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- DNC <DANC> Dance
- DNC 110 <DANC 1101> Dance
Workshop.
This is a practical workshop in support of Dance Program concerts and activities. Duties include costume construction, backstage and front of house support, and audio/ video recording and dubbing. Special seminars in areas such as diet and health, auditioning and career opportunities and options are also addressed. Credit 1. - DNC
121 Non-majors
Ballet.
This course introduces the theory and practice of ballet. No previous experience in dance is required. Credit 2.
*Pending approval by University Curriculum Committee - DNC 122 Non-majors
Modern.
This course introduces concepts of modern dance and gives students practice in self expression through movement. No prior experience in dance is required. Credit 2.
*Pending approval by University Curriculum Committee - DNC 123 Introduction to
Jazz.
This course introduces students to the dance vocabulary and movement of jazz technique. No prior dance experience is required. Credit 2.
*Pending approval by University Curriculum Committee - DNC 124 <DANC 1204> Folk Dance
Forms.
[DANC 1222] Dances indigenous to Europe, Mexico and the United States are studied in relation to their cultural derivations. Special consideration is given to dance as a cultural and recreational activity. Credit 2. - DNC 126 <DANC 1206> Theatre Dance
Forms.
Specific theatrical dance forms such as ballet, jazz, modern dance, and Hip Hop are studied in specially dedicated sections. Credit 2. - DNC 128 Beginning
Tap.
In this course, tap technique is introduced and practiced. No prior dance experience is expected. Credit 2.
*Pending approval by University Curriculum Committee - DNC 129 Non-majors
Hip-hop.
This course gives students practice in forms of hip hop dancing. No previous experience is required. Credit 2.
*Pending approval by University Curriculum Committee - DNC 133 Fundamentals of
Ballet.
This course establishes the fundamentals of ballet, including alignment, technique, and vocabulary. It is designed for students admitted to the dance program, and theatre and musical theater majors.
*Pending approval by University Curriculum Committee - DNC 134 Fundamentals of
Modern.
This course introduces the concepts and practices of modern dance technique. It presumes no previous modern dance training, but requires acceptance into the dance, theater, or musical theater program. Credit 3.
*Pending approval by University Curriculum Committee - DNC 172 <DANC 1372> Dance as
Art.
[DANC 2303] This course is a video survey of the vast range of theatrical dance that has taken place in the twentieth century. Forms and styles covered include ballet, modern/postmodern, jazz, musical theater, tap, contemporary dance, and dance for music video. Writing Enhanced. Credit 3. - DNC 223 Jazz
II.
This course expands on the basic dance vocabulary and movements offered in DNC 123, Introduction to Jazz. Students should have basic experience in jazz dance. Credit 2.
*Pending approval by University Curriculum Committee - DNC 232 <DANC 2332> Social and Folk Dance
Forms.
Social and folk dance forms of ethnic and social significance are studied and performed in relation to their cultural derivations and historical perspectives and their use in period theatrical/concert production. Special emphasis is placed upon the importance of ethnic art forms to contemporary society. Credit 3. - DNC 233 <DANC 2333> Beginning Ballet
Technique.
This is a ballet technique class designed for incoming dance majors. It presumes no former ballet training but requires well-developed movement skills. Students who are not dance-majors must have permission of instructor or program coordinator to register. May be repeated for credit. Credit 3. - DNC 234 <DANC 2334> Beginning Modern Dance
Technique.
This is a modern dance technique class designed for incoming dance majors. It presumes no former modern dance training but requires well developed movement skills. Students who are not dance-majors must have permission of instructor or program coordinator to register. May be repeated for credit. Credit 3. - DNC 272 <DANC 2372> History and Philosophy of Dance:
1700 to the Present.
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. Writing Enhanced. Credit 3. - DNC 273 <DANC 2373> World Dance: Exploring Cultures
Through the Dance Experience.
In this course, students re immersed in the dances of one world region for half a semester, and of another world region for the other half semester. Although comparisons between two cultures will become evident, the primary objective of the course is to expose the student to two different dance styles and to use dance analysis to identify and study cultural characteristics. Guest artists lead classes and demonstrations, which include live music, costumes, and terminology. Each time the course is offered, a different set of cultures is examined. Prerequisites: Junior level standing or permission of the instructor. Credit 3. - DNC 276 <DANC 2376> Choreography
I.
The student learns to analyze the various components of design and to create basic dance studies which demonstrate understanding of dance as a craft and as an art. Prerequisites: DNC 176. A minimum of intermediate standing in ballet or modern dance, or permission of the instructor is required to register for this course. Credit 3. - DNC 333 <DANC 3333> Intermediate Ballet
Technique.
This is an intermediate level ballet technique class which presumes substantial exposure to ballet dance training. Open by audition only. Prerequisite: DNC 233 <DANC 2333> or permission of the instructor. Credit 3. - DNC 334 <DANC 3334> Intermediate Modern Dance
Technique.
This is an intermediate level modern dance technique class which presumes substantial exposure to modern dance training. Open by audition only. Prerequisite: DNC 234 <DANC 2334> or permission of the instructor. Credit 3. - DNC 335 Jazz
III.
Intermediate Jazz dance is designed for the dancer with sound foundations in jazz technique. The course will focus on developing technical skills, increasing strength and flexibility, and developing performance quality in jazz dance. Credit 3.
*Pending approval by University Curriculum Committee - DNC 373 <DANC 3373> Laban Movement
Analysis.
This course provides an overview of Laban Movement Analysis emphasizing the areas of Body, Effort, Shape, Space, and components necessary to understand and support non verbal communication. Theory, supported by experiential activities, provides the student the opportunity to better understand human movement as well as a means of acquiring efficient, expressive movement. A brief history/application of LMA is included in the curriculum. Prerequisites PHY 135 <PHYS 1305> and BIO 245. Credit 3. - DNC 374 <DANC 3374> Principles of Dance
Technique.
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. Prerequisites: PHY 135/115, BIO 245. Credit 3. - DNC 376 <DANC 3376> Choreography II. The student develops extended dance works which demonstrate advanced understanding of dance as a craft and as an art. Prerequisite: DNC 176, 276 and/or permission of the instructor. Credit 3.
- DNC 430 <DANC 4330> Repertory.
The student is involved in rehearsals in which dance works by faculty and guest artists, as well as the great masters of choreography, are staged or reconstructed in preparation for major dance program performances. Credit 3. - DNC 433 <DANC 4333> Advanced Ballet
Technique.
This is a pre-professional level of ballet technique in which dancers will develop a high degree of technical ability and expressive range. Open by audition only. Prerequisite: DNC 333 <DANC 3333> or permission of the instructor. Credit 3. - DNC 434 <DANC 4334> Advanced Modern Dance
Technique.
This is a pre-professional 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. Prerequisite: DNC 334 <DANC 3334> or permission of the instructor. Credit 3. - DNC 435 Jazz
IV.
Intermediate Jazz dance is designed for the dancer with sound foundations in jazz technique. The course will focus on developing technical skills, increasing strength and flexibility, and developing performance quality in jazz dance. Credit 3.
*Pending approval by University Curriculum Committee - DNC 472 <DANC 4372> Dance Criticism and
Analysis.
Students will view outstanding examples of choreography, read the works of major dance critics, and further develop the tools needed to critically analyze choreography. Emphasis is on writing informed, insightful, analyses of the form, content, and effectiveness of choreographic works. Writing Enhanced. Credit 3. - DNC 474 <DANC 4374> Dance
Pedagogy.
This course acquaints students in dance with methods for teaching ballet and modern dance technique, and examines the curriculum for dance established by the National Standards for Arts Education for Grades K-12. Students gain theoretical and practical experience, focusing on the use of anatomically correct and systematic approaches to developing dance skills. Class structure, design of exercises, effective communication with students, and selection of appropriate musical accompaniment are examined. Writing Enhanced. Credit 3. - DNC 476 <DANC 4376> Choreography
III.
The student develops extended solo, duet, and ensemble works for performance in formal and informal concerts presented by the Dance Program. Prerequisite: DNC 176, 276, 376 and/or permission of the instructor. Credit 3. - DNC 477 Dance and
Technology.
Dance and Technology introduces methods of integrating media technologies into the dancer’s experience in the areas of dance graphics, sound design for dance, and dance video. Students learn camera, computer and software skills that will facilitate their ability to expand creative expression, as well as enhance their ability to package and promote themselves as artists in a variety of media. Prerequisite: DNC 276, 376. Credit 3.
*Pending approval by University Curriculum Committee - DNC 478 Career Resources
in Dance.
This course is designed for the graduating dance student who is preparing to enter the job market. A major emphasis will be placed on resume building, the job search, and the audition process. At the end of this course students will create and package a portfolio that includes a resume, an audition solo, and various marketing materials.
*Pending approval by University Curriculum Committee - DNC 492 <DANC 4392> Seminar in Dance. Opportunities are offered for thorough study of a variety of topics which students may choose in dance. Such topics as Historical Period Dance, Ethno-cultural Studies, Choreographic Projects, et cetera, are illustrative. Credit 3.
- DNC 493 <DANC 4393> Independent
Study.
Opportunities are offered for individual study of an approved problem in dance. Credit 3.
NOTE: Sam Houston State University has adopted a four-digit course numbering system to become effective Summer 2011. Four-digit course numbers are indicated in the course descriptions in orange and within angle brackets < >.
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