This course offers study styles, artists, and the cultural/historical characteristics of dance as an (More) (Expand All)

This course offers study styles, artists, and the cultural/historical characteristics of dance as an art form and social expression. Topics for study will include current events, and popular trends. Materials are presented through lectures, video examples, class discussion, and attendance at live dance concerts.
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This course is a study in dance history from ancient to modern times, beginning with tribal, ethnic and (More)

This course is a study in dance history from ancient to modern times, beginning with tribal, ethnic and folk dance and on through contemporary ballet, modern, jazz, and contemporary dance.
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Students will be introduced to the study of beginning dance movement through a variety of dance styles. (More)

Students will be introduced to the study of beginning dance movement through a variety of dance styles. For each dance form, proper body alignment, technique and aesthetics of the dance style will be presented in a dance class format, including technical warm ups, movement combinations, and appropriate dance class etiquette.
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Students will study basics of ballet terminology and technique. (More)

Students will study basics of ballet terminology and technique. Emphasis is on body alignment, coordination and musicality.
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Students will study the advanced terminology and technique of classical ballet. (More)

Students will study the advanced terminology and technique of classical ballet.
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Students will study the advanced terminology and technique of classical ballet. (More)

Students will study the advanced terminology and technique of classical ballet.
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This course is designed to continue the development of technical ballet skills with emphasis on developing (More)

This course is designed to continue the development of technical ballet skills with emphasis on developing physical and artistic expression through the execution of classical and contemporary variations.
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Students will study the expressive body movements in a creative art form. (More)

Students will study the expressive body movements in a creative art form. Emphasis will be on developing modern dance skills and technique as well as conditioning the body by improving posture, flexibility, strength, and coordination.
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This course is an introduction to intermediate level modern dance technique. (More)

This course is an introduction to intermediate level modern dance technique. Instruction will include movement activities based on classical and contemporary intermediate level modern dance styles. Emphasis will be placed on developing a greater awareness of body alignment; increasing strength and flexibility; learning intermediate modern dance terminology; gaining a deeper understanding of music and rhythm in connection to movement; and developing an appreciation of modern dance as an art form through active experience.
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Students will study advanced level modern dance skills with an emphasis placed on learning the vocabulary (More)

Students will study advanced level modern dance skills with an emphasis placed on learning the vocabulary and techniques of the main classical modern dance techniques including, but not limited to, Martha Graham, Lester Horton, Jose Limon, and Merce Cunningham.
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This course is designed to emphasize movement fundamentals used in the dance industry for dance work (More)

This course is designed to emphasize movement fundamentals used in the dance industry for dance work in film, television, and online. It offers instruction in foundational and current commercial dance forms.
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This course covers the various forms of beginning hip hop dance including a basic history of hip hop (More)

This course covers the various forms of beginning hip hop dance including a basic history of hip hop dance and the aligned movement vocabulary, terminology, and social/theatrical codifications.
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This course encompasses the study of today's evolving hip hop dance trends and includes a contemporary (More)

This course encompasses the study of today's evolving hip hop dance trends and includes a contemporary history of hip hop dance. Study will focus on the current movement styles and include the vocabulary, terminology, and social/theatrical codifications as it is demonstrated in formal (theater) and informal (studio) settings.
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