About DNCE 2100 A
Intermediate level applied practice in contemporary dance. Emphasis on technical training, working toward expanded body awareness and strength, as well as compositional exploration. Reading, writing, and attending live performances required. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: DNCE 1100 or Instructor permission.
Notes
Prereq: DNCE 1100, or instructor permission
Section Description
This intermediate-level class focuses on contemporary movement as an art form, practice, and performance. This class will investigate a diverse spectrum of dance practices that enable rigorous and playful exploration of the dancer/body as an instrument for contemporary movement, thinking, and making.
The course will focus on and prioritize the body in motion by building strength, endurance, range of motion, efficiency, and coordination. Through exercises that hone a grounded perspective of space, time, intention, and more, we will examine movement as a practitioner, creator, and observer. We will dance from multiple points of view, examining the way we move/think about contemporary dance and relating it to the wider context of contemporary dance while deepening our own sense of self-expression, joy, and power. The course will involve concentrated beginning-intermediate-level work in contemporary dance. Theoretical issues of importance to the dancer are addressed through discourse, viewings, readings, and writings.
Section Expectation
This course is entirely studio-based, with emphasis on practice, discourse, weekly readings and writings, and frequent online and live performance viewings. Students should expect to spend 2-4 hours a week on coursework outside of class, with additional time for specific presentations and finals. All assigned readings will be available via PDF through BrightSpace.
Evaluation
Evaluations for this course are cumulative and based on attendance, active participation, and completion of all formal assignments: readings, writings, performance viewings, and class presentations.
Grading Rubric:
40% Active Class Participation
20% Readings, Performances
20% Essay #1, 2
20% Presentations
Important Dates
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| Last Day to Drop | |
| Last Day to Withdraw with 50% Refund | |
| Last Day to Withdraw with 25% Refund | |
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