Dance students are strongly encouraged to see the Director of Dance for additional dance offerings.
An introduction to dance providing a knowledge base from which to experience dance from a variety of viewpoints: historically, culturally, aesthetically, critically, and creatively. This course takes a close-up look at the rules, messages, and meanings embodied in dance around the world. This is a writing intensive course. Students are expected to attend dance concerts outside regularly scheduled class time. Open to all students.
Introduction to the techniques of the classical ballet including alignment, positions, port de bras, and allegro combinations. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Open to all students.
Introduction to the movement techniques of modern dance. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Open to all students.
Study of the relationship between sound and movement, accompaniment and dance. Focus extends to creative and working relationship(s) between accompaniment/composer and teacher/choreographer with emphasis on practical applications of methods and understandings.
This course is designed to provide enrichment opportunities for those who undertake dance as a field of study or as recreational activity. It allows for the study of changing series of dance forms, including, but not limited to African, Flamenco, Middle Eastern, Clogging, Ballroom, Renaissance, etc.
Introduction to the style, technique, and rhythmic structures of jazz dance with emphasis on increasing movement capabilities and personal expression. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Open to all students.
Folk and ethnic dances of Europe, Near and Far East, Africa, and the Americas as they relate to concert dance. Open to all students.
Special training in tap dance skills and techniques.
Strength and alignment for dancers, using Pilates mat exercises. The class addresses areas of strength essential for dancers, focuses on breathing techniques integral to the exercises, and uses the exercises as a means to better understand and improve alignment. The course also addresses how strength and alignment facilitates more ease and efficiency in movement. To repeat the class a student must have the permission of the instructor.
This course provides a study of anatomy and dance kinesiology with a specific focus on anatomical analysis, conditioning principles and injury prevention, with special attention given to application of information to technique class, rehearsal, choreography and individual anomalies. The course prepares the student to understand basic kinesiological analysis and fundamental concepts of somatic inquiry. Co-requisite: NUTR LS1020 Foundations in Nutrition.
Guided exploration in the elements of dance for the creative development of personal movement repertoire, spontaneous group interaction, and choreographic skills.
Technique course designed to increase skill in classical ballet. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: DANC 1100 (2 credit hours minimum), or DANC 2470 (1 credit hour minimum), or by audition.
Refinement of beginning skills, emphasis on development of technical abilities and performance qualities. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: DANC 1500 (2 credit hours minimum), or DANC 2480 (1 credit hour minimum), or by audition.
Refinement of beginning skills, emphasis on development of technical abilities and performance qualities. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: DANC 1200 (2 credit hours minimum), or DANC 2490 (1 credit hour minimum), or by audition.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to explore the integration of dance and technology, specifically the use of the digital video medium.
Open to all students in the Dance Area who meet the minimum cooperative work experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits. In individual cases, this course might be considered as an elective in the Dance Major.
Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. In individual cases, this course might be considered as an elective in the Dance Major.
Students attend the American College Dance Festival Association's regional gathering to study a variety of dance forms with professionals from across the country. Students see the choreographies of peers and professionals. Students may be responsible for their own registration fees and transportation, lodging and meal costs. Prerequisite: Audition and permission.
Study of the history and philosophy of dance from lineage-based societies through the early decades of modern dance. Areas covered will include pre-Christian civilizations, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Golden Age of Ballet. Prerequisite: DANC CA/DV1010.
Study of the history and philosophy of dance in art and education from the Age of Innovation in Ballet through the Contemporary Period of history. Areas of study will include ballet and modern dance today, black dance in America, vernacular forms and dance as public art. Prerequisite: DANC CA/DV1010.
Methods, teaching techniques, accompaniment, and practical experience in teaching modern dance. This is the secondary teaching methods class. Prerequisite: DANC 2490.
Dance skills and techniques taken from the repertoire of the modern musical theatre. Special emphasis on characterization and style as demonstrated by the works of the leading choreographers of this genre. Prerequisites: DANC 1200 and 1500.
This course is designed to provide enrichment opportunities for those who undertake dance as a field of study or as recreational activity. It allows for the study of changing series of dance forms, including, but not limited to African, Flamenco, Middle Eastern, Clogging, Ballroom, Renaissance, etc.
Coordinating course designed to increase skill in classical ballet technique. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: DANC 2470 (2 credit hours minimum), or DANC 3470 (1 credit hour minimum), or by audition.
Exercises and activities to develop strength, flexibility, endurance, and technical dance skill. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: DANC 2490 (2 credit hours minimum), or DANC 3490 (1 credit hour minimum), or by audition.
Study of the elements of time and space as they are artistically significant in themselves and in organized forms of meaning in dance. Considering time and space design in related fields of music and art included as relevant to choreographic design and communication in dance. Prerequisite: DANC 2410.
Study of and experience in various approaches to the choreographic process as related to artistic concepts and to the philosophy of art as espoused by various traditional and contemporary dance artists and as developed by the individual student. Prerequisite: DANC 3500.
Supervised experience choreographing a dance for public performance. Arranged through cooperative effort of student and supervisor. Prerequisite: DANC 3510 and approval of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
Techniques for teaching creative dance and basic dance forms. Suggested for Elementary Education majors.
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to research, create and perform historic dance(s) for high school dance and theatre programs and for other interested community organizations. Some of the historic material may be reconstructed and set on our dancers by professional artists charged with the preservation and dissemination of such work. This is the first course in a two-semester sequence. This segment will deal primarily with the developmental aspects of the project: research, reconstruction, program development and preparation. Participation in the second part of the sequence, DANC 3711, is required to complete the Dance History Project. Co-requisite: Registration in a dance technique class (DANC 1100, 1200, 1500, 2470, 2480, 2490, 3470, or 3490). Audition required.
This course will build on the previous semester's work (DANC 3710) of the same academic year. This is the second course in a two-semester sequence. This segment will deal primarily with performance aspects of the project: rehearsal, refinement, performance, and outreach. Participation in the first part of the sequence, DANC 3710, is required to complete the Dance History Project. Prerequisite: DANC 3710 or instructor permission. Co-requisite: Registration in a dance technique class (DANC 1100, 1200, 1500, 2470, 2480, 2490, 3470, or 3490).
A course designed to provide opportunities for students to gain practical experience in the field by assisting in the activities of community agencies, schools, and Weber State. Prerequisite: DANC 3320 for those who plan to teach in a middle or secondary school or DANC 3640 for those who plan to teach in an elementary school.
The Moving Company is designed to give students the opportunity to learn about the various aspects of creating, rehearsing, and implementing performances off-campus and to reach the community with our dance program. The commitment is for both fall (rehearsal - 3910) and spring (performance - 3911) semesters. This segment deals with preparation and rehearsal.
The Moving Company is designed to give students the opportunity to learn about the various aspects of creating, rehearsing, and implementing performances off-campus and to reach the community with our dance program. The commitment is for both fall (rehearsal - 3910) and spring (performance - 3911) semesters. This segment deals with implementation and performance. Prerequisite: DANC 3910.
Strength and alignment for dancers, using Pilates mat exercises. The class addresses areas of strength essential for dancers, focuses on breathing techniques integral to the exercises, and uses the exercises as a means to better understand and improve alignment. The course also addresses how strength and alignment facilitates more ease and efficiency in movement. To repeat the class a student must have the permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: DANC 2250.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to explore the integration of dance and technology, specifically the use of the digital video medium. Prerequisite: DANC 2610.
This seminar will provide students with individual and collaborative study and research in the field of dance and the digital video medium. The course will cover artistic and technical forms, including, but not limited to capturing dance on the digital/video medium, choreographic processes through non-linear digital editing, audio/visual editing for dance, lighting, dance theory and criticism in the context of dance in the digital age. Prerequisite: DANC 2610.
Project oriented experience intended to coordinate student work. It will serve as guide in the synthesis of philosophy, experience, and understanding of dance as an art form and/or dance as education. This course will have an artistic or scholarly outcome. Prerequisite: DANC 3510, 3520 and senior dance major standing or DANC 3860 and senior dance major standing.
Individual work or work in small groups by arrangements in special topics not included in the announced course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. In individual cases, this course might be considered as an elective in the Dance Major.
Individual work or work in small groups by arrangement; in special topics not included in the announced course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. In individual cases, this course might be considered as an elective in the Dance Major.
Preparation and rehearsal of dance composition to be presented in concert. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for an unlimited number of credit hours.
Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. In individual cases, this course might be considered as an elective in the Dance Major.
Students attend the American College Dance Festival Association's regional gathering to study a variety of dance forms with professionals from across the country. Students see the choreographies of peers and professionals. Students may be responsible for their own registration fees and transportation, lodging and meal costs. Prerequisite: Audition and permission.
* May be repeated for credit, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
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