Dance

Dance I is an introductory course to the study of dance. Student learning includes opportunities to develop kinesthetic awareness, proper body alignment, strength, flexibility, general dance principles and dance history/connections. This course focuses on the development of a basic understanding of dance as an art and of dance vocabulary and is appropriate for students with little to no formal dance training.

Course code: 920101R RS1 Dance I

Dance II follows Dance I and emphasizes students' acquisition of beginning to intermediate movement skills and refined motor control through the study of dance technique(s) such as ballet, jazz or modern. Student learning includes opportunities to develop kinesthetic awareness, proper body alignment, strength, flexibility, dance principles and dance history/connections. This course should be taken by students who have built at least a basic understanding of beginning dance vocabulary.

Course code: 920201R RS1 Dance II

Dance III follows Dance II and emphasizes students’ acquisition of intermediate movement skills and refined motor control through the study of dance technique(s) such as ballet, jazz or modern. Student learning includes opportunities to develop kinesthetic awareness, proper body alignment, strength, flexibility, dance principles and dance history/connections. Students in this course should participate in performances or demonstrations

Course code: 920301R RS1 Dance III

Dance IV follows Dance III and emphasizes students’ acquisition of intermediate to advanced movement skills and refined motor control through the study of dance technique(s) such as ballet, jazz or modern. Student learning includes opportunities to develop kinesthetic awareness, proper body alignment, strength, flexibility, dance principles and dance history/connections. Students in this course should participate in performances or demonstrations and begin to develop their own choreography. May be repeated for credit with instructor approval.

Course code: 920401R RS1 Dance IV