Examples of Class Topics:
Dance Survey
New dancers develop kinesthetic awareness, ideal individual body alignment, physical strength, flexibility, endurance, and care of the body while exploring various dance genres (modern, jazz, ballet, tap and folkloric/world dance).
Technique I and II
This course focuses on classical ballet, modern, and jazz techniques. Students continue to develop kinesthetic awareness, individual body alignment, physical strength, flexibility, endurance and care of the body.
Tap
Dancers learn movement vocabulary and terminology appropriate for their tap level. Students learn to isolate the ankle, knee and hip joints to execute movement efficiently.
Repertoire I and II
This class is often taken in conjunction with Technique I or II. As a performance course, students focus on style, artistry, efficiency of movement, recall and learning choreography within the genres of ballet, modern, contemporary and jazz for seasonal concert opportunities.
Dance Company
This course is available for the dedicated dance major who demonstrates advanced technical and artistic skills. As a performance course, students will focus on style, artistry, efficiency of movement recall, and learning choreography within the genres of ballet, modern, contemporary and jazz for seasonal concert opportunities.
Choreographic Principles
This class is for dance majors who are interested in choreography and instruction. This course introduces students to the art of making and crafting dance. Students study the basic elements of dance- Space, Time, Energy, Form, Body, Force, Movement Quality, and the “sub-elements” of each as they apply to choreography.
