There are some open seats in a few DAN (dance) courses this fall. Some of the options also fulfill GEP requirements.
- DAN 326 Current Trends in Dance, 3 credit hours, VPA GEP
Tues/Thurs 1:30-2:45pm, 2158 Carmichael Gym
This lecture-based course explores the current dance field, including dance performance, participatory dance, dance and technology, dance in film, and dance on social media. No previous dance knowledge is required, and the course is a VIsual and Performing Arts GEP class. - DAN 227 African Dance I, 1 credit hour, HES GEP
Tues/Thurs 10:40am-12:30pm, 2nd 8-week course, 2307 Carmichael Gym
This physical activity course teaches students beginning level skills of East and West African dances, including history, culture, and context, emphasizing the central role that dance plays in African cultures. No previous dance experience is required, and the course fulfills one hour of the HES GEP requirement. - DAN 320 Movement Improvisation, 1 credit hour
MW 9:35-11:25am, 2nd 8-week course, 2307 Carmichael Gym
Movement Improvisation explores conceptually guided, spontaneous movement generation and invention reached through individual and group experiences. This class is great for all students interested in investigating their own movement patterns (including those interested in dance, theatre, athletics, and more). No previous experience required. - DAN 330 Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals (LMA/BF), 2 credit hours
MW 10:15-11:30am, 1309 Carmichael Gym
The course would be of interest for students interested in movement and meaning, particularly those interested in dance, theatre, and dance/movement therapy. It also has applications in physical therapy, anthropology, political analysis, and any movement modality. The course description follows:
An introduction to Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF) through movement integration, observation, notation and analysis, and application. LMA is a method and language for describing, visualizing, interpreting, and documenting all varieties of human movement. It consists of the study of four major components: Body, Effort, Shape, and Space, the relationships between them, and ways of notating them. BF consists of a set of concepts, principles and exercises developed by Irmgard Bartenieff in applying Laban’s movement theory to the physical/kinesiological functioning of the human body. LMA/BF is used by dancers, actors, musicians, and dance therapists among others.
There are also seats in a few “level II” courses in dance and yoga including DAN 241, DAN 265, DAN 275, and DAN 280. If students do not have the required prerequisite course (but have extensive experience in the course area), they are always welcome to contact the course instructor for permission to enroll. All of these courses fulfill one hour of the HES GEP!
Any questions about individual courses should be sent to the course instructor.