First-year MFA students enroll in this course to fulfill the graduate dance production requirement (usually stage managing a dance concert). Enrollment in DAN 507 takes place in the semester when the student completes the dance production assignment, as scheduled by the faculty.

First-year MFA students enroll in this course to fulfill the graduate performance requirement. Enrollment in DAN 505 takes place in the same semester as the performance. The requirement is met by participating in the choreography of a Five College Dance Department faculty member (including guest artists) or an MFA thesis. Students must attend the respective auditions.

MFA students take this seminar four times as part of their coursework. Current topics include:: The goal of this course is to grow pedagogical techniques for teaching dance technique that can be used on a college or high school level. These strategies should include a thoughtful understanding of each teacher’s creative aesthetic, artistic philosophy, current passions in the field of dance and dance making, and a personal sense of the value of dance and its place in our culture.

MFA students take this seminar four times as part of their coursework. Current topics include:: This seminar explores dominant and emerging aesthetics in contemporary dance, considering the standing contributions and cutting-edge propositions of leading dance artists of today. Topics include dance in the museum/gallery, dance multimedia, dancefilm, dance dramaturgy, dance and disability, performance art, Tanztheater, dance suistainability, and dance and multiculturalism. Students to situate their own work in the landscape of contemporary dance.

Senior seminar is a capstone course that integrates dance studies through an individual research or creative project and to articulate critical analysis and feedback for peers. Required for senior dance majors and open by permission to other seniors with a serious interest in dance.

By audition/permission only. Limited enrollment.

Audition required. Prerequisite: 317. L and P.

During the first part of the semester, students in the Dancing in the Community course collaborate to create an interactive lecture demonstration of dances based on their interests and backgrounds. The program will be adapted for audiences of all ages and abilities. The second half of the semester, students will travel to various venues in the Pioneer Valley to perform. Performances will be held during the Tuesday/Thursday class period. A strong background in dance is not required but students must be interested in movement and willing to perform. Enrollment limited to 12.

Limited enrollment.

Prerequisite: 215. L.