DNCE5040

DNCE 5040 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 10 (2 Cr.)

Theatre Arts & Dance Dept (10992) TCLA - College of Liberal Arts

DNCE 5040 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 10 (2 Cr.)

Course description

Tenth course in ten-section sequence of modern dance technique. It focuses on pre-professional technique training for students prepared for that level of technical achievement and readying themselves for a potential career as contemporary dance professionals. All dance program modern dance technique courses examine the practical application and understanding of principles of space, time, and energy focusing on alignment, weight, momentum, power for the body's core, joint and skeletal articulation, clarity of focus and intent, flexibility, strength, stamina and energy flow and lines through the use of breath appropriate to the technical level of the course. The course also explores a range of performance strategies that students may encounter for future performance experiences within the dance program and beyond.

Minimum credits

2

Maximum credits

2

Is this course repeatable?

Yes

What is the maximum number of completions allowed?

3

What is the maximum number of credits that can be earned from this course?

6

Grading basis

OPT - Student Option

Laboratory

Requirements

001186

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

No

Typically offered term(s)

Every Spring