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DNCE BC 2501x
Biomechanics for the Dancer: Theory and Practice
Links conditioning skills, movement therapies, and neuromuscular
patterning through the process of building strength, alignment,
and awareness in essential musculature needed for foundational
work in ballet and other forms of dance. —S. Pillars
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of dance technique
in ballet or modern.
3 points.
DNCE BC 2555x, y (Modern
Dance), 2556
Ensemble Dance Repertory
The study and performance of choreography using three approaches:
learning excerpts from the repertoire of selected choreographers,
analyzing through reconstruction of classic repertory works,
and understanding the choreographic process by working in a
creation from initial concept to finished dance. —D. Foreman
(Spring)
Prerequisite: Intermediate level
technique and permission of Instructor.
3 points.
DNCE BC 2557
Evolution of Spanish Dance Style
Study of Spanish dance and music from late 17th century to the
present. Dance and music styles including castanet technique.
Through historical documents, students will experience the cultural
history of Spain. Research paper and presentation required. -G. Marina
Prerequisite: BC 3250x or permission of the instructor.
3 points. Not offered 2005–06.
DNCE
BC 2561y
Applied Anatomy for Human Movement
Focuses on physical sciences that relate to human movement and
emphasizes functional anatomy. Topics include skeletal structure,
physics of dance, muscular balance, and improving movement potential. —C. Hidaka
3 points.
DNCE BC 2562x
Movement Analysis
An introduction to the theories and methods of movement analysis,
focusing on its application to dance performance and research.
Through lectures, readings, integrative movement exercises,
and observation labs, students will learn to analyze and describe
the qualitative aspects of human movement; to notate movement
in motif writing; and to refine their ability to move efficiently
and expressively. —P. Scolieri
Prerequisite:
An intermediate or advanced dance technique course or permission
of the instructor.
3 points.
DNCE BC 2563x
Dance Composition: Form
The study of choreography as a creative art. The development
and organization of movement materials according to formal principles
of composition in solo and duet forms. Applicable to all styles
of dance. —M. Cochran, K. Wolfangle
Prerequisite:
Permission of Instructor.
3 points.
DNCE BC 2564y
Dance Composition: Content
Continued study of choreography as a communicative performing
art. This semester of dancemaking focuses on the exploration
of ideas and meaning. Emphasis is placed on the development
of personal style as an expressive medium, and on unity of style
in each work. Group as well as solo compositions will be assigned. —David Parker
3 points.
DNCE BC 2565x
World Dance History
A survey of the major dance traditions of Africa, Asia, Europe,
India, the Middle East, and the Americas. Lectures and discussions
address primary written and visual sources, ethnographic and
documentary films, workshops, and performances. —A. Gittens
3 points.
DNCE BC 2567x
Music for Dance
A study of musicianship and musical literacy in relation to
dance. Using computer software, drumming studies, score and
audio-visual analyses students will learn to identify the compositional
elements of dance music with a multi-cultural emphasis. Presentation
of individual and collective research in written and performance
format. —G. Obermayer
3 points.
DNCE BC 2570x, y
Dance in New York City
A study of the cultural roots and historical contexts of specific
communities using New York City’s dance scene as a laboratory.
Students will observe the social environments in which various
modes of dance works are created while researching the history
of dance in New York City. —K. Glasner, L. Gennaro
3 points. Fee: $150.
DNCE BC 2572
Techniques for Performance
This course explores specific techniuqes dancers utilize to cultivate performance: inherent qualities of the stage space, visual, physical and emotional focus, movement dynamics and texture, and the use of imagery, sets and fabric. This course will also deepen one's awareness of these elements from a choreographic and directorial perspective. - D. Foreman
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor..
3 points
DNCE BC 2580y
Tap as An American Art Form
Studio/lecture format focuses on tap technique, repertory, improvisation;
and the development of tap explored through American history,
jazz music, films, videos, and biographies. -M. Morrison
Prerequisite:
DNCE BC 1446 or equivalent experience.
—M. Morrison
3 points.
DNCE BC 3000y
From the Page to the Dance Stage
The study of dance works which have their origins in the written
word. Topics considered include: Is choreography a complete
act of creative originality? Which literary genres are most
often transformed into dance pieces? Why are some texts privileged
with dance interpretation(s) and others are not? —M. Aloff
3 points.
DNCE BC 3001y
Western Theatrical Dance from the Renaissance to the 1960's
Focuses on the history of theatre dance forms originating in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. Includes reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of sources such as film, text, original documentation, demonstration, and performance. —L. Garafola
3 points.
DNCE BC 3565 y
Group Forms: Advanced Dance Composition
Advanced study in dance composition to include the creation
of a trio, quartet, and quintet. Issues of structure and modes
of expression will be addressed as they relate to ensemble choreography.
Techniques employed by contemporary choreographers will be explored.
Students will be encouraged to participate in music, architectural,
and visual arts collaborations.—C.Thomas
Prerequisite: Two semesters of dance composition or permission
of the instructor.
3 points.
DNCE BC 3567
Dance in Asia
Focus on the major dance genres and personalities in East Asia-China,
Korea, and Japan—from two aspects: (1) continuity of traditional
forms, with emphasis on the social, economic, and historical
factors in their development; and (2) changes that have occurred
from within and from outside the traditions. -U. Coorlawala
3 points.
DNCE BC 3570y
Latin American and Caribbean Dance: Identities in Motion
Examines the features of Latin American and Caribbean dance
forms to uncover the ways in which dancing shapes national,
racial, and gender identity. —P. Scolieri
3 points.
DNCE BC 3571x
Solo Repertory: Performance Styles
The study of solo excerpts from classical ballet and/or modern
dance repertory and the presentation of individual research
in both written and performance format. Emphasis will be placed
on the role that the dancer must play to facilitate the realization
of the choreographer’s concept. —D. Foreman
Prerequisite: Intermediate level technique and
permission of instructor.
3 points.
DNCE BC 3572y
Dance Production
The rigorous study of the visual elements of dance design through
aesthetic and critical evaluation of lighting, costume, and
scenographic techniques as they relate to specific dance repertory
works. —Staff
3 points.
DNCE BC 3574x
Seminar on Contemporary Choreographers and Their Works
Explores modern/contemporary dance in the United States and
Europe since the 1960's. Major units are devoted to the Judson
Dance Theater and its postmodernist aftermath, Tanztheater and
European dance revisionism, and African-American dance and the
articulation of an aesthetic of cultural hybridity.
3 points.
DNCE BC 3576y
Dance Criticism
Intensive practice in writing about dance. Readings drawn from
19th- and 20th-century criticism. Observation includes weekly
performances and classroom videotape sessions. —M. Aloff
3 points.
DNCE BC
3577y
Performing the Political: Embodying Change in American Performance
An examination of ways in which political and social ideologies
are embedded in American performance of the last 75 years. Topics
include venues designed to support traditional values, as well
as to propagandize, such as pageantry, worker’s theatre
and dance, and performance art. Reading and viewing assignments. -P. Scolieri
3 points.
DNCE BC 3578x
Traditions of African-American Dance
Traces the development of African-American dance, emphasizing
the contribution of black artists and the influence of black
traditions on American theatrical dance. Major themes include
the emergence of African-American concert dance, the transfer
of vernacular forms to the concert stage, and issues of appropriation,
cultural self-identification, and artistic hybridity. –L. Garafola
3 points.
DNCE BC 3583y
Gender and Historical Memory in American Dance of the 1930's to the Early 1960's
Seminar poses the question of why so many women dancer/choreographers of the 1930's - to the early 1960's, including relativity well-known ones, have ended up as peripheral rather than central players in what has become the master narrative of a crucial era of the recent dance past. - L. Garafola
3 points.
DNCE BC 3590x, y
Rehearsal and Performance in Dance
Students take part in the full production of a dance as performers,
choreographers, designers, or stage technicians. —Guest Artists
Prerequisite: Audition.
Subject to cap on studio credit. Can be taken more than once
for credit up to a maximum of 3 credits a semester.
1–3 points.
DNCE BC 3591x
Senior Seminar in Dance
Research and scholarly writing in chosen topics relating to
dance. Methods of investigation will be drawn from prominent
archival collections and personal interviews, as well as other
resources. Papers will be formally presented to the Dance Department
upon completion. —L. Garafola
4 points.
DNCE BC 3592x, y
Senior Project: Research for Dance
Independent study for research and writing (35-50–page
thesis required). —L. Garafola
3 points.
DNCE BC 3593x, y
Senior Project: Repertory for Dance
Independent study for preparing and performing repertory works
in production to be presented in concert. —M. Cochran
3 points.
DNCE BC 3982
Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes and Its World
Examines the multifaceted revolution of Serge Diaghilev’s
Ballet Russes and its impact on dance, music, theatre, and visual
arts in the opening decades of the 20th century. Outstanding
works such as Petrouchka, The Rite of Spring, Parade, Les Noces,
and Prodigal Son, studied in depth, with an emphasis on artistic
collaboration and the remaking of traditional dance language.
—L. Garafola
Prerequisite: Introductory course
in dance, music, theatre history, 20th century art history or
permission of the instructor.
3 points. Not offered
in 2005–06.
DNCE 2575
Choreography for the American Musical
Examination of a uniquely American art form, this course explores the history and evolution of American Musical Theater dance with special focus on the period known as "The Golden Era." Analysis of the genre's most influential choreographers (including Balanchine, de Mille, Robbins), their systems, methodolgies and fusion of high and low art on the commercial stage. -L Gennaro
3 points
DNCE 3575
George Balanchine and the Reinvention of Modern Ballet
This course examines the life and major work of Balanchine, founder of the New York City Ballet, tracing his development as an artist, his landmark collaborations with Stravinsky, his role in defining modern ballet style and his reinvention of the modern ballerina. - L. Garafola
3 points
MUSI V2170
Music and Dance from Romanticism to Mark Morris
An exploration of the music-dance relationship from Romanticism to Mark Morris. Specific topics to include Romanticism, Tchaikovsky, the Ballets Russes, Copland-Graham, Stravinsky-Balanchine, jazz/African-American traditions, Cage-Cunningham, and Mark Morris. - L. Garafola/Karen Henson
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