DANC250 - Dance Composition

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Academic Year 2000/2001

Dance Composition
DANC 250 SP

Required Sequence: DANC249 & DANC250

This course in creating and performing choreography emphasizes on the diversity of techniques, methods, and aesthetic approaches available to the choreographer. Assignments will revolve around inventing, organizing and evaluating movement styles and on solving composition tasks that are drawn from various art mediums. The focus in the first semester is on solo work and movement invention. The second semester focuses on group work. This course is a prerequisite for DANC371 Choreography Workshop.

MAJOR READINGS

To be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly dance composition, journal assignments, short papers and attendance at dance concerts. Work from the semester will appear in the spring dance concert.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Requirement: concurrent enrollment in a dance technique class. Students must participate as members of production crews for two dance concerts during the semester. This is an ampersand course with DANC249. Students will be required to perform technical assistance for dance events occurring on campus during the year.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Studio

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA DANC Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: DANC249

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Alejandro,Pedro

Times: ..T.T.. 10:30AM-12:30PM; Location: TST001

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 15)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts, Writing, Focused Inquiry Course

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001