Open by audition only. This is a preprofessional level of modern dance technique in which dancers will develop a high degree of technical ability and expressive range in the modern dance idiom. Open by audition only. DNC 334 or permission of the instructor. A chronological survey is made of the history of dance from the 1700's to the modern period.
Special emphasis is placed on the philosophic relationship of dance to the various cultural epochs.
This course provides the student with an overview of the movement system emphasizing the subjective control experience in dance. Methods of tuning the system including body therapies, conditioning regimes, body awareness techniques, and dance training will be reviewed and compared. The student develops extended solo, duet, and ensemble works for performance in formal and informal concerts presented by the Dance Program. Opportunities are offered for thorough study of a variety of topics which students may choose in dance. Such topics as Historical Period Dance, Ethnocultural Studies, Choreographic Projects, et cetera, are illustrative.