Intermediate Hip Hop

This course journeys through time and allows students to experience in their own bodies the evolution of Hip hop from its social dance roots to the contemporary phenomenon of commercial choreography that Hip hop has become. Using film and text in addition to studio work, this class creates a framework from which to understand and participate in the global culture of Hip hop dance. May be taken twice for a total of four credits. Enrollment limited to 30.

Intermediate Tap

This course is structured to deepen students' relationship to the art of tap dance. The course focuses on refining technical and improvisational skills. In addition, the course delves into the historical and cultural context of the art form. Specifically, students hone their practice of technical building blocks e.g. shuffles, paddle-and-rolls, pull backs, rhythm turns, and wings. Students also experiment with various time signatures, polyrhythms, tones, volumes, and tempos to familiarize themselves with the complexities possible in the form.

Intermediate Ballet 1

Intermediate study of the principle and vocabularies of classical ballet. Class covers both Barre and Center. The primary concepts from the beginning study are developed: body alignment, development of whole-body movement, musicality and embodiment of performance style. All types of turns and various jumps are developed, both petit and grand allegro. Two to three semesters at the intermediate level are recommended before auditioning for Advanced levels. Prerequisite: DAN 121 or equivalent. May be repeated up to three times. Enrollment limited to 25.

Intermediate Repertory

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. May be taken three times for credit. Audition required. Instructor permission required.

Intermediate Repertory

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. May be taken three times for credit. Audition required. Instructor permission required.

Dance Production

A laboratory course based on the preparation and performance of department productions. Students may elect to fulfill course requirements from a wide array of production related responsibilities, including stage crew. It may not be used for performance or choreography. Students who wish to register for two credits in the same semester should register for two separate sections of DAN 200. Restrictions: May be taken four times for credit, with a maximum of two credits per semester.

Dance Production

A laboratory course based on the preparation and performance of department productions. Students may elect to fulfill course requirements from a wide array of production related responsibilities, including stage crew. It may not be used for performance or choreography. Students who wish to register for two credits in the same semester should register for two separate sections of DAN 200. Restrictions: May be taken four times for credit, with a maximum of two credits per semester.

Dance History: Politicl Bodies

This course 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.
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