DAN 171 excavates the artistic, social, and cultural trends that have driven the histories of ballet, jazz dance, modern dance, and postmodern dance throughout the 20th &21st centuries. The course looks critically at artists such as Isadora Duncan, Rudolf Laban, George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Katherine Dunham, Alvin Ailey, Anna Halprin, Pina Bausch, and Bill T. Jones.

Introductory study of dance composition, including movement research, spatial design, rhythmic phrasing, musical forms, and performance.

This course introduces West African dance, music and song as a traditional mode of expression in various West African countries. It emphasizes appreciation and respect for African culture and its profound influence on American culture and art.

This course is a comprehensive introduction to flamenco, a product of Spain's blended Andalusian culture. Principles of flamenco musicality and structure are combined with the foundations of flamenco dance technique. Students will study colocación (placement), estilización (stylization), posturas (postures), brazeo (armwork), floreo (handwork), vueltas (turns), taconeo (footwork), compás (phrasing), palmas (rhythmic clapping), jaleo (words of encouragement), and letras (verses).

This course serves as an accessible dance course for all students interested in dance, regardless of ability and dance experience. Throughout the semester, students are introduced to a variety of dance forms and approaches (contemporary dance, salsa, jazz/funk, improvisation). The course promotes the development of dancing skills, aesthetic appreciation, community connection and cultural literacy. In these studio classes, students learn dance techniques while cultivating physical competencies, artistic creativity and bodily expressivity as a part of a community experience.

For students who have taken Beginning Ballet or the equivalent.

For students who have taken Beginning Contemporary Dance or the equivalent.

Explores the challenge of computer vision through readings of original papers and implementation of classic algorithms. This seminar considers techniques for extracting useful information from digital images, including both the motivation and the mathematical underpinnings. Topics range from low-level techniques for image enhancement and feature detection to higher-level issues such as stereo vision, image retrieval and segmentation of tracking of objects. Juniors and seniors only. Enrollment limited to 12. Prerequisites: CSC 212, MTH 153. Instructor permission required.

Internet censorship deals with practices of information control. This seminar covers topics related to 1) the existing blocking mechanisms at different layers of the Internet protocol stacks used by network censors and 2) the broad issue of detecting the type of network interference as indicative of Internet censorship. This course will include topics such as traffic differentiation, surveillance, and blocking of content. Enrollment limited to 12. Juniors and seniors only. Instructor permission required.