 001/00053 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
302 Barnard Hall
Marjorie Folkman 3.00 29/34

Cross-Listed Courses - Urban Studies

DNCE BC2570 DANCE IN NEW YORK CITY. 3.00 points.

Study of the cultural roots and historical contexts of specific communities using New York Citys dance scene as a laboratory. Students observe the social environments in which various modes of dance works are created while researching the history of dance in New York City. Course includes attendance at weekly events, lecture-demonstrations, and performances

Spring 2024: DNCE BC2570
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2570 001/00509 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm
Ll001 Milstein Center
Siobhan Burke 3.00 22/20