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.

By audition/permission only. Limited enrollment.

By audition/permission only. Prerequisite: 216. L and P.

These one-credit topics are designed to give students a weekly study of a specific dance technique to augment their on-going training. Students registered for a topic in this course must have completed or be concurrently registered for a related two-credit technique class and are required to be at the high intermediate or advanced level in that technique. Dance faculty should be consulted concerning questions about level placement.

Prerequisite: 151. L.

Further examination of jazz dance principles. Limited enrollment.

Prerequisite: 121 or permission of the instructor. Limited enrollment.

A duet form of movement improvisation. The technique will focus on work with gravity, weight support, balance, inner sensation and touch, to develop spontaneous fluidity of movement in relation to a partner. Prerequisite: at least one previous dance technique course or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 10. (E)

Prerequisite: 113 and a minimum of one year of Contemporary Dance study. L.

This course offers an in-depth exploration of aesthetic and interpretive issues in dance performance. Through experiments with improvisation, musical phrasing, partnering, personal imagery and other modes of developing and embodying movement material, dancers explore ways in which a choreographer?s vision is formed, altered, adapted, and finally presented in performance. In this four-credit version, the course requires additional readings and research into broader issues of historical context, genre, and technical style.