DANCE COURSES
DANC 102. Tap Dance I (2; max 2; AF)
Two hours per week. May be taken for a maximum of two (2) times
with departmental approval. An introduction to tap dance for those with little
or no prior training. Emphasis on development of fundamental skills, origins of
the technique, and basic vocabulary. This course is recommended for Musical
Theatre students, but is open to all students interested in body coordination,
rhythm and expressive exercise.
DANC 104. Body Conditioning & Stretch (1; max. 2)
Two hours per week. A physical approach to an increased
understanding of the practical development of the individual student's muscular
strength and flexibility. This class will focus on the proper approach to body
alignment and physicality that aids in the prevention of injury.
DANC 106-107. Ballet I (2 each; max. 6)
Three hours each
per week. Open to non-majors and majors with limited or no ballet training. An
introduction to classical ballet which includes the study of basic theory,
vocabulary and technique.
DANC 108-109. Modern Dance I (2 each; max. 6)
Three hours
each per week. An introduction into modern dance for those with little or no
prior training. Emphasis on the development of fundamental modern dance
skills.
DANC 110-111. Jazz I (2 each; max. 6; S)
Three hours
each per week. May be taken for credit a maximum of three (3) times with
departmental approval. Designed for students wanting an introduction to the
mechanics of movement jazz dance originating from the syncopation rhythm of jazz
music.
DANC 112. Aerobics I (1; max. 2)
Two hours per week.
Satisfies the University core curriculum health and wellness requirement. May be
taken for credit a maximum of two (2) times. The student works on toning the
muscles and increasing cardiovascular capability through aerobic movement,
stretching and calisthenics with emphasis on the proper components of fitness
for a healthy lifestyle.
DANC 113. Dance Appreciation (3)
Three hours per week.
Fulfills cultural core requirement. A look at the art of dance from the audience
perspective. Different styles of dance, the history and development of classical
ballet and modern, and the direct cultural parallel of dance and society.
DANC 139. Choreography I (2; max. 4; S)
Three hours per
week. Prerequisites: placement at the 200 level of ballet or modern or
permission of instructor. May be taken for credit a maximum of two (2) times
with departmental approval. An introductory study of the elements of
choreography, the creative process and problem solving, and the aesthetic
tradition of dance.
DANC 206-207. Ballet II (2 each; max. 6)
Four and a half
hours each per week. Prerequisite: DANC 106-107 or permission of instructor. May
be taken for credit a maximum of three (3) times with departmental approval.
Designed for the intermediate dancer. Emphasis on technical growth and strength
with a total body awareness of port de bras and leg movement continuity. Barre
and pointe work included. The theory, vocabulary and historical significance of
ballet as an art form is emphasized.
DANC 208-209. Modern Dance II (2 each; max. 6)
Four and
a half hours each per week. Prerequisite: DANC108-109 or permission of
instructor. May be taken for credit a maximum of three (3) times with
departmental approval. Continued exploration of dance aesthetics, movement
skills, and the creative process. Students define and expand their movement
awareness through technique, performance and improvisational opportunities.
DANC 210-211. Jazz II (2 each; max. 6; F)
Three each
hours per week. Prerequisite: DANC 110-111 or permission of instructor. May be
taken for credit a maximum of three (3) times with departmental approval.
Stylized jazz dance concepts are emphasized with increased focus on placement,
coordination, isolations and rhythms.
DANC 220. JU Dance Ensemble (Apprentice Group/ JU Dance Theatre)
(1)
Prerequisite: Demonstrated ability to perform at the 200 level
in at least two dance techniques and invitation of the dance faculty. May be
repeated for credit. This ensemble works with the JU Dance Theatre as an
apprentice group. Ensemble members have opportunities to learn by participation
in performances, lecture-demonstrations, informal and formal concerts, the
Student Choreography Concert and other programs involving the dance program.
DANC 239. Choreography II (2; max. 4; F)
Three hours per
week. Prerequisite DANC 139 or permission of instructor. May be taken for credit
a maximum of two (2) times with departmental approval. Further development of
the elements introduced in Choreography I concentrating on compositional form
based on content created through improvisation and aesthetic discoveries with
emphasis on individual and group movement style development.
DANC 306-307. Ballet III (3 each; max. 9)
Six hours each
per week. Prerequisite: DANC 206-207 or permission of instructor. May be taken
for credit a maximum of three (3) times with departmental approval. The study of
more advanced technique and correct alignment with focus on an increased
complexity of dance combinations. Pointe work is strongly emphasized for
potential BFA candidates
DANC 308-309. Modern Dance III (3 each; max. 9)
Six
hours each per week. Prerequisite: DANC 208-209 or permission of the instructor.
May be taken for credit a maximum of three (3) times with departmental approval.
Emphasis on the student's development of the body of knowledge and awareness
necessary to further their technique, aesthetics, and creativity including
increased proficiency of control, strength, flexibility and movement
retention.
DANC 310-311. Jazz III (2 each; max. 6)
Three hours each
per week. Prerequisite DANC 210-211 and permission of instructor. May be taken
for credit a maximum of three (3) times with departmental approval. A continuing
study of advanced jazz technique, increasing the complexity of combinations with
further development of style and performance qualities.
DANC 317. Dance History & Criticism I (3; AF)
Three
hours per week. Study of the origins of dance from its earliest recorded times
through the early 20th-century. Focus will be on the development of dance as a
concert art and specifically the formation of ballet and its earliest creators
and performers.
DANC 318WI. Dance History & Criticism II (3; AS)
Three hours per week. Study of dance development from 1900 through
today. Focus will be on the dynamic contributions of modern dance pioneers, the
evolution of modern dance, dance in America and the development of "theatre
dance," and the awareness of successful professional and pre- professional dance
companies performing today.
DANC 320. Dance Theatre (1)
Prerequisite: Demonstrated
ability to perform in ballet and modern dance at the 300 level. By invitation of
faculty only. May be repeated for credit. The Jacksonville University Dance
Theatre provides practical experience in the areas of performance, repertory,
and choreography through an intense rehearsal process and public performances of
university dance concerts presenting faculty and guest choreography. Each
student is expected to strive toward professional standards in classical ballet,
modern, and jazz dance performance and repertory.
DANC 335. Dance Teaching Methods (3: AF)
Three hours per
week. This course will also incorporate requirements to fulfill the EDU 401
component to satisfy the Secondary Education minor. Develop skills for teaching
all age levels of dance by understanding developmental ability, preparing
concise and effective lesson plans, selecting age appropriate music and
activities, setting goals and communicating with clarity. The fundamental
business aspects of running a dance studio or dance company are also
discussed.
DANC 339. Choreography III (2; max. 4; S)
Three hours
per week. Prerequisite: DANC 139, 239 or permission of the instructor. May be
taken for credit a maximum of two (2) times with departmental approval.
Continued study in the creative process of choreography with more complex
approaches to music, structure, philosophical intent and audience
perception.
DANC 380. Dance Kinesiology (3; F)
Three hours per
week. The study of movement with emphasis on body-part relationships and
anatomical and physiological functions before, during and after participating in
dance and other physical activities.
DANC 406-407. Ballet IV (3 each; max. 9)
Six hours per
week. Prerequisite: DANC 306-307 or permission of the instructor. May be taken
for credit a maximum of three (3) times with departmental approval. Advanced
study for the serious student with a high level of technical ability. Dance
combinations will increase in length and complexity with emphasis on performance
and artistry. Pointe work is required for BFA degree candidates.
DANC 408-409. Modern Dance IV (3 each; max. 9)
Six hours
per week. Prerequisite: DANC 308-309 or permission of the instructor. May be
taken for credit a maximum of three (3) times with departmental approval. The
advanced level class stresses the development of professional, technical and
aesthetic skills for performance. Improvisation is utilized to fosterthe
kinesthetic experience.
DANC 420SI-421. Senior Seminar (3; S)
Three hours each
per week. Prerequisite: Sophomore Review; co-requisite: DANC 320. May be taken
for a maximum of six (6) credit hours. The Senior Seminar is designed as
culmination of the four years of undergraduate study in dance incorporating the
creative, aesthetic, and philosophical ideology acquired during that period.
Requirements include research, performance and choreography. Optional is a
service-learning component for the student experience.
DANC 439. Choreography IV: Workshop (2; max. 4; F)
Three
hours per week. Prerequisites: Successful completion of DANC 139, 239 and 339.
May be taken for credit a maximum of two times with departmental approval. Class
is open to both choreographers and performers. Preparation of compositions for
individual dancers and groups. From these studies, pieces will be selected to be
fully produced at the Student Choreography Concert. Students receive instruction
in the design of costumes, lighting and sets for their compositions.
DANC 476. Special Topics: Seminar in Dance (var. 1-3)
Three hours per week. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. May
be repeated for credit as the topic changes. Particular topics and subjects in
the study of Dance.
DANC 490. Dance Internship (var. 1-6)
Minimum of 12-15
hours per week at an appropriate dance school or organization. The program
provides the student with an opportunity to participate in dance, dance
management, or other related studies to learn the skills, techniques and
procedures which contribute to successful dance training and/or performance.
DANC 500. Graduate Seminar (2)
This course will be
repeated in the second Summer Intensive for additional two (2) credits. This
visiting lecture series will meet weekly during the Summer Intensive. The series
will include six different visiting artists from around the world. In each of
the six weeks with six different artists, a wide perspective on the various
approaches to dance making will be presented and discussed. This course will
allow candidates the opportunity to develop and articulate the writing skills
necessary for MFA level work.
DANC 510. Examining Practice I (3)
This initial course is
designed to offer a series of experiences that will help redefine and explore
different approaches to choreographic processes. The focus of the component lies
clearly in the physical realm of choreography as practiced-based research.
DANC 520. Contemporary Body Practices (3)
This course
will be repeated once for credit.This core course combines somatic theory with
practical application to dance choreography and training. In this applied
(studio) course, candidates will attend seminars during the Summer Intensive for
discussion and experiential work in somatic practices. Students will focus on
ways somatic practices can influence movement aesthetics and develop a heighten
sense of proprioception. Focus will also be given to Butoh technique that will
allow the student some additional support in fully understanding choreographic
practices as an embodied practice and enhance the students understanding of self
experience and practice as researchers as well as the
philosophical/phenomenological approach that allows subject object blur. In the
second year students will be introduced to the Klein technique, a liminal
activity, in that it spans a bridge between body and mind, intellect and inner
knowing, subjectivity and objectivity; it is an embodied practice that explores
and informs corpo-reality. Simultaneously, it is a movement education and
re-education; thus allowing the candidate to fully realize the phenomenal and
performative approach to movement.
DANC 530. Intermedia I (3)
This course is a multimedia
class that combines training and experimentation in various types of
technology.
DANC 540. Graduate Critique (2)
This course will be
repeated once for credit. This course uncovers the various modalities and
underpinnings inherent in creating, performing and spectating; it serves as an
open platform for candidates to create, present, discuss and critique
choreographic work.
DANC 535. Pedagogy I (3)
This seminar will focus on
contemporary and historical approaches to dance pedagogy as directly related to
ballet and contemporary/modern techniques and its application.
DANC 511. Examining Practice II (2)
Prerequisite DANC
510. Extended exploration of DANC 510. This course is designed to offer a series
of experiences that will help redefine and explore different approaches to
choreographic processes. The focus of the component lies clearly in the physical
realm of choreography as practiced-based research.
DANC 515. Methods of Practice (1)
This course will be
repeated once for credit. The multi-disciplinary nature of current arts practice
suggests that today's artists need to go beyond their particular art form, and
understand the issues that confront making and presenting across the arts as a
whole. Through a series of lectures- including those from practicing artists
discussing their work in relation to the tensions of making and presenting - and
through supporting discussions, related activities and self-directed tasks, this
course is designed to broaden the students' understanding of the other arts, and
to familiarize them with issues relating to practice. This in turn is intended
to help students put their work in a broader arts context, to explore
correspondences and differences, and to question their creative practice in
light of other arts practices.
DANC 521. Creative Synergies (1)
This course will be
repeated once for credit. This course emphasizes the essentially collaborative
nature of performance practice. It offers the opportunity to experiment with new
kinds of collaborative relationships and to observe, create, and discuss the
choreographer's role in the transformation of ideas into performance works.
Through three intensive collaborative projects, students engage with other
artists and artistic practices and/ or with various practitioners from other
disciplines, such as: designers, scientists, actors, musicians, writers,
mathematicians etc. as a means of realizing their artistic vision.
DANC 517. Dance History, Theory and Criticism I (2)
This
course explores contemporary dance theory and methods of dance historiography,
American and European practices. Close examination of Rudolph Laban's
contribution to analyzing movement and a historical account of the development
towards a physical theatre in Europe. Readings, performance viewings and
discussion sections create context for consideration of the corporeal.
DANC 518. Dance History, Theory and Criticism II (2)
This
course investigates the various modalities of dance as a theoretical and
practiced discipline grounded in performance based research.
DANC 532. Research and Development I (2)
This course is a
student-devised process in which the exploration of ideas and the use of
resources in preparation for the project are key elements. It offers students
the opportunity to further identify their interests and creative focus, and to
develop artistic strategies to explore these concepts in relation to their final
work.
DANC 512. Examining Practice III (2)
Prerequisite DANC
511. Extended exploration of DANC 511. This initial course is designed to offer
a series of experiences that will help redefine and explore different approaches
to choreographic processes. The focus of the component lies clearly in the
physical realm of choreography as practiced-based research.
DANC 522. Body Politics (2)
This course examines the
performing body in society as cultural phenomena that are tied to a wealth of
complex social interactions making dance a vital discipline in the
21st-century.
DANC 533. Research and Development II (2)
A continuation
of DANC 532. This course is a student-devised process in which the exploration
of ideas and the use of resources in preparation for the project are key
elements. It offers students the opportunity to further identify their interests
and creative focus, and to develop artistic strategies to explore these concepts
in relation to their final work.
DANC 513. Examining Practice IV (3)
Prerequisite DANC
512. Extended exploration of DANC 512. Tthis initial course is designed to offer
a series of experiences that will help redefine and explore different approaches
to choreographic processes. The focus of the component lies clearly in the
physical realm of choreography as practiced-based research.
DANC 531. Intermedia II (3)
Advanced study and
implementation of various types of technology.
DANC 536. Pedagogy II (3)
This course is an extended
study of DANC 335. Advanced study of contemporary and historical approaches to
dance pedagogy as directly related to ballet and contemporary/modern techniques
and its application.
DANC 550. Research-Based Project/Thesis (4)
The project
is the culmination of the courses and comprises a significant choreographic work
or works which will be presented in a public place. After agreement regarding
your final proposal, you will work independently with the support of your tutor
and with technical assistance as negotiated. The project will be a substantial
researched work reflecting the depth of study and demonstrating a distinctive
choreographic voice.
DANC 551. Advanced Practicum (4)
Continued development
and implementation of Research Project and Thesis.
DANC 560. Research-Based Project/Thesis Continuous Enrollment
(1)
This course is Pass/Fail. Prerequisite: DANC 550. May be
repeated for credit. Students must enroll in DANC 560 each subsequent semester
until the completion of the research-based project/thesis. Faculty will
periodically review individual student's progress in meeting course goals and
completing the project/thesis. Upon completion of the project/thesis, faculty
will approve the final paper and arrange for final paper presentation sessions.
Students are expected to complete all objectives for DANC 550 and finalize their
projects for committee approval prior to their presentations.
DANC 580. Portfolio (2)
Extensive body of professional
work evaluated by a panel of faculty and artists from the field of dance. The
portfolio is to include candidate's curriculum vitae and media.
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