Courses - Spring 2026
DANC109
Choreography I: Improvisation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
DANC128
Fundamentals of Ballet
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
DANC138A
Global Dance Forms; Musical Theatre Jazz
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
DANC138C
Global Dance Forms; Pop Culture Dances & TikTok
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
DANC138P
Global Dance Forms; Hip Hop: Bounce & Rock
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
DANC148
Fundamentals of Modern Dance
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
DANC149
Fundamentals of Modern Dance II
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
DANC158
Fundamentals of Jazz
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
DANC200
Introduction to Dance
A study of dance as a form of communication and as an art form; a survey of the theories and styles of dance, and their relationships to other art forms.
DANC207
Choreography II: The Creative Process
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: DANC109.
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-Dance department.
Explorations in movement, music, words, objects, and environments through improvisation and choreographic problem solving.
Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
DANC218
Modern Dance I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
DANC219
Modern Dance II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: DANC218 and permission of department.
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
DANC228
Ballet I
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
DANC229
Ballet II
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
DANC258
Jazz I
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
DANC318
Modern Dance III
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: DANC219 an permission of department. Students must pay $25 lab fee.
DANC319
Modern Dance IV
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: DANC318 and permission of department. Students must pay $25 lab fee.
DANC328
Ballet III
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
DANC329
Ballet IV
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
DANC338C
Dance Techniques; Contact Improvisation/Partnering
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
DANC338P
Dance Techniques; Advanced Hip Hop: Street & Club Styles
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
DANC383
Dance History & Theory
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-Dance department.
Credit only granted for: DANC283 or DANC383.
Formerly: DANC283.
With a primary focus on Western concert dance from the 20th and 21st centuries, this course proposes an understanding of dance as it is situated in historical and cultural contexts. Rather than proposing a canon of "masterworks", this course interrogates choreography and other dance practices from multiple perspectives such as feminist theories, race, gender, and sexuality studies.
DANC398
Directed Studies in Dance
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg
DANC399
Practicum in Choreography, Production and Performance III
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
DANC418
Contemporary Modern
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
DANC448
Modern Dance V
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: DANC319 and audition. Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
DANC449
Modern Dance VI
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: DANC448. Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
DANC468
Dance Repertory
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
DANC485
Seminar in Dance
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: DANC483.
Restriction: Must be in Dance program; and senior standing.
Individual research leading to a presentation with written documentation of the process, serving as a culmination of undergraduate study for dance majors.
Seminar will focus on Viewing Dance.
DANC488
Project-Based Learning
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
DANC489C
Special Topics in Dance; Pedagogy as Performance
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
DANC489D
Special Topics in Dance; Screendance
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
DANC489G
Special Topics in Dance; Immersive Visual and Embodied Interfaces for Dance
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
We will explore methods for quantifying dance's kinesthetic data using motion capture technologies and other physical sensors, before focusing on translating those data into immersive visual and embodied interfaces.The goal of which is to create new ways of archiving, understanding, andexperiencing dance. Throughout the course, we will thus ask importantepistemic and cultural questions about choreographic design's role in shaping alternative ways of knowing and experiencing dance via creative mediation. Choreographers and designers are encouraged to enroll. We will be using TouchDesigner and Arduino software where prior coding experience may be useful but not mandatory.
DANC499
Practicum in Choreography, Production and Performance IV
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
DANC611
Dance Technology and Media
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies department.
Project-based development of media and technological support for dance performance, archiving, and portfolio design, development and implementation.
Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
DANC628
Graduate Ballet
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Students must pay a $25 lab fee
DANC648
Advanced Modern Dance Technique I
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
DANC649
Advanced Modern Dance Technique II
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
DANC679
Graduate Dance Performance
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
DANC689D
Special Topics in Dance; Immersive Visual and Embodied Interfaces for Dance
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
We will explore methods for quantifying dance's kinesthetic data using motion capture technologies and other physical sensors, before focusing on translating those data into immersive visual and embodied interfaces.The goal of which is to create new ways of archiving, understanding, andexperiencing dance. Throughout the course, we will thus ask importantepistemic and cultural questions about choreographic design's role in shaping alternative ways of knowing and experiencing dance via creative mediation. Choreographers and designers are encouraged to enroll. We will be using TouchDesigner and Arduino software where prior coding experience may be useful but not mandatory.
DANC689E
Special Topics in Dance; Dance Pedagogy - Dance History
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
DANC689G
Special Topics in Dance; Advanced Hip Hop
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
DANC698
Independent Study in Dance
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
DANC708
Graduate Choreography II: Collaboration; Collaborative Work
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
DANC777
Internship in Dance
Credits:
1 - 5
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be admitted to MFA in Dance; or permission of ARHU-School of Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies department.
Internship in dance advocacy, administration, education, community building, choreography, or performance with an agency off campus and with a national or international profile.
DANC779
Master's Tutorial for Performance
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
DANC784
Dance in a Global Context
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be admitted to MFA in Dance; or permission of ARHU-School of Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies department.
Topics that illuminate dance in global context and provides an overview of methods, challenges and perspectives to the study of dance cross-culturally will be considered. Simultaneously, surveys select dance practices spanning many geographical areas, and offers insight into the diverse social, cultural, religious, and political environments from which dance extends.
DANC799
Master's Thesis Project
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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