Ballet I is designed to introduce the concepts and vocabulary of ballet with a focus on developing student's body awareness and control. Students will learn about the art form of ballet in relationship to theatre, music and other forms of dance.

Modern Dance I is designed to increase student's body awareness, strength, flexibility and musicality. The course studies the technique and theory of Fall and Recovery developed by Doris Humphrey.

Jazz I is designed to increase the student's body awareness, enjoyment of movement and appreciation of Jazz dance in theatrical productions. May be repeated once for credit.

Prerequisite Skills: Students should be familiar with the five feet and arm positions and be able to work in 5th position of the feet. Dancers should demonstrate correct alignment of the pelvis and spine in plie and releve and while working at the barre. Dancer must be able to execute correct articulation of the feet and leg in tendu. They should be familiar with basic petite allegro and action of the feet, hips and legs while jumping. This is a continuing ballet class designed to build on established vocabulary and movement fundamentals with emphasis on ballet as a theatrical art form.

Pre-requisite skills: Student must demonstrate correct alignment and articulation at the barre and in the center when standing in first or fifth position. Student should have introductory proficiency in pirouettes en dehors and en dedans as well as petit allegro. This course serves students who have achieved proficiency in the basic elements of Continuing Ballet, but need to develop skills to meet the Intermediate level. Course focuses on reinforcing foundational technique in alignment and articulation and provides opportunities to develop strength, coordination and vocabulary required to advance to 311 Intermediate Ballet.

Prerequisite Skills: Dancers should be able to maintain correct alignment of the legs, back and pelvis standing and shifting their weight. Must be familiar with 1st and 2nd position of the legs and demonstrate basic articulation of the legs in tendu and jumping. This course is designed to further increase student's body awareness, strength, flexibility and musicality. We will study the technique and theory of Fall and Recovery developed by Doris Humphrey as well as learn short excerpts of repertory to be analyzed. May be repeated once for credit.

This course is designed for Dance majors to increase their body awareness, strength, flexibility and musicality through the study the technique and theory of Fall and Recovery developed by Doris Humphrey. Restricted to Dance Majors.

Prerequisite Skills: Dancers should demonstrate correct placement of the legs, back and pelvis standing and in plié. They should be able to demonstrate basic jazz turns, jazz runs and pas de bourée. Dancers need to use correct position and opposition of the arms in combinations. Jazz II is designed to further develop student's technical ability and awareness of Jazz dance in theatrical productions. Students will learn about professional Jazz dance in Chicago and improve their strength, coordination, flexibility and correct posture in increasingly complex combinations applying the vocabulary and principles of jazz dance. May be repeated once for credit.

Students apply stagecraft for dance in a variety of domains: costuming, lighting, electrics and sound. They will work as running crew for a mainstage dance production.

This course surveys historical flashpoints in the evolution of American contemporary dance. It provides a critical framework for interrogating cultural and sociopolitical influences on concert dance practice and performance. Students will analyze intersecting aesthetics originating from the French courts of Catherine de Medici and Louis XIV, the Atlantic slave trade and Asian theatrical dance forms such as kabuki and bharatanatyam in the development of ballet, modern, tap, jazz and musical theater dance.

This course is a studio course that explores the theories and techniques of various dance forms. A specific dance genre will be selected each time the course is offered. The course may be repeated two times for credit.

This is an all-inclusive heading for courses rarely offered that serve under the Applied Technique designation for the Dance Minor.

The purpose of this class is to present dancers with basic knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics of human movement in dance and non-dance applications.

This seminar-styled course provides essential experience and knowledge through applied study of diverse lenses and movement styles contributing to contemporary dance practice.

This course explores interdisciplinary theory and applied innovation at the intersection of movement, science, and community engagement.

This course is practice-oriented and builds on dancers' knowledge of ballet vocabulary, alignment, and strength. Pointework is geared towards the development of a higher level of articulation in classical footwork.

This is a studio class that explores ballet technique en pointe. This course is to be taken concurrently with DANC 313 Ballet V Advanced Ballet or 343 Advanced Majors Ballet. Students must be enrolled in Advanced Ballet to be eligible for enrollment in Pointe II. This course explores continuing ballet technique en pointe. It requires students to apply and synthesize all aspects of pointework studies including technique, spatial awareness, dynamics and group forms by preparing and presenting a public performance. It must be taken concurrently with DANC 313 Ballet V or 343 Advanced Majors Ballet. May be taken 8 times for credit.

Dancing, choreographing, or stage managing, in a campus production. Completion of a journal or paper is required. May be repeated up to 12 times.

This studio course develops core strength, coordination and musical, spatial and performance skills through the study the technique and theory developed by Martha Graham as well as contemporary dance practices.

This course develops students' ability to execute Jazz dance technique at an intermediate level. Students improve their dance technique, dynamic, spatial and performance skills. Students apply and synthesize all aspects of jazz dance technique in public performance. This course may be taken six times for credit.

This applied studio technique course emphasizes contemporary scientific anatomical research and cultural context in the study of ballet. Course skills and concepts are applied and synthesized through presentation of a public performance.

This applied studio technique course emphasizes contemporary best practices in the study of Ballet in performance and theory in order to advance artistic and technical proficiency. Course skills and concepts are applied and synthesized through presentation of a public performance.

The study child development, sequential dance pedagogy, biomechanics, nutrition and classroom management techniques as it relates to the teaching of dance. Coursework includes lecture, readings, model teaching, and research. Students observe master teachers instructing children of all ages and create sequential lesson plans consisting of all elements of dance pedagogy.

This course takes students from an introduction to dance composition theory and techniques through the process of creating a group work for the stage. Course work includes lecture, discussion, selected readings, viewing of masterworks of dance composition, creation of several dance studies on various themes and culminates in the creation of a work for performance in the Student Choreographic Showcase.

Restricted to Senior Dance Majors. This course serves as the capstone of the Dance major and creates a platform for dancers to apply technical skills, theory and practice from many required courses for the Bachelor of Arts including DANC 341/DANC 343 Majors Ballet, DANC 321 Majors Modern, DANC 323 Rehearsal and Performance and DANC 370 Dance Composition.

Dance students complete a semester long internship providing an opportunity to use their technical, research or organizations skills in a professional setting. Students must complete and reflect upon 50 hours of internship experience per credit hour that is pre-approved by the Department of Fine and Performing Arts. Department permission is required.

Independent study projects may be of various kinds and in any recognized area of the dance. Such projects should be done under the close supervision of a dance faculty member.

Variable credit (1-6 hours) given for performances or projects undertaken with professional dance organizations outside the university. Students keep a journal and write evaluative papers. Permission of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts Required. Repeatable for up to 6 credit hours, however no more than 6 credit hours of Internship or Fieldwork can be applied to the major.

Faculty serve as mentors for dance students pursuing research opportunities. Platforms cross various domains in cognitive, psychomotor, and artistic development. Students and faculty work together to generate qualitative and quantitative data documented in multiple modalities including: dancemaking, regression analyses, interviews, correlational and case studies. This course satisfies the Engaged Learning-Undergraduate Research requirement. Must be a declared dance major or minor to enroll.