Dance
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.
Professor: Paul A. Scolieri (Chair & Director of Undergraduate Studies)
Professor of Professional Practice: Colleen Thomas-Young
Associate Professor of Professional Practice: Marjorie Folkman
Associate Professor of Professional Practice: Gabri Christa
Assistant Professor: Seth Williams
Senior Associate: Katie Glasner
Adjunct Faculty: Cynthia Anderson, Jennifer Archibald, Rebecca Bliss, Siobhan Burke, Maguette Camara, Antonio Carmena, Uttara Coorlawala, Allison Easter, Caroline Fermin, Chisa Hidaka, Katiti King, Melinda Marquez, Jodi Melnick, Vincent McCloskey, Carol Teitelbaum, Caitlin Trainor, Ashley Tuttle
Technical Director and Lighting Designer: Tricia Toliver
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:
Code | Title | Points |
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Dance History | ||
The following two courses in Dance History must be completed before the fall of the senior year: | ||
DNCE BC2565 | World Dance History | 3 |
DNCE BC3001 | HISTORY OF THEATRICAL DANCING | 3 |
Movement Science | ||
Select one or more of the following: | ||
DNCE BC2501 | BIOMECHANICS FOR THE DANCER | 3 |
DNCE BC2562 | Movement Analysis | 3 |
Composition | ||
One course in Composition must be completed before the fall of the senior year. | ||
DNCE BC2564 | Dance Composition: Content | 3 |
DNCE BC3565 | Composition: Collaboration and the Creative Process | 3 |
DNCE BC3566 | Composition: Site Specific and Experimental Methods | 3 |
DNCE BC2563 | Dance Composition: Form | 3 |
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: | ||
DNCE BC3591 | Senior Seminar in Dance | 4 |
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 | |
DNCE BC3592 | Senior Project: Research for Dance | 4 |
DNCE BC3593 | Senior Project: Repertory for Dance | 3 |
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 | ||
Choreography for the American Musical | ||
Tap as an American Art Form | ||
From Page to Stage: Interactions of Literature and Choreography | ||
Dance in Film | ||
Dance of India | ||
Latin American and Caribbean Dance: Identities in Motion | ||
George Balanchine and the Reinvention of Modern Ballet | ||
DANCE CRITICISM | ||
Performing the Political: Embodying Change in American Performance | ||
Traditions of African-American Dance | ||
History of Social Dancing: Dance Crazes from the Waltz to Flash Mobs | ||
Gender and Historical Memory in American Dance of the 1930's to the Early 1960's | ||
Performing the Political: Embodying Change in American Performance | ||
Inventing American Modern Dance: Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn | ||
Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and Its World | ||
Studio/Performance: | ||
Ensemble Dance Repertory (Modern Dance) | ||
Ensemble Dance Repertory: Ballet | ||
Evolution of Spanish Dance Style | ||
Tap Ensemble | ||
Music for Dance | ||
Solo Repertory: Performance Styles | ||
Rehearsal and Performance in Dance and Rehearsal and Performance 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 in Dance 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 Senior 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
Dance Courses
DNCE BC1135 Ballet, I: Beginning. 1 point.
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Fall 2022: DNCE BC1135
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 1135 | 001/00477 | M W 9:00am - 10:00am 11 Barnard Hall |
Kate Glasner | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE 1135 | 002/00479 | T Th 9:00am - 10:00am 110 Barnard Hall |
Vincent McCloskey | 1 | 0/12 |
DNCE BC1136 Ballet, I: Beginning. 1 point.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC1136
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 1136 | 001/00646 | T Th 9:00am - 10:00am 11 Barnard Hall |
Vincent McCloskey | 1 | 22/24 |
DNCE 1136 | 002/00647 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 11 Barnard Hall |
Vincent McCloskey | 1 | 23/24 |
DNCE 1136 | 003/00700 | F 1:00pm - 2:50pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Juan Rodriguez | 1 | 33/33 |
DNCE BC1137 Ballet, II: Advanced Beginning. 1 point.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC1137
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 1137 | 001/00480 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 11 Barnard Hall |
Kate Glasner | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE 1137 | 002/00481 | T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Marjorie Folkman | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE BC1138 Ballet, II: Advanced Beginning. 1 point.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC1138
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 1138 | 001/00648 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 11 Barnard Hall |
Kate Glasner | 1 | 23/22 |
DNCE 1138 | 002/00649 | T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Marjorie Folkman | 1 | 26/32 |
DNCE BC1247 Jazz, I: Beginning. 1 point.
Prerequisites: BC1137, BC1138, BC1332, or BC1333. Intermediate level in modern or ballet technique is required.
DNCE BC1248 Jazz, I: Beginning. 1 point.
Prerequisites: BC1137, BC1138, BC1332, or BC1333. Intermediate level in modern or ballet technique is required.
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
Spring 2022: DNCE BC1250
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 1250 | 001/00650 | M W 11:40am - 12:55pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Jennifer Archibald | 0.00-1.00 | 20/33 |
Fall 2022: DNCE BC1250
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
DNCE 1250 | 001/00483 | M W 11:40am - 12:55pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Jennifer Archibald | 0.00-1.00 | 0/20 |
DNCE BC1330 Modern, I: Beginning Modern Dance. 1 point.
Open to all beginning dancers.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC1330
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 1330 | 001/00488 | M W 9:00am - 10:00am 305 Barnard Hall |
Caroline Fermin | 1 | 0/31 |
DNCE 1330 | 002/00556 | M W 11:40am - 12:55pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Caitlin Trainor | 1 | 0/31 |
DNCE BC1331 Modern, I: Beginning Modern Dance. 1 point.
Open to all beginning dancers.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC1331
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 1331 | 001/00651 | M W 9:00am - 10:00am 305 Barnard Hall |
Caroline Fermin | 1 | 34/36 |
DNCE 1331 | 002/00652 | M W 11:40am - 12:55pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Caitlin Trainor | 1 | 17/22 |
DNCE BC1332 Modern, II: Advanced Beginning Modern Dance. 1 point.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC1332
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 1332 | 001/00557 | M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Caitlin Trainor | 1 | 0/31 |
DNCE 1332 | 002/00558 | T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Gabri Christa | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE BC1333 Modern, II: Advanced Beginning Modern Dance. 1 point.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC1333
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 1333 | 001/00653 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Gabri Christa | 1 | 21/33 |
DNCE BC1445 TAP I. 0.00-1.00 points.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC1445
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 1445 | 001/00559 | M 1:10pm - 2:25pm 110 Barnard Hall |
Dormeshia Sunbry-Edwards | 0.00-1.00 | 0/12 |
DNCE BC1820 Yoga for Dancers. 0.00-1.00 points.
The study of yoga to deepen and complement dance training and performance. Focusing on principles and practices of Hatha yoga, students will learn to integrate approaches to breathing, alignment, posing, and flow into their own movement practice
DNCE BC2137 Ballet, III: Intermediate. 1 point.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC2137
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2137 | 001/00560 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Cynthia Anderson | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE 2137 | 002/00561 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 305 Barnard Hall |
Antonio Carmena | 1 | 0/31 |
DNCE BC2138 Ballet, III: Intermediate. 1 point.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC2138
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2138 | 001/00655 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 306 Barnard Hall |
Antonio Carmena | 1 | 13/13 |
DNCE BC2139 Ballet, IV: High Intermediate. 1 point.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC2139
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2139 | 001/00563 | T Th 11:40am - 12:55pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Vincent McCloskey | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE 2139 | 002/00564 | F 11:15am - 1:15pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Juan Rodriguez | 1 | 0/31 |
DNCE BC2140 Ballet, IV: High Intermediate. 1 point.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC2140
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2140 | 001/00656 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Cynthia Anderson | 1 | 20/22 |
DNCE 2140 | 002/00657 | F 11:00am - 12:50pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Juan Rodriguez | 1 | 26/33 |
DNCE BC2250 HIP HOP DANCE & CULTURE II. 0.00-1.00 points.
Prerequisites: Intermediate level of dance or permission of the instructor. This Course introduces intermediate level students to urban dance styles, focusing on 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. The course meets twice weekly and is held in the dance studio. Prerequisite: Intermediate level of a dance form or permission of the instructor
Spring 2022: DNCE BC2250
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2250 | 001/00658 | T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 110 Barnard Hall |
Candace Brown | 0.00-1.00 | 16/18 |
DNCE BC2252 African Dance I. 1 point.
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.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC2252
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2252 | 001/00659 | T Th 10:15am - 11:15am Room TBA |
Maguette Camara | 1 | 27/30 |
Fall 2022: DNCE BC2252
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
DNCE 2252 | 001/00565 | T Th 9:00am - 10:00am Room TBA |
Maguette Camara | 1 | 0/25 |
DNCE 2252 | 002/00566 | T Th 10:15am - 11:15am Room TBA |
Maguette Camara | 1 | 0/25 |
DNCE BC2253 African Dance II. 1 point.
Prerequisites: DNCE BC2252 or permission of instructor.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC2253
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2253 | 001/00660 | T Th 9:00am - 10:00am Room TBA |
Maguette Camara | 1 | 27/30 |
DNCE BC2254 Classical Indian Dance. 1 point.
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 2022: DNCE BC2254
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2254 | 001/00567 | M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Uttara Coorlawala | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE BC2255 Afro-Cuban Dance: Orisha, Rumba, Salsa. 1 point.
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.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC2255
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2255 | 001/00661 | F 3:00pm - 5:00pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Rebecca Bliss | 1 | 26/24 |
Fall 2022: DNCE BC2255
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
DNCE 2255 | 001/00568 | F 3:00pm - 5:00pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Rebecca Bliss | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE BC2332 Modern, III: Intermediate Modern Dance. 1 point.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC2332
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2332 | 001/00570 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Wesley Ensminger | 1 | 0/25 |
DNCE 2332 | 002/00572 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 11 Barnard Hall |
Tamisha Guy | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE BC2333 Modern, III: Intermediate Modern Dance. 1 point.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC2333
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2333 | 001/00662 | M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Caitlin Trainor | 1 | 21/22 |
DNCE 2333 | 002/00663 | T Th 11:40am - 12:55pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Vincent McCloskey | 1 | 17/24 |
DNCE BC2334 Modern, IV: High Intermediate Modern Dance. 1 point.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC2334
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2334 | 001/00573 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 305 Barnard Hall |
Caroline Fermin | 1 | 0/30 |
DNCE 2334 | 002/00574 | F 1:30pm - 3:30pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Jodi Melnick | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE BC2335 Modern, IV: High Intermediate Modern Dance. 1 point.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC2335
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2335 | 001/00664 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 305 Barnard Hall |
Caroline Fermin | 1 | 30/33 |
DNCE 2335 | 002/00665 | F 1:00pm - 2:50pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Jodi Melnick | 1 | 17/24 |
DNCE BC2452 Pilates for the Dancer. 1 point.
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.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC2452
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2452 | 001/00666 | T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Allison Easter | 1 | 20/24 |
Fall 2022: DNCE BC2452
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
DNCE 2452 | 001/00577 | T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Allison Easter | 1 | 0/20 |
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
Spring 2022: DNCE BC2455
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2455 | 001/00667 | F 9:00am - 10:50am 11 Barnard Hall |
Carol Teitelbaum | 0.00-1.00 | 14/20 |
Fall 2022: DNCE BC2455
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
DNCE 2455 | 001/00711 | F 9:00am - 11:00am 11 Barnard Hall |
Carol Teitelbaum | 0.00-1.00 | 0/16 |
DNCE BC2563 Dance Composition: Form. 3 points.
The study of choreography as a creative art. The development and organization of movement materials according to formal principles of composition in solo and duet forms. Applicable to all styles of dance.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC2563
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2563 | 001/00668 | M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Gabri Christa | 3 | 24/24 |
DNCE BC2564 Dance Composition: Content. 3 points.
BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
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 2022: DNCE BC2564
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2564 | 001/00578 | T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Colleen Thomas | 3 | 0/15 |
DNCE BC2565 World Dance History. 3 points.
BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL)., BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
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 2022: DNCE BC2565
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2565 | 001/00669 | T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm 323 Milbank Hall |
Seth Williams | 3 | 39/45 |
ANAT BC2573 Human Anatomy and Movement. 3 points.
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.
Spring 2022: ANAT BC2573
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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ANAT 2573 | 001/00645 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am Room TBA |
Chisa Hidaka | 3 | 26/24 |
Fall 2022: ANAT BC2573
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
ANAT 2573 | 001/00476 | M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm 307 Milbank Hall |
3 | 0/18 |
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 2022: DNCE BC3001
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3001 | 001/00579 | M W 11:40am - 12:55pm 409 Barnard Hall |
Marjorie Folkman | 3.00 | 0/30 |
DNCE BC3138 Ballet V: Intermediate Advanced. 1 point.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC3138
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3138 | 001/00580 | M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Cynthia Anderson | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE 3138 | 002/00581 | T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Marjorie Folkman | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE BC3139 Ballet, V: Advanced. 1 point.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC3139
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3139 | 001/00672 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 305 Barnard Hall |
Antonio Carmena | 1 | 31/33 |
DNCE 3139 | 002/00673 | T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Marjorie Folkman | 1 | 25/30 |
DNCE BC3140 Ballet, VI: Advanced Ballet with Pointe. 1 point.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC3140
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3140 | 001/00582 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 305 Barnard Hall |
Antonio Carmena | 1 | 0/30 |
DNCE 3140 | 002/00583 | F 9:00am - 11:00am 305 Barnard Hall |
Ashley Tuttle | 1 | 0/31 |
DNCE BC3141 Ballet, VI: Advanced Ballet with Pointe. 1 point.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC3141
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3141 | 001/00674 | M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Cynthia Anderson | 1 | 19/22 |
DNCE 3141 | 002/00675 | F 9:00am - 10:50am 305 Barnard Hall |
Ashley Tuttle | 1 | 32/35 |
DNCE BC3143 Classic Variations. 1 point.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC3143
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3143 | 001/00584 | M W 5:40pm - 6:55pm 110 Barnard Hall |
Ashley Tuttle | 1 | 0/12 |
DNCE BC3200 Dance in Film. 3 points.
Survey of theatrical dance in the 20th century specific to film production. Five kinds of dance films will be examined: musicals, non–musicals, documentaries, film essays and pure dance recording.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC3200
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3200 | 001/00677 | Th 10:00am - 11:50am 203 Diana Center |
Paul Scolieri | 3 | 23/30 |
DNCE BC3240 SEEING THE BODY. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: Experience in any combination of Dance performance, Dance History, Art History (19th-20th C Europe/United States), and/or Urban Studies (19th-20th C 19th-20th C Europe/United States) are helpful as foundations for this course, they are not prerequisites to take this class. This course does not supplant the Western Theatrical Dance History requirement for the Dance Major.
Seeing the Body: Movement and Physicality in Modern Visual Culture will examine how concepts of movement, space, and time gained an outsized role in photographic and cinematic experimentation, typography, interior design and exhibition, contributing a “choreographic voice” to the interwar age
DNCE BC3248 JAZZ DANCE III. 1.00 point.
DNCE BC3249 Jazz, III: Advanced Jazz Dance. 1 point.
Prerequisites: DNCE BC2248 or permission of instructor.
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
Spring 2022: DNCE BC3250
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3250 | 001/00678 | F 11:00am - 12:50pm 110 Barnard Hall |
Nelida Tirado | 0.00-1.00 | 16/22 |
Fall 2022: DNCE BC3250
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
DNCE 3250 | 001/00644 | F 11:15am - 1:15pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Nelida Tirado | 0.00-1.00 | 0/20 |
DNCE BC3332 Modern V: Intermediate Advanced. 1 point.
Note: This is a variable-point course (0-1 pts).
Intermediate Advanced.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC3332
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3332 | 001/00585 | T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Colleen Thomas | 1 | 0/30 |
DNCE BC3333 Modern V: Intermediate Advanced. 1 point.
Note: This is a variable-point course (0-1 pts).
Intermediate Advanced.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC3333
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3333 | 001/00679 | M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Wesley Ensminger | 1 | 30/30 |
DNCE 3333 | 002/00680 | T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Colleen Thomas | 1 | 15/30 |
DNCE BC3335 Modern, VI: High Advanced Modern Dance. 1 point.
Fall 2022: DNCE BC3335
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3335 | 001/00586 | M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Wesley Ensminger | 1 | 0/25 |
DNCE 3335 | 002/00587 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 11 Barnard Hall |
Tamisha Guy | 1 | 0/20 |
DNCE BC3336 Modern, VI: High Advanced Modern Dance. 1 point.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC3336
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3336 | 001/00681 | T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 11 Barnard Hall |
Yoshito Sakuraba | 1 | 18/25 |
DNCE BC3447 Tap, III: Advanced Tap Dance. 1 point.
Prerequisites: DNCE BC2447, BC2448, or permission of instructor.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC3447
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3447 | 001/00682 | M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm 110 Barnard Hall |
Dormeshia Sunbry-Edwards | 1 | 12/16 |
Fall 2022: DNCE BC3447
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
DNCE 3447 | 001/00590 | M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm 110 Barnard Hall |
Dormeshia Sunbry-Edwards | 1 | 0/12 |
DNCE BC3560 Screendance: Composition for the Camera & Composition of the Camera. 3 points.
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 2022: DNCE BC3560
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3560 | 001/00592 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm Room TBA |
Gabri Christa | 3 | 0/10 |
DNCE BC3567 Dance of India. 3 points.
BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
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 2022: DNCE BC3567
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3567 | 001/00593 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 409 Barnard Hall |
Uttara Coorlawala | 3 | 0/20 |
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 2022: DNCE BC3576
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3576 | 001/00594 | Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm Ll001 Milstein Center |
Siobhan Burke | 3.00 | 0/16 |
DNCE BC3591 Senior Seminar in Dance. 4 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 2022: DNCE BC3591
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3591 | 001/00595 | Th 10:00am - 11:50am 237 Milbank Hall |
Paul Scolieri | 4 | 0/7 |
DNCE BC3592 Senior Project: Research for Dance. 4 points.
Independent study for research and writing (35 to 50-page thesis required).
DNCE BC3593 Senior Project: Repertory for Dance. 3 points.
Independent study for preparing and performing repertory works in production to be presented in concert.
Spring 2022: DNCE BC3593
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3593 | 001/00697 | T 10:00am - 11:50am 110 Barnard Hall |
Marjorie Folkman | 3 | 10/10 |
DNCE 3593 | 002/00698 | T 10:00am - 11:50am 305 Barnard Hall |
Colleen Thomas | 3 | 9/10 |
DNCE BC3602 Rehearsal and Performance in Dance. 1-3 points.
Prerequisites: Audition. Do not register for this course until you have been selected at the audition. Subject to cap on studio credit. Can be taken more than once for credit up to a maximum of 3 credits a semester.
Students are graded and take part in the full production of a dance as performers, choreographers, designers, or stage technicians.
DNCE BC3603 Rehearsal and Performance in Dance. 1-3 points.
Not offered during 2021-22 academic year.
Prerequisites: Audition. Do not register for this course until you have been selected at the audition. Subject to cap on studio credit. Can be taken more than once for credit up to a maximum of 3 credits a semester.
Students are graded and take part in the full production of a dance as performers, choreographers, designers, or stage technicians.
Cross-Listed Courses - American Studies
DNCE BC2565 World Dance History. 3 points.
BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL)., BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
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 2022: DNCE BC2565
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2565 | 001/00669 | T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm 323 Milbank Hall |
Seth Williams | 3 | 39/45 |
DNCE BC2570 Dance in New York City. 3 points.
BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
Study of the cultural roots and historical contexts of specific communities using New York City's 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 2022: DNCE BC2570
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2570 | 001/00671 | M W 11:40am - 12:55pm 302 Barnard Hall |
Siobhan Burke | 3 | 22/24 |
DNCE BC2575 Choreography for the American Musical. 3 points.
BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
Not offered during 2021-22 academic year.
Prerequisites: Suggested DNCE BC2560, BC2566, BC2570
Explores the history and evolution of American Musical Theater dance, a uniquely American art form, with special focus on the period known as "The Golden Era." Analysis of the genre's most influential choreographers (including Balanchine, de Mille, Robbins), their systems, methodologies and fusion of high and low art on the commerical stages.
DNCE BC2580 Tap as an American Art Form. 3 points.
BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
Prerequisites: DNCE BC1446 or equivalent experience.
Studio/lecture format focuses on tap technique, repertory, improvisation, and the development of tap explored through American history, jazz music, films, videos, and biographies.
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 2022: DNCE BC3001
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 3001 | 001/00579 | M W 11:40am - 12:55pm 409 Barnard Hall |
Marjorie Folkman | 3.00 | 0/30 |
DNCE BC3570 Latin American and Caribbean Dance: Identities in Motion. 3 points.
BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
Not offered during 2021-22 academic year.
Examines the history and choreographic features of Latin American and Caribbean dance forms. Dances are analyzed in order to uncover the ways in which dancing shapes national, racial, and gender identities. Focuses on the globalization of these dances in New York City.
DNCE BC3574 Inventing the Contemporary: Dance Since the 1960s. 3 points.
BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
Explores modern/contemporary dance in the United States and Europe since the 1960's. Major units are devoted to the Judson Dance Theater and its postmodernist aftermath, Tanztheater and European dance revisionism, and African-American dance and the articulation of an aesthetic of cultural hybridity.
DNCE BC3578 Traditions of African-American Dance. 3 points.
BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS)., BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
Not offered during 2021-22 academic year.
Traces the development of African-American dance, emphasizing the contribution of black artists and the influence of black traditions on American theatrical dance. Major themes include the emergence of African-American concert dance, the transfer of vernacular forms to the concert stage, and issues of appropriation, cultural self-identification, and artistic hybridity.
DNCE BC3583 Gender and Historical Memory in American Dance of the 1930's to the Early 1960's. 3 points.
BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
Not offered during 2021-22 academic year.
Prerequisites: One course in dance history/studies or permission of the instructor.
Explores the question of why so many women dancer/choreographers of the 1930's - to the early 1960's, including relatively well-known ones, have ended up as peripheral rather than central players in what has become the master narrative of a crucial era of the recent dance past.
DNCE BC3980 Performing the Political: Embodying Change in American Performance. 4 points.
Not offered during 2021-22 academic year.
Prerequisites: An introductory course in dance or theatre history or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 12 students.
Exploration into the politics of performance and the performance of politics through the lens of 20th-century American dance.
Cross-Listed Courses - Urban Studies
DNCE BC2570 Dance in New York City. 3 points.
BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
Study of the cultural roots and historical contexts of specific communities using New York City's 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 2022: DNCE BC2570
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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DNCE 2570 | 001/00671 | M W 11:40am - 12:55pm 302 Barnard Hall |
Siobhan Burke | 3 | 22/24 |