Dance

DNCE BC1135 BALLET I. 0.00-1.00 points.

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DNCE BC1136 BALLET I. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC1137 BALLET II. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC1138 BALLET II. 0.00-1.00 points.

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

DNCE BC1330 MODERN I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Open to all beginning dancers

DNCE BC1331 MODERN I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Open to all beginning dancers

DNCE BC1332 MODERN II. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC1333 MODERN II. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC1445 TAP I. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC2137 BALLET III. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC2138 BALLET III. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC2139 BALLET IV. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC2140 BALLET IV. 0.00-1.00 points.

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

DNCE BC2253 AFRICAN DANCE II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: DNCE BC2252 or permission of instructor

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

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

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

DNCE BC2332 MODERN III. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC2333 MODERN III. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC2334 MODERN IV. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC2335 MODERN IV. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC2448 TAP II. 0.00-1.00 points.

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

DNCE BC2455 FELDENKRAIS FOR DANCERS. 0.00-1.00 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

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

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

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

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

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

DNCE BC3138 BALLET V. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC3139 BALLET V. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC3140 BALLET VI. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC3141 BALLET VI. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC3143 CLASSIC VARIATIONS. 0.00-1.00 points.

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

DNCE BC3332 MODERN V. 0.00-1.00 points.

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

Intermediate Advanced

DNCE BC3333 MODERN V. 0.00-1.00 points.

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

Intermediate Advanced

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.

DNCE BC3335 MODERN VI. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC3336 MODERN VI. 0.00-1.00 points.

DNCE BC3447 TAP III. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: DNCE BC2447, BC2448, or permission of instructor

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

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?

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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