DANC 1250. Performance Company I. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PERFORMANCE CO I.
Participation as a dancer in a faculty-choreographed dance piece.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 1601. Tap Dance Foundations I. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TAP DANCE FOUND I.
Foundation training necessary for the development of skill proficiency in tap dance.
DANC 1602. Tap Dance Foundations II. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TAP DANCE FOUND II.
Prerequisite: DANC 1601 or PEDB 1740.
Further foundation training necessary for the development of skilled proficiency in tap dance.
DANC 1603. Folk Dance Foundations. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: FOLK DANCE FOUND.
Foundation training necessary for the development of skill proficiency in folk dance.
DANC 1604. Jazz Dance Foundations. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: JAZZ DANCE FOUND.
Foundation training necessary for the development of skill proficiency in the jazz dance idiom.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 1605. Modern Dance Foundations I. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MODERN FOUND I.
Introductory level foundation training necessary for the development of skill proficiency in modern dance for students with no previous experience.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 1606. Ballet Foundations I. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BALLET FOUND I.
Introductory level foundation training necessary for the development of skill proficiency in ballet for students with no previous experience.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 1607. Ballroom Dance Foundations I. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BALLROOM FOUND I.
Foundation training necessary for the development of skilled proficiency in ballroom dance.
DANC 1608. Ballroom Dance Foundations II. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BALLROOM FOUND II.
Prerequisite: DANC 1607 or PEDB 1640.
Further foundation training necessary for the development of skilled proficiency in ballroom dance.
DANC 1609. Pilates. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PILATES.
Fundamental conditioning in the Pilates method of training.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 1610. Tap Dance I. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TAP DANCE I.
Course designed to aid the student in the acquisition and development of technical and performance skills in tap dance.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 1615. Modern Foundations II. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MODERN FOUND II.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 2605.
Prerequisite: DANC 1605 or equivalent training.
Second level of foundation training necessary for the development of skill proficiency in modern dance for students with some previous experience.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 1616. Ballet Foundations II. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BALLET FOUND II.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 2606.
Prerequisite: DANC 1606 or equivalent training.
Second level of foundation training necessary for the development of skill proficiency in ballet for students with some previous experience.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 1641. Jazz Dance I. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: JAZZ DANCE I.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 1640.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Movement fundamentals for improving the technical execution and stylistic definition of jazz dance.
Offered spring semester every year.
DANC 1651. Modern Dance I. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MODERN DANCE I.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 1650.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The acquisition and development of technical skills in modern dance. Techniques basic to this dance form plus motional properties as they relate to dance will be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 1661. Ballet I. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BALLET I.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 1660.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Designed to build the strength, flexibility, endurance, and control necessary for performance of low intermediate-level ballet barre exercises, adagio sequences, and allegro enchainments. An understanding of proper body mechanics and the French vocabulary for ballet will also be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 1671. Pointe I. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: POINTE I.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 1670.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Basic vocabulary and skills of classical ballet transferred to dancing on pointe.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 1680. Pas De Deux. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PAS DE DEUX.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Designed to develop the intermediate level dance student's ability to transfer classical ballet skills into partnered pas de deux work.
Offered spring semester every year.
DANC 2000. Production Assignment I. 1 hour. 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PROD ASSIGN I.
Experience in publicity, graphic design, stage lighting, stage management, and costuming through faculty-supervised and monitored participation as a member of the production crew for three dance concerts sponsored by the department of Dance.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 2010. Dance Appreciation. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DANCE APPRECIATION.
All aspects of the dance experience, exploring related roles of the dancer, choreographer and spectator. Historical and critical readings and illustrated lectures will acquaint the student with masterpieces of dance theatre art and develop the student's responsiveness to dance.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 2050. Training in Alternate Dance Forms I. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ALTER DANCE FORMS I.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Training in a movement system complementing the development of the dancer.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 2250. Performance Company II. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PERFORMANCE CO II.
Participation as a dancer in a faculty-choreographed dance piece.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 2300. Dance Improvisation I. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: DANCE IMPROV.
Provides the individual an opportunity to explore movement initiated through various sources including internal motivation. Emphasis will be on individual and group interaction within structured and free improvisational situations, all for the purpose of developing the student's creative approach to composing and performing.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.
DANC 2600. Tap Dance and Rhythmic Analysis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TAP DAN & RHYTH ANA.
Fundamentals of rhythm and musical form relevant to the needs of the dance educator, performer, and choreographer. Tap dance will serve as a basis of study.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.
DANC 2610. Tap Dance II. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TAP DANCE II.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Intermediate level course designed to aid the student in the continued acquisition and development of technical and performance skills in tap dance.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 2620. World Dance Forms. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: WORLD DANCE FORMS.
Dance forms indigenous to specific regions of the world.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 2630. Methods of Teaching Social Dance. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TEACHING SOC DANCE.
Methods of teaching ballroom, folk, line, and square dance to grades kindergarten through twelve.
Offered fall semester every year.
DANC 2642. Jazz Dance II. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: JAZZ DANCE II.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 2640.
Prerequisite: DANC 1641 and permission of department.
Movement applications for improving technical proficiency, performance dynamics, and stylistic clarity at the intermediate/advanced level. Dance combinations will explore various contemporary and vernacular jazz styles, infused with Afro-Caribbean poly-rhythms.
Offered spring semester every year.
DANC 2651. Modern Dance I. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MODERN DANCE I.
Prerequisite: Four hours of DANC 1651 and permission of department.
Continued practice in the acquisition and development of technical skills in modern dance. Techniques basic to this dance form plus motional properties as they relate to dance will be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 2652. Modern Dance II. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MODERN DANCE II.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 2650.
Prerequisite: Four hours of DANC 1651 and permission of department.
Intermediate-level course designed to aid the student in continued acquisition and development of technical skills in modern dance. Techniques basic to this dance form plus motional properties as they relate to dance will be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 2661. Ballet I. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BALLET I.
Prerequisite: Four hours of DANC 1661 and permission of department.
Continued practice to build the strength, flexibility, endurance, and control necessary for performance of low intermediate-level ballet barre exercises, adagio sequences, and allegro enchainments. An understanding of proper body mechanics and the French vocabulary for ballet will also be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 2662. Ballet II. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BALLET II.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 2660.
Prerequisite: Four hours of DANC 1661 and permission of department.
Designed to build the strength, flexibility, endurance, and control necessary for performance of intermediate-level ballet barre exercises, adagio sequences, and allegro enchainments. An understanding of proper body mechanics and the French vocabulary will also be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 2672. Pointe II. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: POINTE II.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 2670.
Prerequisite: DANC 1671 and permission of department.
Develops the beginning to intermediate pointe student's ability to transfer to pointe work the vocabulary and skill learned in Ballet II.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 2680. Pas De Deux. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PAS DE DEUX.
Prerequisite: DANC 1680 and permission of department.
Continued development of the intermediate level dance student's ability to transfer classical ballet skills into partnered pas de deux work.
Offered spring semester every year.
DANC 2850. Pre-Professional Performance Company I. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 8-12 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PRE-PROF PERF I.
The practice and experience of performance in a dance company. Training and participation in all areas critical to the operation of a dance company, including mainstage performance, touring, and management of all production concerns.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 2900. Young Choreographer's Series I. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2-4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: YCS I.
Corequisite: DANC 1650 or DANC 1660 or DANC 5650 or DANC 5660.
Performance in or choreographing of an original work through a faculty supervised process to be presented in YCS Stage One Showing to be held fall semester each year.
Offered fall semester every year.
DANC 3000. Production Assignment II. 1 hour. 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PRODUCT ASSIGN II.
Continued experience in publicity, graphic design, stage lighting, stage management, and costuming through faculty-supervised and monitored participation as a member of the production crew for three dance concerts sponsored by the Department of Dance.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 3050. Training in Alternate Dance Forms II. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ALTR DANCE FORMS II.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Prerequisite or corequisite: Two hours of DANC 2050.
In-depth training in a movement system complementing the development of the dancer.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 3070. Children's Dance for Teachers. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CHILD DANCE TCHR.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
An introduction to teaching creative movement for children, targeted for classroom teachers and general education majors.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.
DANC 3200. Teaching Practicum in Dance I. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TEACHING PRACT I.
Directed observation and teaching of dance classes preschool through college.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 3210. Teaching Practicum in Dance II. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TEACHING PRACT II.
Prerequisite: DANC 3200.
Directed observation and teaching of dance classes preschool through college.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 3220. Teaching Practicum in Dance III. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TEACHING PRACT III.
Prerequisite: DANC 3210.
Directed observation and teaching of dance classes preschool through college.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 3250. Performance Company III. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PERFORMANCE CO III.
Prerequisite: Two hours of DANC 2250.
Participation as a dancer in a faculty-choreographed dance piece.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 3400. Introduction to Dance Composition. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTRO TO DANCE COMP.
The principles of dance composition, with emphasis upon the development of solo, duet, and trio studies.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.
DANC 3642. Jazz Dance II. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: JAZZ DANCE II.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 3640.
Prerequisite: DANC 2642 and permission of department.
Continued movement applications for improving technical proficiency, performance dynamics, and stylistic clarity at the intermediate/advanced level. Dance combinations will explore various contemporary and vernacular jazz styles, infused with Afro-Caribbean poly-rhythms.
Offered spring semester every year.
DANC 3652. Modern Dance II. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MODERN DANCE II.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 3650.
Prerequisite: Four hours of DANC 2652 and permission of department.
Intermediate-level course designed to aid the student in further acquisition and development of technical skills in modern dance. Techniques basic to this dance form plus motional properties as they relate to dance will be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 3653. Modern Dance III. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MODERN DANCE III.
Prerequisite: Four hours of DANC 2652 and permisson of department.
Advanced-level course designed to aid the student in the continued acquisition and development of technical skills in modern dance. Technique and theory basic to this dance form plus motional properties as they relate to dance will be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 3662. Ballet II. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BALLET II.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 3660.
Prerequisite: (Four hours of DANC 2661 or DANC 2662) and permission of department.
Designed to further build the strength, flexibility, endurance, and control necessary for performance of intermediate-level ballet barre exercises, adagio sequences, and allegro enchainments. An understanding of proper body mechanics and the French vocabulary will also be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 3663. Ballet III. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BALLET III.
Prerequisite: Four hours of DANC 2662 and permission of department.
Designed to build the strength, flexibility, endurance, and control necessary for performance of advanced-level ballet barre exercises, adagio sequences, allegro enchainments, and pointe work. Style, perfection, and performance quality will be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 3672. Pointe II. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: POINTE II.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 3670.
Prerequisite: DANC 2672 and permission of department.
Continued development of the beginning to intermediate pointe student's ability to transfer to pointe work the vocabulary and skill learned in Ballet II.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 3680. Pas De Deux. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PAS DE DEUX.
Prerequisite: DANC 2680 and permission of department.
Further continued development of the intermediate level dance student's ability to transfer classical ballet skills into partnered pas de deux work.
Offered spring semester every year.
DANC 3700. Teaching Children's Dance. 2 hours. 2 hours lecture and 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: CHILDREN'S DANCE.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Contents, materials, and methods for teaching creative movement and rhythm to children pre-kindergarten through fourth grade, and for teaching folk, square, and social dance to children grades five-eight.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.
DANC 3720. Topics in Multicultural Education I. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MULTICULTURAL ED.
Provides dance performance and production experiences to students through the development and presentation of lecture demonstrations. Through residencies in schools and community centers, the student will become familiar with dance as a tool for multicultural interdisciplinary education.
Not offered on a regular basis.
DANC 3850. Pre-Professional Performance Company II. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 8-12 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PRE-PROF PERF II.
Prerequisite: Two hours of DANC 2850.
The continued practice and experience of performance in a dance company. Training and participation in all areas critical to the operation of a dance company, including mainstage performance, touring, and management of all production concerns.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 3900. Young Choreographer's Series II. 1 hour. 2-4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: YCS II.
Prerequisite: DANC 2900 and third-year student standing.
Corequisite: DANC 1650 or DANC 1660 or DANC 5650 or DANC 5660.
Performance in or choreographing of an original dance work through a faculty supervised process to be presented in YCS Stage One Showing to be held fall semester each year.
Offered fall semester every year.
DANC 4000. Independent Study in Dance. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: INDEPENDENT STUDY.
Independent study in a selected dance topic.
Non-traditional format: Independent study.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 4010. Dance Science and Movement Analysis. 3 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: DAN SCI & MVMT ANA.
Exploration of scientific approaches to dance training and Laban Movement Analysis SM. Emphasis will be placed upon proper training techniques, injury prevention and rehabilitation, and development of the student's ability to describe, record, and analyze movement.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.
DANC 4020. Somatic and Aesthetic Dimension of Dance. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: SOMATIC & AESTHETIC.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Survey of the primary theoretical approaches of somatic/body therapies and selected contemporary, performance-based theories of dance/movement.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.
DANC 4030. Classical Ballet Forms. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: CLAS BALLET FORMS.
Technique systems, story-telling devices, and corps work specific to classical ballet.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.
DANC 4250. Performance Company IV. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PERFORMANCE CO IV.
Prerequisite: Two hours of DANC 3250.
Participation as a dancer in a faculty-choreographed piece.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 4300. Dance Improvisation II. 2 hours. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: DANC IMPROV II.
Continued exploration of movement initiated through various sources including internal motivation. Students will gain experience in the leading of improvisational structures.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.
DANC 4400. Dance Composition and Technology Interface. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: DAN COMP & TECH INT.
Prerequisite: DANC 3400.
Dance composition specifically applied to the development of group choreography. Students will explore the role technology plays in dance art of the twenty-first century.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.
DANC 4500. World Dance History. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: WORLD DANC HIST.
Dance as a reflection of culture and as an art form from the times of earliest lineage-based societies to the present. Socio-cultural influence and the contributions of individual artists will be investigated.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.
DANC 4510. Dance History II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DANCE HISTORY II.
Prevalent twentieth-century dance forms. Socio-cultural influences and the contributions of individual artists will be investigated.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.
DANC 4642. Jazz Dance II. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: JAZZ DANCE II.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 4640.
Prerequisite: DANC 3642 and permission of department.
Further continued practice of movement applications for improving technical proficiency, performance dynamics, and stylistic clarity at the intermediate/advanced level. Dance combinations will explore various contemporary and vernacular jazz styles, infused with Afro-Caribbean poly-rhythms.
Offered spring semester every year.
DANC 4653. Modern Dance III. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MODERN DANCE III.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 4650.
Prerequisite: (Four hours of DANC 3652 or DANC 3653) and permission of department.
Advanced-level course designed to aid the student in further continued acquisition and development of technical skills in modern dance. Technique and theory basic to this dance form plus motional properties as they relate to dance will be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 4663. Ballet III. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BALLET III.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 4660.
Prerequisite: (Four hours of DANC 3662 or DANC 3663) and permission of department.
Designed to further build the strength, flexibility, endurance, and control necessary for performance of advanced-level ballet barre exercises, adagio sequences, allegro enchainments, and pointe work. Style, perfection, and performance quality will be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 4672. Pointe II. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: POINTE II.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 4670.
Prerequisite: DANC 3672 and permission of department.
Further continued development of the beginning to intermediate pointe student's ability to transfer to pointe work the vocabulary and skill learned in Ballet II.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 4680. Pas De Deux. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PAS DE DEUX.
Prerequisite: DANC 3680 and permission of department.
Further continued development of the intermediate level dance student's ability to transfer classical ballet skills into partnered pas de deux work.
Offered spring semester every year.
DANC 4700. Issues in Dance Education and Pedagogy. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: DANCE PEDAGOGY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Survey of selected topics in dance education, emphasizing learning theories, history of dance in education, diversity and gender issues, assessment, and applications of cognitive science and motor learning to the dance class.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent and Distance Learning (IDL).
Offered summer semester every year.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.
DANC 4720. Topics in Multicultural Education II. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MULTICULTURAL ED.
Prerequisite: DANC 3720.
Provides enhanced dance performance and production experiences to students through the development and presentation of lecture demonstrations. Through residencies in schools and community centers, the student will become familiar with dance as a tool for multicultural and interdisciplinary education.
Not offered on a regular basis.
DANC 4800. Choreographic Project. 1 hour. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CHOREO PROJECT.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year student status and permission of department.
Fully produced concert presentation of the student's original choreography. Student will write a brief project proposal and project write-up and assist in duties required for concert production.
Offered fall semester every year.
DANC 4810. Applied Research. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: APPLIED RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year student status and permission of department.
Faculty-supervised research in a student-selected topic in aesthetics, education, history, science, or technology. The student will write a proposal, conduct research, and present findings.
Non-traditional format: Independent study.
Offered spring semester every year.
DANC 4850. Pre-Professional Performance Company III. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 8-12 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PRE-PROF PERF III.
Prerequisite: Two hours of DANC 3850.
The continued practice and experience of performance in a dance company. Training and participation in all areas critical to the operation of a dance company, including mainstage performance, touring, and management of all production concerns.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 4900. Choreographic Project and Concert Production. 2-3 hours. 8-12 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CHOR PROJ/CONC PROD.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year student status and permission of department.
Co-producer of concert and fully produced concert presentation of the student's original choreography. The student will write a pre-production proposal, comprehensive post-production summary, and present an oral presentation of his/her critical analysis of the choreographic project following the concert production.
Offered fall semester every year.
DANC 5000. Independent Study (Applied). 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIRECTED STUDY.
Prerequisite: Graduate level or approved professional level experience.
Directed study in selected dance topics.
Non-traditional format: Directed study. Student will fulfill regular weekly hours in dance performance (in rehearsal), dance composition (in rehearsal), or selected academic area of research such as dance history, pedagogy, which includes research and regular observation of a classroom setting.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 5460. Student Teaching in Dance Education. 12 hours.
Oasis Title: STUDENT TEACHING.
Prerequisite: DANC 3700 and DANC 4700 and permission of department.
Thirteen-week, full-time teaching assignment in a cooperating school.
Non-traditional format: Student teaching.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 5653. Modern Dance III. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MODERN DANCE III.
Prerequisite: Four hours of DANC 4653 and 5th-year student status and permssion of department.
Advanced-level course designed to continue aiding the student in the further acquisition and development of technical skills in modern dance. Technique and theory basic to this dance form plus motional properties as they relate to dance will be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 5663. Ballet III. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BALLET III.
Not open to students with credit in DANC 5660.
Prerequisite: Four hours of DANC 4663 and 5th-year student status and permission of department.
Further continued practice to build the strength, flexibility, endurance, and control necessary for performance of advanced- level ballet barre exercises, adagio sequences, allegro enchainments, and pointe work. Style, perfection, and performance quality will be emphasized.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
DANC 5850. Pre-Professional Performance Company IV. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 8-12 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PRE-PROF PERF IV.
Prerequisite: Two hours of DANC 4850.
The continued practice and experience of performance in a dance company. Training and participation in all areas critical to the operation of a dance company, including mainstage performance, touring, and management of all production concerns.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.