One topic offered each semester. Graduate students are required to take a different topic each semester. Four different topics are required for the degree. Description of topics and expectations can be found in the Dance department graduate book.

For qualified juniors and seniors. Admission by permission of the instructor and the Chair of the Department. Departmental permission forms required. May be substituted for DAN 399 with permission of the department. May be taken twice for credit.

Senior seminar is a capstone course designed to integrate 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.

This course will explore a specific idea, concept, period, person, or event important in the history and/or aesthetics of dance. Topics will vary depending on the instructor?s research and expertise. This course looks at the vast and diverse cultural and aesthetic landscape of dance in the millennium and the new breed of self-conscious and socially-conscious dance artists who insist on speaking directly to their own generation.

This course will explore a specific idea, concept, period, person, or event important in the history and/or aesthetics of dance. Topics will vary depending on the instructor?s research and expertise. This course is an in-depth exploration of salsa from theoretical and practical perspectives. Dance lessons familiarize the students with beginner to intermediate level salsa steps, targeting skills in bodily coordination, musicality, expressivity and improvisation, as well as in memorization of choreography and communication between partners.

By audition/permission only. Limited enrollment.

Audition required. Prerequisite: 317. L and P.

Rather than working from a singular movement approach, emphasis in this course is placed on understanding the dynamic relationship of both dance and yoga from multiple perspectives. We will explore how these two practices reflect, inform, and enhance each other through their anatomical/energetic organization and alignment strategies, movement logic and sequencing, and embodied awareness in motion and stillness.

Dance in the Community will train students to extend the cultural power of dance to grassroots situations and make it an important part of people's lives. Students will learn theories and techniques for using movement as a tool of communication. These skills will be taken into various community centers on campus, as well as in surrounding areas. Strong background in dance not required. Enrollment limited to 12.

This class is open to people who have completed the 100 level Tango course, or who already have competence in social Tango from previous study. We will continue and deepen the study of Tango as a social dance form, while also being introduced to Tango's performance vocabulary. We will remain focused on the lead and follow "voices" of Tango's iconic archetypes, and study Tango's styles, in both traditional and nuevo (emerging) contexts. The class will also study the creation and organization of Tango dance communities. A partner is not necessary. Wear leather soled dance shoes or bring socks.