Attendance at recommended dance performances is required. Written reports are required. Emphasizes the practice of composition skills, clarity of movement, initiation, body articulation, and dynamics of performance. Focuses on the development of small group work and solos, including form and structure.
Attendance is required at two professional dance productions.
Written reports must be submitted. A comprehensive approach, introducing the creative and theoretical aspects of contemporary dance, with focus on improvisation toward composition. Dance studies will be designed through problem-solving experiences, exploration of resources, use of ideas, knowledge of forms, development of craft. Emphasizes the excitement of making choices and taking chances.