Courses - Spring 2027
DANC109
Choreography I: Improvisation
Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
DANC118
Beginning Tap
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
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 course fee
DANC138D
Global Dance Forms; Yoga/Pilates for Dancers
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students Must Pay a $25 course fee
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.
DANC158
Fundamentals of Jazz
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
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
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.
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
DANC383
Dance History & Theory
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-Dance department.
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.
DANC386
Experiential Learning
Credits:
3 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Restriction: Junior standing or higher; and permission of ARHU-School of Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies department.
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
DANC420
Partnering
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-Dance department.
Elements of contemporary partnering including weight sharing, counter balancing, momentum/leverage, lifting and moving responsively.
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
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
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.
This course will focus on Dancing the Diaspora
DANC488
Project-Based Learning
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.
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
DANC689R
Special Topics in Dance; Graduate Dance Repertory
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
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.
DANC766
Graduate Movement Observation and Analysis
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.
Aspects of cultural and nonverbal analysis, developmental movement, kinesiological analysis, Laban Movement Analysis, with the goal of developing the student/teacher's ability to observe macro and micro levels of detail.
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
DANC799
Master's Thesis Project
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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