This course is designed to provide students the individualized opportunity to acquire and practice the (More) (Expand All)

This course is designed to provide students the individualized opportunity to acquire and practice the dance skills necessary for participation in dance choreography created for regional and national dance festivals, conferences and competitions. This course is geared towards the preparation, attendance and participation in the regional and national American College Dance Association Conference adjudicated competitive concerts. This course may be taken a maximum of 4 times. (Less)

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

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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Students will study dance history from ancient to modern times, beginning with tribal, ethnic and folk (More)

Students will study dance history from ancient to modern times, beginning with tribal, ethnic and folk dance and on through contemporary ballet, modern and jazz dance. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC (Less)

This course introduces elements of multiple dance genres for individuals with disabilities. (More)

This course introduces elements of multiple dance genres for individuals with disabilities. Students will explore the benefits of breath, components of weight-shifting and gravity, as well as rhythm and space. This course will encourage proprioception, mind body connection, and coordination, and decision-making through choreographic choices. This course is not open to students who have completed PEX 104D.
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This course is designed to provide a conditioning program for dance technique classes involving exercises (More)

This course is designed to provide a conditioning program for dance technique classes involving exercises from multiple dance conditioning modalities. Exercises are designed to increase dance specific body awareness, placement, and performance by increasing strength, flexibility, and endurance. This course is not open to students who have completed PEX 157.
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This course is designed to provide a complete conditioning program for the aspiring dancer or fitness (More)

This course is designed to provide a complete conditioning program for the aspiring dancer or fitness enthusiast, involving exercises based on ballet-based group fitness. These exercises are designed to increase body functioning and alignment by increasing cardiovascular health, flexibility, and muscular strength. This course is not open to students who have taken PEX 137.
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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 and movement combinations.
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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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Students will study intermediate level modern skills and will utilize basic movement and music principles (More)

Students will study intermediate level modern skills and will utilize basic movement and music principles to choreograph dance sequences.
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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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Students will study dance styles representative of different cultures and nationalities. (More)

Students will study dance styles representative of different cultures and nationalities. Introduction to many different dance forms will be explored, taking into consideration historical background, related folklore and how dance differs from culture to culture.
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This course is designed to emphasize movement fundamentals used for commercial dance work in film, concert (More)

This course is designed to emphasize movement fundamentals used for commercial dance work in film, concert dance, television and industrial shows and commercials. It offers instruction in foundational and current trends of popular dance. (Less)

This course is the study of current contemporary dance techniques with an emphasis placed on recognizing (More)

This course is the study of current contemporary dance techniques with an emphasis placed on recognizing the vocabulary and influences of multiple contemporary dance genres. Studies will include, but not be limited to, concert based forms, such as release technique, counter technique, and inversion techniques, as well as television and competition-based commercial styles. (Less)

This course is the study of Liturgical dance, with an emphasis placed on recognizing the history and (More)

This course is the study of Liturgical dance, with an emphasis placed on recognizing the history and influences of sacred and secular dance forms. Traditional and contemporary functions and practices in Liturgical Dance will be explored through the fusion of African, ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary, and hip hop dance techniques, to express theological concepts.
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Students will study partner dancing involving groups of two or more dancers. (More)

Students will study partner dancing involving groups of two or more dancers. It will serve as an introduction to the art of partnering in modern, jazz, and classical choreography. Not limited to male/female partnering, students will study choreography involving any body contact or shifting of weight from one individual to another.
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This course is an overview of Latin social dance including tango, salsa, meringue, paso doble, bolero, (More)

This course is an overview of Latin social dance including tango, salsa, meringue, paso doble, bolero, mambo and cha cha. Areas of study include movement theory, dance, vocabulary, performance, etiquette and dance history.
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This course introduces students to selected dances of Africa through the practice of steps and choreography. (More)

This course introduces students to selected dances of Africa through the practice of steps and choreography. Music and history of the dances studied with their social and religious significance in African culture are presented. Emphasis is placed on coordination of polyrhythmic body movements with the music.
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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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This course is an introduction to the history and techniques of Ballet Folklorico through a study of (More)

This course is an introduction to the history and techniques of Ballet Folklorico through a study of its multiple regional styles. The evolution of the dance, from its indigenous roots, to a fusion of Latin and European dance styles will be explored.
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This course is a continued overview of Latin partnering dances including tango, salsa, merengue, bachata, (More)

This course is a continued overview of Latin partnering dances including tango, salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, mambo and cha cha. Areas of study include performance technique, open shine work, styling, and choreography execution.
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Students will study theories and practices of dance improvisation. (More)

Students will study theories and practices of dance improvisation. Students will learn about improvisational dance strategies and structures, playing with space, time, energy, and intention.
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Students will study the basic elements of dance composition as well as learn about well-known choreographers (More)

Students will study the basic elements of dance composition as well as learn about well-known choreographers and their work. The study will include the selection of movement appropriate to the meaning of a dance, the arrangements of movement in space, the use of tempo, and the overall design of the dance and its staging.
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Students will study choreographic techniques and styles used in dance composition as well as research (More)

Students will study choreographic techniques and styles used in dance composition as well as research current choreographers and their work. The study will include the structure and phrasing of movement appropriate to the meaning of a dance. The intermediate studies will include the use of compositional structures and choreographic tools used to manipulate movement phrases for formal concert presentations on the proscenium stage and their overall effect on the dance.
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Students will study the aspects of dance performance through participation in the semester dance concert. (More)

Students will study the aspects of dance performance through participation in the semester dance concert. Emphasis is placed on improving classroom dance technique and elevating skills to a performance level.
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Prerequisite: Audition (More)

Prerequisite: Audition
This course provides structured rehearsal and performance experience through the study of a repertory of dances in the styles of ballet, modern, jazz, dance theatre, and social and/or folk dance. Students are required to participate in performances on campus as well as in the community with a culminating project that includes attendance at the American College Dance Association (ACDA) Conference with participation in their regional and national adjudicated concert competitions. This course may be taken a maximum of 4 times.
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This course is an introduction to jazz dancing techniques and styles. (More)

This course is an introduction to jazz dancing techniques and styles. Emphasis is on mastering the fundamental skills basic to jazz dance technique and artistic performance.
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This course is a continuation of the development of jazz dance techniques and style begun in TH 140 or (More)

This course is a continuation of the development of jazz dance techniques and style begun in TH 140 or DANC 140. Emphasis is on mastery of more complicated jazz dance combination patterns and their performance.
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This course is an introduction to basic tap dance techniques and styles. (More)

This course is an introduction to basic tap dance techniques and styles. Emphasis is on mastery of basic tap dance steps, rhythms, combination patterns and their performance.
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This course is a continuation of the development of tap dance techniques and style begun in TH 142 or (More)

This course is a continuation of the development of tap dance techniques and style begun in TH 142 or DANC 142. Emphasis is on mastery of more complicated tap dance steps, rhythms, combination patterns, and their performance.
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This course is an introduction to musical theatre dance styles, techniques and repertory. (More)

This course is an introduction to musical theatre dance styles, techniques and repertory. Emphasis is on mastering the fundamental skills and styles basic to musical theatre dance technique and performance.
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Students will study professional level standards of dance rehearsal etiquette and choreographic retention (More)

Students will study professional level standards of dance rehearsal etiquette and choreographic retention while experiencing the development of a concert dance piece over an extended rehearsal period.
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