Dance (DNCE)
College of Arts and Humanities
DNCE 121 Beginning Ballet Technique (3) Introduction
to classical ballet technique. AH1
DNCE 122 Continuing Ballet Technique (3) Continuation
of beginning classical ballet technique. Repeatable. Pre: 121 or
consent. AH1
DNCE 131 Beginning Modern Dance Technique (3) Introduction
to modern dance technique. Repeatable. AH1
DNCE 132 Continuing Modern Technique (3) Continuation
of beginning modern dance technique. Repeatable. Pre: 131 or consent. AH1
DNCE 141 Beginning Jazz Technique (3) Introduction
to beginning jazz technique.
DNCE 142 Continuing Jazz Technique (3) Continuation
of beginning jazz technique. Repeatable. Pre: 141 or consent.
DNCE 150 Introduction to Dance (3) Survey the
development of major dance styles and their relationship to contemporary
choreography. AH1
DNCE 151 Music Theory for Dancers (3) Elements
of music and relationship to dance; emphasis on rhythmic analysis. (Alt.
years)
DNCE 152 Music Theory for Dancers (3) Elements
of music and relationship to dance; emphasis on form and literature.
Pre: 151 or consent. (Alt. years)
DNCE 186 (Alpha) Individual Dance Instruction (1) Instruction
at introductory level. Representative works. (B) Japanese; (C) Korean;
(D) Philippine; (E) Okinawan; (F) Indian. Pre: audition or consent.
DNCE 221 Low Intermediate Ballet Technique (3) Low
intermediate ballet technique. Repeatable. Pre: 122 or consent.
DNCE 222 Low Intermediate Ballet Technique (3) Low
intermediate ballet technique. Repeatable. Pre: 221 or consent.
DNCE 231 Low Intermediate Modern Technique (3) Low
intermediate modern dance technique. Repeatable. Pre: 131 or consent.
DNCE 232 Low Intermediate Modern Technique (3) Low
intermediate modern dance technique. Repeatable. Pre: 231 or consent.
DNCE 250 Dance Production (3) Survey of
historical, theoretical, and practical aspects; work in scenery,
lighting, costume, makeup, and theater management.
DNCE 255 Dance in World Cultures (3) Multimedia
overview of world dance forms, with emphasis on Asia and the Pacific,
and related concepts. Pre: sophomore standing or consent. AH1
DNCE 260 Movement Fundamentals (1) Organized
somatic systems as a framework for understanding movement and dance
techniques. Required for majors. Repeatable twice.
DNCE 286 (Alpha) Individual Dance Instruction (1) Instruction
at the second level. Representative works. (B) Japanese; (C) Korean; (D)
Philippine; (E) Okinawan; (F) Indian. Pre: promotion from 186 or
equivalent by audition.
DNCE 301 Asian Dance I (V) Performance and
techniques at the introductory level. Pre: upper division standing or
consent. AH1
DNCE 302 Chinese Dance I (1) Performance and
techniques at the introductory level. Pre: upper division standing or
consent. AH1
DNCE 303 Japanese Dance I (1) Performance and
techniques at the introductory level. Pre: upper division standing or
consent. AH1
DNCE 304 Javanese Dance I (1) Performance and
techniques at the introductory level. Pre: upper division standing or
consent. AH1
DNCE 305 Korean Dance I (1) Performance and
techniques at the introductory level. Pre: upper division standing or
consent. AH1
DNCE 306 Okinawan Dance I (1) Performance and
techniques at the introductory level. Pre: upper division standing or
consent. AH1
DNCE 307 Philippine Dance I (1) Performance and
techniques at the introductory level. Pre: upper division standing or
consent. AH1
DNCE 311 Oceanic Dance I (1) Performance and
techniques at the introductory level. Pre: upper division standing or
consent. AH1
DNCE 321 Intermediate Ballet Technique (3) Intermediate
ballet technique. Repeatable. Pre: 222 or consent.
DNCE 331 Intermediate Modern Technique (3) Intermediate
modern dance technique. Repeatable. Pre: 232 or consent.
DNCE 334 Taiji (T’ai Chi) for Actors I (3) Basic
Taijiquan (T’ai Chi Ch’uan) movement training. Pre: THEA 221 and
THEA 222, or consent. (Cross-listed as THEA 334)
DNCE 360 Dance Kinesiology (3) Practical
information for dance students on diet and nutrition, anatomy, training
and conditioning, and injury prevention. Pre: 260 or consent.
DNCE 361 Elementary Labanotation (3) Elementary
theory of Labanotation with practical application in scoring and
reconstructing dances. Pre: 151 or MUS 180, or consent. (Alt. years)
DNCE 362 Intermediate Labanotation (3) Intermediate
theory of Labanotation with practical application in scoring and
reconstructing dances. Pre: 361 or consent. (Alt. years)
DNCE 370 Dance Improvisation (3) Improvisation
in dance as creative experience, as source of new movement ideas, and as
means of developing spontaneity in performance. Repeatable. Pre: 222,
232, or consent.
DNCE 371 Dance Composition I (3) Elementary
techniques and theories for creating and crafting concert dances. Pre:
370 and 231, or consent.
DNCE 372 Dance Composition II (3) Intermediate
techniques and theories for creating and crafting concert dances. Pre:
371 or consent.
DNCE 386 (Alpha) Individual Dance Instruction (1) Instruction
at the third level. Representative works. (B) Japanese; (C) Korean; (D)
Philippine; (E) Okinawan; (F) Indian. Pre: promotion from 286 or
equivalent by audition.
DNCE 401 Asian Dance II (V) Performance and
techniques at intermediate level. Repeatable. Pre: 301 or consent. AH1
DNCE 402 Chinese Dance II (1) Performance and
techniques at intermediate level. Repeatable. Pre: 302 or consent. AH1
DNCE 403 Japanese Dance II (1) Performance and
techniques at intermediate level. Repeatable. Pre: 303 or consent. AH1
DNCE 404 Javanese Dance II (1) Performance and
techniques at intermediate level. Repeatable. Pre: 304 or consent. AH1
DNCE 405 Korean Dance II (1) Performance and
techniques at intermediate level. Repeatable. Pre: 305 or consent. AH1
DNCE 406 Okinawan Dance II (1) Performance and
techniques at intermediate level. Repeatable. Pre: 306 or consent. AH1
DNCE 407 Philippine Dance II (1) Performance
and techniques at intermediate level. Repeatable. Pre: 307 or consent. AH1
DNCE 411 Oceanic Dance II (1) Performance and
techniques at intermediate level. Repeatable. Pre: 311 or consent. AH1
DNCE 421 Advanced Ballet Technique (3) Advanced
ballet technique. Repeatable. Pre: 321 or consent.
DNCE 423 Ballet Pointe Technique (1) Advanced
level pointe technique. Repeatable. Co-requisite: 421.
DNCE 431 Advanced Modern Technique (3) Advanced
modern dance technique. Repeatable. Pre: 331 or consent.
DNCE 433 Movement Workshop (V) Special
workshops in movements relating to specific departmental theatrical
productions beyond the scope of movement taught in 437 and 438.
Repeatable. Pre: 435, THEA 435, or consent. (Cross-listed as THEA 433)
(Alt. years)
DNCE 434 Taiji (T’ai Chi) for Actors II (3) Intermediate-level
Taijiquan (T’ai Chi Ch’uan) movement training. Pre: 334 or 373, or
consent. (Cross-listed as THEA 434)
DNCE 435 Movement for Actors (3) Training
actors to discover experientially the sources of movement; to teach
skills for analyzing movement for its mechanical, anatomical, spatial,
and dynamic content; and then to apply these skills in a role. Pre: 231
or THEA 222. (Cross-listed as THEA 435)
DNCE 436 Advanced Movement for Actors (3) Detailed
development of material presented in 435. Focus on Bartenieff
fundamentals and movement analysis as it applies to the physical
interpretation of theatrical roles. Pre: 435 or THEA 435, or consent.
(Cross-listed as THEA 436) (Alt. years)
DNCE 437 Period Movement Styles, 1450- 1650 (3) Movement
styles and social deportment of European societies in the Renaissance
and early Baroque periods. Pre: DNCE 435, THEA 435, one semester of a
100-level dance technique class, or consent. (Cross-listed as THEA 437)
(Alt. years)
DNCE 438 Period Movement Styles, 1650- 1800 (3) Movement
styles and social deportment of the Baroque and pre-Romantic periods in
Europe and the American colonies. Pre: 435, THEA 435, one semester of a
100-level dance technique class, or consent. (Cross-listed as THEA 438)
(Alt. years)
DNCE 439 Musical Theater Dance Forms (3) Theatrical
dance forms used in 20th-century musical theater. Pre: one of 221, 231,
or THEA 421; or consent. (Cross-listed as THEA 439) (Alt. years)
DNCE 452 Dance History I: Ritual to Theater (3) Development
of Western theatrical dance from Ancient Greece through 19th-century
ballet. Pre: upper division standing or consent.
DNCE 453 Dance History II: 20th Century (3) Development
of modern dance, contemporary ballet, and dance forms of musical theater
and film. Pre: upper division standing or consent.
DNCE 458 Field Experiences in Dance (V) Field
experiences in relevant contexts under professional and faculty
supervision. Repeatable once. CR/NC only. Pre: upper division standing
and consent.
DNCE 459 Topics in Dance (V) Readings,
research, and/or field and movement experiences. Repeatable if topic
changes. Pre: upper division standing and consent.
DNCE 470 Dance Performance (1) Performance
in various dance styles and settings. By audition only. Repeatable. Pre:
221, 231, or consent.
DNCE 471 Improvisation II (1) Advanced-level
dance improvisation. Repeatable. Pre: 370 or consent.
DNCE 480 Dance Repertory (V) Preparation
of standard and new works for performance. Repeatable. Pre: consent.
DNCE 486 (Alpha) Individual Dance Instruction (1) Instruction
at the fourth level. Representative works. (B) Japanese; (C) Korean; (D)
Philippine; (E) Okinawan; (F) Indian. Repeatable. Pre: promotion from
386 or equivalent by audition.
DNCE 490 Creative Dance (3) Dance activities
for young people. Appropriate for teachers, group workers, recreation
majors, and others working with children. Also adults with special
needs. Supervised field activities. Pre: upper division standing or
consent.
DNCE 495 Senior Project (1) Individual
choreographic project; student choreographs, performs, and oversees all
technical aspects of a creative project; tutorial. Pre: 372, senior
standing, and consent.
DNCE 499 Directed Work (V) Individual projects,
tutorial. Pre: consent.
DNCE 500 Master’s Plan B/C Studies (1) Enrollment
for degree completion. Pre: master’s Plan B or C candidate and
consent.
DNCE 651 Seminar in Dance Research (3) Research
materials and methods; preparation for thesis and scholarly research
reporting. Required for graduate concentrations in dance. (Alt. years)
DNCE 652 Seminar: Dance Theory and Criticism (3) Major
theories of dance and dance criticism; emphasis on Western ideas. Pre:
452 and 453, or consent.
DNCE 653 Dance Ethnology Seminar (3) Exemplary
studies and field research. (Alt. years)
DNCE 654 Regional Dances of Asia (3) Dance
content and historico-social context of principal dance traditions.
Repeatable. (Alt. years)
DNCE 655 Regional Dances of Oceania (3) Dance
content and historico-social context of principal dance traditions.
Repeatable. (Alt. years)
DNCE 659 Advanced Topics in Dance (V) Readings,
research, and/or field movement experiences. Repeatable if topic
changes. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
DNCE 660 Laban Movement Analysis (3) Study
and application of Laban Movement Analysis as a framework for enhancing
analytical and artistic abilities. Pre: 260 (or concurrent) and 360 (or
concurrent); or consent.
DNCE 661 Advanced Problems in Movement Analysis (3)
Advanced skills in movement analysis and interpretation of movement
scores. Emphasis on Labanotation. Repeatable. Pre: 362. (Alt. years)
DNCE 671 Advanced Choreography (3) Advanced
analytic and creative study. Pre: 372 or consent. (Alt. years)
DNCE 672 Dance Performance (V) Graduate
performance in various dance styles and settings. By audition only.
Repeatable. Pre: consent.
DNCE 679 Directed Choreography (1) Concert
choreography for selected performance settings under the direction of a
faculty adviser. Repeatable. Pre: 372 (or concurrent) or 671 (or
concurrent); or consent.
DNCE 691 Seminar in Teaching Dance/ Theater (3) Pedagogy
and classroom experience in teaching technique and theory. (Cross-listed
as THEA 691) (Alt. years)
DNCE 692 Seminar: Theater and Dance for Children
(3) Theories and methods applied in theatrical experiences with and
for children: creative movement/drama, puppetry, and theater/dance. Pre:
one of 490, THEA 470, THEA 474, or THEA 476. (Cross-listed as THEA 779)
DNCE 693 Internship: Youth Theater/ Dance (V) Supervised
leadership experiences in dance/theater program with children. Students
spend nine hours per week in supervised setting and three hours in
weekly class meeting. Pre: 490, THEA 470, or THEA 476; or consent.
(Cross-listed as THEA 693)
DNCE 695 Dance Colloquium (1) Forum for
presentation and discussion of current intellectual and artistic
activities in the dance field. Repeatable three times. Pre: consent.
DNCE 699 Directed Reading and Research (V) Individual
projects: tutorial. Pre: consent.
DNCE 700 Thesis Research (V)
DNCE 790 Issues in Youth Theater (3) Examination
of current issues, problems, and future directions in curriculum theory
and design as it applies to theater and dance education. Pre: one of
490, THEA 470, or THEA 474; or consent. (Cross-listed as THEA 778)
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