A log of all dance activity and concerns culminating in studio performance will be required. Admission by audition or departmental placements. 1 Credit DAN 2111 Dance History 1 Examines dance through the ages from the stone age participatory dances to the spectator dances of the Orient, the Classical period in Greece and Rome and the Early Middle Ages. Emphasis is on dance as a participatory art form. Credits DAN 2112 Dance History 2 Continuation of the historical development of dance forms in the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance into the 20th Century.
Emphasis is on dance as a spectator event in relationship to other art forms.
An introduction to Rudolf Laban's basic principles - effort, shape and space harmony. The class will explore ways of varying movement dynamics, and will assist the student in discovering the many ways that the body can shape itself and project into space. A further study of Laban's basic principles, this course provides insights into one's personal movement style and increases awareness of what movement communicates and expresses. Completion of DAA 2400 or permission of the department. An introduction to the common formal structures found in music.