Dance Courses
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Philip W. Scruggs, Dept. Chair (101 Phys. Ed. Bldg. 83844-2401; phone 208/885-7921).
Dan 100 Dance in Society (3 cr)
Gen Ed: Humanities
Introduction to dance as an art form, as entertainment, and as a lifelong activity; emphasis on appreciation and understanding of movement as an expression of human values, genres and historical styles, factors affecting change, current issues.
Dan 101 Dance Seminar (1 cr)
Introductory seminar course supports student transitions to dance at the university level. (Fall Only)
Prereq: Major or minor in Dance
Dan 105 (s) Dance (1 cr, max arr)
Non-major and non-minor dance classes: modern, ballet, hip hop, jazz, tap, and a variety of social dance (ballroom, Latin dance, swing, country western, etc.). Intermediate and advanced level students take placement session to determine the correct technique level. Two hrs per wk. Graded Pass/Fail.
Dan 200 (s) Seminar (cr arr)
Dan 203 (s) Workshop (cr arr)
Dan 204 (s) Special Topics (cr arr)
Dan 210 Dance Performance (1-2 cr, max 12)
Open to all students by audition. Performance in advanced student choreography in formal performance; Choreography Lab (fall alt.) and Dancers, Drummers, Dreamers (spring). Dance styles may include modern, jazz, ballet, tap. Company class plus additional weekly rehearsals and production tasks lead to performance. Variable credit dependent on number of choreographic work commitments, maximum of 2 works (1 cr per work). See class schedule for audition dates. Recommended Preparation: dance experience.
Coreq: Dan 105 or Dan 216 or Dan 416
Dan 216 (s) Techniques (1 cr, max arr)
For majors and minors. Theory and techniques in ballet, modern, jazz, and other idioms. Intermediate and advanced level students take placement session to determine the correct level. Two to three hrs a wk.
Dan 284 Dance Improvisation (1 cr)
Exploration of movement potential through creative play and spontaneous problem solving. Course designed to enhance self-awareness and ability to react and make choices. Emphasizes improvisation as a mode of performance and as a tool for dance movement creation. Open to all students.
Dan 299 (s) Directed Study (cr arr)
Dan J320/J510 Labanotation (3 cr)
Intro to methods of notating movement; notating and reading basic elements of Motif Writing and Labanotation. Additional projects/assignments required for graduate credit include a research paper and oral presentation to class comparing early and contemporary notation systems; developing a series of lessons applying notation concepts to technique classes--these lessons must demonstrate the graduate student's comprehension of the symbolic language system of Labanotation. (Alt/yrs)
Prereq: Permission
Dan 321 Dance Pedagogy (3 cr)
Learning styles, teaching styles, and behaviors as they affect teaching and learning in dance; science of dance training. (Alt/yrs)
Dan 360 Teaching Creative Dance for Children (1 cr)
Basic principles and techniques rooted in developmental movement patterns for teaching dance in early childhood through middle school age children and integrating creative movement and dance into the curriculum and other course subjects; emphasis on content, methods, and resource material. As a service learning based course, students will complete a practicum project in the local school district. Lecture and lab are integrated in class, once a week.
Prereq: EDCI 301 or permission
Coreq: EDCI 320 and EDCI 322 and EDCI 325 and EDCI 409; or permission
Dan J384/J584 Dance Composition I (2 cr)
Study of fundamental elements of dance composition and application of improvisation skills to movement creation. Additional movement research projects/assignments for graduate students will be individually directed and determined with instructor guidance. Majors and minors have priority, non-majors/minors may take the course by instructor permission. (Spring only)
Prereq: Dan 284
Dan 385 Dance Composition II (2 cr)
Intermediate to advanced exploration of choreographic procedures and performance. (Fall, Alt/yrs)
Dan 400 (s) Seminar (cr arr)
Dan 403 (s) Workshop (cr arr)
Dan 404 (s) Special Topics (cr arr)
Dan 410 Pre-professional Dance Performance (1-3 cr, max 12)
All students may audition for faculty choreographed and formally produced work; casting priority given to majors and minors. Focus is placed on involvement in the rehearsal and choreographic process. Regular weekly rehearsals required in addition to involvement in company production needs and technical rehearsals. Variable credit dependent on number of choreographic work commitments, maximum of 3 works (1 cr per work). See class schedule for audition dates.
Prereq: Two semesters of Dan 210; or Permission
Coreq: Minimum of two Dan 216 or Dan 416 courses
Dan 412 Choreography Lab (2 cr, max 6)
Independent work on advanced levels of choreography leading to formally produced concerts. Develop and refine practical skills as well as personal approaches to choreographic process. Practice leadership in rehearsal direction and production management (Every Spring; Fall Alt/yrs)
Prereq: Dan 284 and Dan 384 and Dan 385
Dan 416 (s) Advanced Technique (1 cr, max arr)
For majors and minors. Advanced techniques and theory in ballet, modern, jazz, and other idioms. Two to three hrs a wk in preprofessional technique classes.
Dan J421/J521 Dance History and Contemporary Views (3 cr)
Development of dance as a performing art from lineage-based to contemporary styles building upon course topics covered in Dance in Society, Dan 100. Emphasis will be placed on 20th and 21st century developments in dance with a focus on ballet and modern. Students registering for graduate credit are required to complete additional research paper make two substantial presentations synthesizing overriding concepts within a historical concept. (Alt/yrs)
Prereq: Dan 100
Dan J422/J522 Labanalysis (2-3 cr)
An exploration of movement concepts based on Rudolf Laban’s principles of Efforts, Shape, and Space. Additional projects/assignments for graduate students include a research paper on Irmgard Bartenieff. (Spring, Alt/yrs)
Dan 490 Senior Project (2 cr)
Open-ended projects representing the capstone of the student's work, consistent with the chosen emphasis within the dance degree (e.g., concerts of original work, a major choreographic work, major performance, teaching or research projects).
Prereq: Senior standing and major in Dance
Dan 495 (s) Practicum in Tutoring (1 cr, max 2)
Tutorial services performed by advanced students under faculty supervision. Graded P/F.
Prereq: Permission
Dan 499 (s) Directed Study (cr arr)
Dan 510 Labanotation (3 cr)
See Dan J320/J510.
Dan J421/J521 Dance History and Contemporary Views (3 cr)
See Dan J421/J521.
Dan 522 Labanalysis (2-3 cr)
See Dan J422/J522.
Dan 584 Dance Composition I (2 cr)
See Dan J384/J584.