Course Descriptions: DANC | UMBC Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013

Dance

DANC 100 (3.00)

Introduction to Contemporary Dance

This course examines the principles, philosophies and choreographies of such pivotal figures in contemporary dance as Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Alvin Ailey, Doris Humphrey, Paul Taylor, Bill T. Jones, Rudolf von Laban, Mary Wigman and others through regular studio classes in dance technique, readings, lectures and films.

	Course ID:	053134
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Laboratory, Lecture
	Attributes:	Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)

DANC 101 (3.00)

Dance Appreciation

This course will introduce the student to the social and cultural genres of dance in present and past societies across the globe. It will compare them in terms of movement, practices and purpose. The student will learn what the roles of choreographers, dancers, musicians and audience are and how they differ across cultures.

	Course ID:	053135
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)

DANC 106 (3.00)

Introduction To Ballet

This course examines both historic and contemporary beliefs in the context of performance through regular studio classes in classical technique, readings, lectures and films.

	Course ID:	053138
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Arts and Humanities (GFR)

DANC 110 (2.00)

Beginning Contemporary Dance Technique I

First in a series of courses that emphasize the technical aspects of and growth of students' skill in dance. This course satisfies either academic credit or one semester of physical education.

	Course ID:	053139
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Course Fee = $30.00

DANC 115 (2.00)

Jazz Dance

A high-energy movement class emphasizing proper dance technique, stylistic development and correct body alignment. All students are required to participate in a concert at the end of the semester.

	Course ID:	053140
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture

DANC 116 (2.00)

Ballet I--Elementary Ballet

First in a series of courses based on the study of classical technique. The emphasis at this level is on alignment and exposure to the basic movement vocabulary of ballet. No previous experience necessary.

	Course ID:	053141
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Course Fee = $30.00, Arts and Humanities (GFR)

DANC 125 (2.00)

Musical Comedy Dance

A survey of musical comedy dance with emphasis placed not only on proper technique, but also on performing style. Several types of theatre dance are explored during this course. All students are required to participate in a concert at the end of the semester.

	Course ID:	053143
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture

DANC 201 (3.00)

Dance History I: Cultural and Classical Forms

History of dance as a theater art form from ancient and primitive cultures through the 19th century. The course traces the development of ballet from the Renaissance and Baroque periods through Romanticism and the Russian classics. Movement classes to extend the understanding derived from reading, lectures, discussions and films.

	Course ID:	053146
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Course Equivalents:	DANC 201H
	Attributes:	Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)

DANC 201H (3.00)

Dance History I: Cultural and Classical Forms Honors

	Course ID:	100198
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Course Equivalents:	DANC 201
	Attributes:	Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
	Requirement Group:	You must have been admitted to the Honors College to take this course.

DANC 202 (3.00)

Dance History II: Contemporary Forms

History of dance from 1900 to the present. This course traces the development of modernism in dance from Issadora Duncan and the Diaghile era to the avant-garde. Movement classes extend the understanding derived from reading, lectures, discussions and films.

	Course ID:	053148
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Course Equivalents:	DANC 202H
	Attributes:	Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)

DANC 202H (3.00)

Dance History II -Honors

	Course ID:	053149
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Course Equivalents:	DANC 202
	Attributes:	Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
	Requirement Group:	You must be admitted to the Honors College.

DANC 216 (2.00)

Ballet II--Intermediate Ballet

Continued study and refinement of classical technique. Students at this level must be competent at the beginning level and ready to perform longer and more complex movement phrases. Note: May be repeated for a total of eight credits.

	Course ID:	053153
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Course Fee = $30.00
	Requirement Group:	You must have completed two semesters of DANC116 before you can take this course.

DANC 220 (2.00)

Beginning Contemporary Dance Technique II

Second in a series of dance courses having to do with the technical aspect of and growth of students' skill in dance. Recommended Preparation: DANC 110

	Course ID:	053154
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Course Fee = $30.00

DANC 230 (3.00)

Improvisation

A preliminary course in composition, designed to help the student generate a vocabulary of movement to explore dance's relationship to space, time, energy, patterns and form.

	Course ID:	053155
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Requirement Group:	You must be enrolled concurrently in one of the following courses: DANC110 or 116 or 216 or 220 or 310 or 316 or 410 or 416 or 420.

DANC 240 (2.00)

Music for Dance

Designed to develop essential music skills for performance, choreography, teaching dance, and communicating with musicians. Topics include: rhythm and meter, terminology, notation and other music-related skills, an overview of major composers and stylistic periods, with a special emphasis on the contemporary and modern periods of music and dance, and the relationship between music and choreography. Readings, lectures, listening, viewing, and in-class music/movement exercises combine to provide a breadth of experience that will expand and enhance knowledge about the myriad relationships between music and dance.

	Course ID:	100512
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Requirement Group:	You must complete DANC230 with a C or better.

DANC 252 (1.00 - 3.00)

Dance Production Lab

An elective laboratory course designed to provide the student an opportunity to gain knowledge of lighting and sound for dance through contracted departmental projects. The number of credits assigned is determined by the instructor. Note: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

	Course ID:	053156
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture

DANC 260 (3.00)

Introduction to African Dance

Course offers an understanding of the role of dance in daily life in African societies. Types of African dance are distinguished; basic movements are identified, and relationship of dance to other African arts is shown.

	Course ID:	050006
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Same as Offering:	AFST 215

DANC 280 (1.00 - 3.00)

Performance Practicum

Practical experience in rehearsing a dance for performance. Students cast in projects for DANC 400 or 460 should obtain permission to register for this course.

	Course ID:	053157
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Practicum
	Requirement Group:	You must be concurrently enrolled in DANC 216 or 220 or 310 or 316 or 320 or 410 or 416 or 420..

DANC 290 (1.00)

Independent Projects in Choreography

Required for dance majors. Students will choreograph an original group work, usually 3-5 minutes in length, for public presentation.

	Course ID:	053158
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Independent Study
	Requirement Group:	You must complete DANC230 with a C or better.

DANC 301 (1.00 - 3.00)

Special Studies in Dance

Provides for workshops and clinics in particular techniques. The course may be organized in a series of three- to six week modules depending on the type of activity.

	Course ID:	053159
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Topics:	Spcl Studies In Dance, Sp Stds: Music & Dance, Spec Stds:Beg Tap Dance, Student Dance Company, Contemp Dance Techniques, Int/Adv Tap Workshop, Spec Studies Dance: Tap, Workshop In Feldenkrais, Advanced Ballet Wrkshp, Spec Studies:Ballet III, Tap, Special Studies In Dance, Rhythmic Train For Dance, Pointe, Inter/Adv Ballet Wkshop, Inter/Adv Jazz Workshop, Inter/Adv Tap Workshop, Dance And Comm. Service, The Mind Body Connection, Entrepreneurship Dance, Spec Studies:Ballet IV, Spec Stds:Ballet III, Sp Stds: Ballet IV, Dance Prod. Workshop, Men In Dance, Advanced Allegro/Pointe, Special Studies, Feldenkrais Technique, Intermediate Hip Hop, Topics In Dance Research, Yoga, Yoga For Dancers, Alignment And Imagery, Special Studies: Jazz II, Sp Std: Beg Mod Dnc Tech, Jazz II, Inter/Adv. Ballet/Pointe, Intermediate Tap, Music for Dance, Pointe Workshop

DANC 310 (3.00)

Intermediate Contemporary Dance Technique I

Third in a series of courses that emphasize the technical aspect of and growth of students skill in contemporary dance. Recommended Preparation: DANC 220

	Course ID:	053160
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Course Fee = $50.00

DANC 315 (3.00)

Beyond Technique: The Body and Motion

This course focuses on techniques that enable dancers to move with physical awareness, efficiency, and enhanced expressivity. Study of the musculoskeletal system will provide students with knowledge of sound skeletal alignment and principles or movement. The course will introduce students to a variety of alternative modalities and approaches to achieving personal movement goals and to move fully and successfully in traditional dance classes of any style. Students will learn techniques for moving with increased range of motion, energy, joint ease, and less muscular tension. Students will explore the use of breath and methods for increasing flexibility and strength.

	Course ID:	100513
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Requirement Group:	You must complete DANC310 or DANC216 with a C or better.

DANC 316 (2.00)

Ballet III - High Intermediate Ballet

A study of advanced intermediate classical technique. Students must have a knowledge of ballet vocabulary and have demonstrated facility in ballet at the intermediate level. Note: May be repeated for a total of eight credits.

	Course ID:	053162
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Course Fee = $30.00
	Requirement Group:	You must have completed two semesters of DANC 216 before you can take this course.

DANC 320 (3.00)

Intermediate Contemporary Dance Technique II

Fourth in a series of courses that emphasize the technical aspects of and growth of students'skill in contemporary dance. Recommended Preparation:DANC 310

	Course ID:	053163
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Course Fee = $50.00

DANC 325 (3.00)

Dance and the Contemporary Arts

The study of new directions in the visual and performing arts through the perspective of dance, focusing on contemporary artistic imperatives, the artistic process, and interrelationships among arts disciplines. Students develop writing skills for critical inquiry and analysis of the arts in purpose, process and performance. The course includes a sampling of works of contemporary art, drawing upon events such as: exhibits at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, the AOK Library and local museums. On campus performances by Baltimore Dance Project and visiting Dance Companies, the UMBC music department, and guest musicians, the UMBC theater department and local theater company performances, guest lectures, and events like the Baltimore Transmodern Festival provide opportunities for experiencing live, contemporary performance.

	Course ID:	100514
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Writing Intensive
	Requirement Group:	You must complete DANC202 and DANC240 or VPA225 with a C or better.

DANC 330 (3.00)

Dance Composition I

An introductory course in choreographic methods and dance-making in which studio work, discussion and reading culminate in the creation of one or more dances by each student.

	Course ID:	053165
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Requirement Group:	You must be enrolled concurrently in one of the following courses: DANC 216 or310 or 316 or 320 or 410 or 416 or 420

DANC 331 (3.00)

Dance Composition II

A second course in choreographic methods and dance-making in which more complex structures and sequencing of movement are explored through studio work, discussion and reading, culminating in the creation of one or more dances by each student.

	Course ID:	053166
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Requirement Group:	You must complete DANC320 and DANC330 with a C or better.

DANC 340 (3.00)

Dance and Technology

Practical experience in working with a variety of technologies related to dance documentation, choreography and performance.

	Course ID:	053167
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Requirement Group:	You must complete DANC320 and DANC330 with a C or better.

DANC 350 (2.00)

Dance Workshop

Planning, composition and presentation of dances and dance demonstration, intermediate level. Recommended Preparation: DANC 220 or DANC 230

	Course ID:	053168
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Requirement Group:	You must be enrolled concurrently in one of the following courses: DANC 216 or310 or 316 or 320 or 410 or 416 or 420

DANC 356 (2.00)

Studies in Ballet

Studio work focusing on selected areas of ballet such as pointe, advanced allegro or a particular style of ballet. The specific area of study is announced each time the course is offered. Recommended Preparation: DANC 216

	Course ID:	053169
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture

DANC 390 (3.00)

Dance Production Workshop

This course is designed to develop skills in the preparation and performance of faculty choreography on an advanced level.

	Course ID:	053170
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture

DANC 399 (3.00)

Dance Practicum

Practical experience in the non-performing elements of dance production, including dance lighting, stage management, sound and public relations. Projects include student concerts and workshops. Recommended Preparation: DANC 350

	Course ID:	053171
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture

DANC 400 (1.00 - 3.00)

Independent Studies in Dance

Independent Studies in dance. Recommended Preparation: DANC 290

	Course ID:	053172
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Independent Study

DANC 410 (3.00)

Advanced Contemporary Dance Technique I

Fifth in a series of courses that emphasize the technical aspects of and growth of students' skill in contemporary dance.

	Course ID:	053173
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Course Fee = $50.00, Physical Education
	Requirement Group:	You must have completed DANC 320 before you can take this course.

DANC 416 (2.00)

Ballet IV - Advanced Ballet

Studio work in classical ballet at the advanced level. Students must have demonstrated achievement at the high intermediate level. Note: May be repeated for a total of eight credits. This course requires the permission of the department, which will require a minimum of two semesters of DANC316, and in some cases more.

	Course ID:	053175
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Course Fee = $30.00

DANC 420 (3.00)

Advanced Contemporary Dance Technique II

Sixth in a series of courses that emphasize the technical aspects of and growth of students' skill in contemporary dance.

	Course ID:	053176
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Attributes:	Physical Education
	Requirement Group:	You must have completed DANC 410 before you can take this course.

DANC 425 (3.00)

Special Topics in Dance Research

This course is oriented around a specific topic to be chosen by the professor. Topics may range from a critical examination of the work of one or more noteworthy choreographers to the dances of a specific period in history. Recommended Preparation: DANC201 and DANC 202

	Course ID:	053177
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture

DANC 426 (3.00)

Methods of Teaching Dance

Focuses on designing developmentally appropriate strategies for teaching dance techniques and creative movement to all age levels, with an emphasis on secondary education. The course will include defining objectives, constructing lesson plans and units, observations and practical experience.

	Course ID:	053164
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Requirement Group:	You must complete DANC230 and DANC320 with a C or better.

DANC 430 (3.00)

Group Forms of Dance Composition

Explorations in choreographing for two or more dancers. Studio work, videotaping, discussion, culminating in the creation of one or more dances by each student, presented in concert. Recommended Preparation: DANC 330 and DANC 331.

	Course ID:	053178
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture

DANC 450 (3.00)

Repertory

Designed for advanced students, this course, often taught by the artist-in-residence, involves the preparation and performance of a challenging work of choreography. This may be through the mounting of an existing work or the premiering of a new work. (Fall) Co-requisite: students must be enrolled concurrently in one of the following technique courses: DANC 310, 316, 320, 410, 416, or 420.

	Course ID:	053179
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture
	Requirement Group:	You must complete DANC320 and DANC350 with a C or better.

DANC 460 (4.00)

Performance and Production

Planning and presentation of a major dance production, with emphasis on elements of performance. Advanced-level students enrolled in this course can expect to take the production on tour to two local high schools. (Fall) Recommended Preparation: Two semesters of DANC 450

	Course ID:	053180
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture

DANC 475 (3.00)

Senior Projects in Dance

A course in which senior dance majors complete a project of substantial depth in the area of performance, choreography or research. Students meet in regular seminars to discuss and refine their proposals. Documentation and a rigorous analysis of each project is required. Recommended Preparation: DANC 202, DANC 331 and DANC 450.

	Course ID:	053181
	Consent:	No Special Consent Required
	Components:	Lecture