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CRWT 401 Senior Seminar in Poetry I Division of Liberal Arts
6 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*301
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 402 Senior Seminar in Short Story I Division of Liberal Arts
6 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*302
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 403 Senior Seminar in Writing for Film & Television I Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This first course in a two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. Students completing the writing for film and television concentration may choose to write a feature-length screenplay or a dramatic series television pilot.
Prerequisites CRWT*353
Priority enrollment for Creative Writing majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 404 Senior Seminar in Poetry I Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
The first course in a two-semester sequence that is the capstone for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*301
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 405 Senior Seminar in Short Story I Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This first course in a two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*302
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 451 Senior Seminar in Poetry II Division of Liberal Arts
6 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*401
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 452 Senior Seminar in Short Story II Division of Liberal Arts
6 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*402
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 453 Senior Seminar in Writing for Film & Television II Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This second course in a two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. Students completing the writing for film and television concentration may choose to write a feature-length screenplay or a dramatic series television pilot.
Prerequisites CRWT*403
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 454 Senior Seminar in Poetry II Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This second course in a two-semester sequence completes the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*404
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 455 Senior Seminar in Short Story II Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This second course in a two-semester sequence completes the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*405
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 160 Rhythm and Dynamics in Dance College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 30.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Provides an understanding and experience of rhythm that enables students to hear, feel, count, and notate rhythmic structures and enhance sensibility and creativity.
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 164 Introduction to Improvisation Performance Practice College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 30.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
This class introduces basic concepts of inprovisation through the lens of creator and performer. Students will engage in solo investigation and contact improvisation to encourage risk taking and broaden movement choices. Scores are introduced to expand conceptual ideas of ensemble dancing while collaborating in real time.”“
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 170 Languaging Dance, Thinking Choreographically College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
This course introduces dance making and the ways of interpreting and describing what gets made. Students will explore how to approach ‘making’ in the choreographic realm as research to deepen their processes and creative expressions. As work gets made, a variety of contexts and genres will inform and create a space for critique, discussions and investigations of personal styles and aesthetics.
Prerequisites DACP*164
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 251 Choreographic Viewpoints College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course dives into the choreographer’s tool kit, isolating and exploring basic notions of time, space, shape, emotion, narrative and dynamic in relation to movement. Studies develop and expand through exploration of formal tools of composition into full length choreographic works. Open discussions and critique help students develp skills for anaylsis and interpretation alongside critical readings, viewings, and written responses.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 260 Dance Making: Music, Sound, Silence, and Noise College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 30.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
An exploration of various kinds of musical and sound materials from Gregorian chant to self-made utterances in relationship to dance making and movement invention.
Prerequisites DACP 170
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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DACP 261 Movement Invention & Theatricality College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 30.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The course investigates a variety of ways of how to source and research dance making from theatrical motivation and movement invention. Improvisation and compositional forms will be applied. This course is designed to provide choreographers with the tools to find structures for both solo and duet forms.
Prerequisites DACP 170
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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DACP 262 Open Critique College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 30.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course is designed for informal showings and feedback for choreographic works. Students have the opportunity to hear different and intersecting points of view about what motivates choreographers and their work.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course may be repeated for credit.
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DACP 263 Improvisation and Scores College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 30.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This class continues to broaden improvisation solo practices and deepen the understanding of Contact Improvisation, while exploring challenging performance scores. Musings on structures, performances and automatic writing will be explored. By studying and dancing inside of improvisational scores students will learn to create their own scores. As the capstone project, each student will develop and direct an improvisation score. Journals will be kept as an important self-reflection element of the class.
Prerequisites DACP*164
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAPF*363, DACR*263, DACP*263, DAPF*363, DACP*263
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DACP 300 Special Topics College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 - 2 credits undefined hours
300 level undergraduate course
This topic will change by semester according to the expertise of the faculty and visiting artists and leaves room in the curriculum for emerging forms.
This course may be completed 5 times for credit.
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DACP 361 TMD: Improvisation Into Choreography College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
A broad array of discussions ranging from chance to failure and beauty to the everyday will be proposed using documents of contemporary art.’ Questions will be posed: What if we practice harnessing a consciousness of immediacy and mystery? What is your first impulse? Can you trust it? What happens when the judgment is suspended? Can thought or sight be a handicap? Can you know too much? Improvisations will be explored with a gradual progression toward known material. Spoken and written text may be used with students using language in an automatic and improvisational way. Starting by making Instant Performances, students will discover through process and develop choreographic studies over time.
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 362 TMD: Breaking Forms: Collaborations And Introspection College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
A broad array of discussions ranging from appropriation to participation and the sublime to ruins will be proposed using documents of contemporary art.’ Short choreographic studies using the discussions as a source may be explored. Students will collaborate together in a conceptual Artist’s Project, taking inspirations from a professional director, visual artist or musician and making choreographic studies. Autobiographical work may be explored with emphasis on text and alternative-media with inspiration drawn from the artist’s experiences and memories.
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 363 Improvisation Performance Practice College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 30.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This class develops and deepens concepts of Improvisation by continuing to delve into solo explorations and Contact Improvisation, while introducing new forms such as Authentic Movement. Students will hone their skills in the art of real time choreography as both director and performer. Site-specific projects may be undertaken to broaden the investigative pallet. Projects in this class will emanate from the instructor or from individual or groups of students working collaboratively. Journals will be kept as an important self-reflection element of the class. Musings on structures, performances and automatic writing will be explored.
Prerequisites DACP*164
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 371 The Performative Voice in Choreography College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This Thinking, Making, Doing (TMD) course focuses on the treatment of the ‘embodied’ voice in relation to choreographic study through individual & group imaginative projects, poetic exploration and in class presentations.
Prerequisites DACP*170
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 373 Choreography and Alternative Media College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1.5 credits 30.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Students will generate and develop choreographic ideas and material using digital media in ways that multiply, overlap, and continuously blend.
Prerequisites DACP*170
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 380 Elements of Performing College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 30.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Analyzes the qualities of dance technique that serve the ultimate goal of performance as an artist. Students work with the elements of the art of dance performance and discover how inner focus, motivation, dynamics, muscle intensity, rhythmic timing, breathing, and movement texture are the essentials.
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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DACP 460 Choreography as Research College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1.5 credits 30.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Focusing on identifying methodologies of research in and through (dance), this course opens up ways of thinking about, discussing, and making visible the creative processes that render choreography. Students will practice choreographic studies, and reflect on their processes through in class group critiques and showings.
Prerequisites Complete 4 credits from DACP courses.
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 461 Advanced Dance Composition College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 30.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Continuation of DACR 361 and DACR 362. Senior elective course to assist students in preparation of their Senior concerts.
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
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DACP 462 Choreography As Research in Performance College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1.5 credits 30.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Prerequisites DACP*461
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 463 Contact Improvisation College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 30.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Emphasizes the development of tools and skills necessary for realizing individual professional goals, vehicles and processes for change in the various fields of dance within our society. This course develops an awareness of managing life and work as a professional in dance. Topics include basic business principles as well as career self-management and an overview of career opportunities. Guest speakers include faculty and staff from within the University as well as experts from the field.
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACP 464 Improvisation As Research in Performance College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1.5 credits 30.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Solo performance practice and improvisation scores will be explored as starting points for performance research. Through in class improvisational exercises, discussions, and in class presentations the focus of the course is an investigation of the theoretical and practical dimensions of improvisation: interactions and tensions between improvisation and time, strategies for collective performance, understanding of the cognitive processes involved, and analytical tools that assist in shaping experience.
Prerequisites DACP*361 or DACP*363
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 101 Tap Dance I College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Basic vocabulary of tap and development of rhythmically accurate footwork and accompanying body movements.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 102 Tap Dance II College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Basic vocabulary of tap and development of rhythmically accurate footwork and accompanying body movements.
Prerequisites DACR*101
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 111 Ballet I College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Fundamentals of ballet technique including barre and center floor work. The course serves to introduce and develop basic ballet technique and vocabulary. Body placement and alignment is stressed through an understanding and application of these basics. Continuous advancement and development is provided from beginning to advanced levels throughout this four-semester sequence (Ballet I-IV).
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 112 Ballet II College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Fundamentals of ballet technique including barre and center floor work. The course serves to introduce and develop basic ballet technique and vocabulary. Body placement and alignment is stressed through an understanding and application of these basics. Continuous advancement and development is provided from beginning to advanced levels throughout this four-semester sequence (Ballet I-IV).
Prerequisites DACR*111
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 121 Jazz Dance I College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A presentation of styles designed to broaden knowledge and technique of concert and theater jazz dance. Classes employ floor stretches and center barre warm-up procedures. Movement patterns emphasize simultaneous coordination of multiple rhythm patterns in different parts of the body. Combinations advance from simple to complex throughout this four-semester sequence (Jazz Dance I-IV).
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 122 Jazz Dance II College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A presentation of styles designed to broaden knowledge and technique of concert and theater jazz dance. Classes employ floor stretches and center barre warm-up procedures. Movement patterns emphasize simultaneous coordination of multiple rhythm patterns in different parts of the body. Combinations advance from simple to complex throughout this four-semester sequence (Jazz Dance I-IV).
Prerequisites DACR*121
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 131 Modern Dance I College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 67.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Basic technique of modern dance for the development of skills, intellectual understanding, kinetic perception, and maximum versatility. Includes barre work, center floor, isolation, falls and recovery, and contractions and release. Part of two-year sequence (Modern Dance IIV). Required of all Dance majors.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 132 Modern Dance II College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 67.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Basic technique of modern dance for the development of skills, intellectual understanding, kinetic perception, and maximum versatility. Includes barre work, center floor, isolation, falls and recovery, and contractions and release. Part of two-year sequence (Modern Dance I-IV). Required of all Dance majors.
Prerequisites DACR*131
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 150 Contemporary Art Practices College of Performing Arts School of Dance
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
In this course, the ever-expanding field of contemporary art will be explored to include dance and performance through the lens of practice. Students will learn to look for and recognize shared aesthetic values and relationship within and across varying disciplines. How can we think about practice as the place and the space for working through an idea? What are the relationships of practice to the studio? What are the relationships between practice, the studio and process for an artist working today? How do these varied practices and processes contribute to conversations about contemporary art and performance today? How can practice become a meeting ground” for discussion across varying disciplines? Students will immerse themselves in screenings of video work and seek out as many pertinent performances/exhibitions as possible throughout the course. We will also read selected texts & blogs. Class sessions will include visiting artists and speakers who help deepen and bring.”
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill an art history elective, liberal arts elective, or free elective requirement.
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DACR 151 Dance History, Theory and Criticism I College of Performing Arts School of Dance
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The study of the interaction between dance and the society in which it develops, emphasizing the changing role and nature of dance. Course deals with dance from the Renaissance through Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe. Dance History II surveys dance from pre-World War II to the present.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill an art history elective, liberal arts elective, or free elective requirement.
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DACR 152 Dance History, Theory and Criticism II College of Performing Arts School of Dance
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The study of the interaction between dance and the society in which it develops, emphasizing the changing role and nature of dance. Course deals with dance from the Renaissance through Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe. Dance History II surveys dance from pre-World War II to the present.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill an art history elective, liberal arts elective, or free elective requirement.
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DACR 153 Fundamentals of Dance I College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Basic aesthetic considerations of the dance art form. The first semester examines the nature and forms of dance, dance in relation to other arts, and its language and literature. It continues with the care of the dancer’s body, injury prevention, nutrition, and dieting.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 154 Fundamentals of Dance II College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A continuation of DACR 153 with additional consideration of the principles of Effort Shape (a system of movement analysis) and choreography.
Prerequisites DACR*153
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 160 Rhythm and Dynamics in Dance College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Provides an understanding and experience of rhythm that enables students to hear, feel, count, and notate rhythmic structures and enhance sensibility and creativity.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 161 Expanded Field in Dance & Performance College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1.5 credits 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Students will be encouraged to consider dance, performance and technology within and alongside
the expanding fields of contemporary art. These labs will be a location where the physical and
the social, theoretical will join. Emphasis on hands-on media projects that push and pull at the
boundaries of how dances get made, where dances happen and (even) why dance matters in today’s
society.
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 164 Improvisation I College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
This course comprises breathing and centering warm-ups, isolation exercises, and technical improvisation on movement qualities, including swinging, gliding, falling, rising, slow motion. Students learn to develop choreographic ideas through group improvisational structures.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 175 Body Pathways I College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 30.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Body Pathways is a core course in the first year Foundation Series designed to introduce students to the following: conditioning & assessment; awareness for alignment, placement and strength; experiential anatomy; and varying somatic practices for sustaining the body in dance. This course provides students with ongoing and consistent body assessment tools that will keep them dancing in a healthier, stronger way throughout their careers in dance. The course takes the alongside detailed explanation of body mechanics informed by somatic principles.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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DACR 176 Body Pathways II College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 30.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Body Pathways is a core course in the first year Foundation Series designed to introduce students to the following: conditioning & assessment; awareness for alignment, placement and strength; experiential anatomy; and varying somatic practices for sustaining the body in dance. This course provides students with ongoing and consistent body assessment tools that will keep them dancing in a healthier, stronger way throughout their careers in dance. The course takes the alongside detailed explanation of body mechanics informed by somatic principles.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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DACR 211 Studio Practice: Ballet III College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Continuation of DACR 111 & 112.
Prerequisites DACR*112
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 212 Studio Practice: Ballet IV College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Continuation of DACR 111 & 112.
Prerequisites DACR*211
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 221 Studio Practice: Jazz Dance III College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Continuation of DACR 121 & 122.
Prerequisites DACR*122
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 222 Studio Practice: Jazz Dance IV College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Continuation of DACR 121 & 122.
Prerequisites DACR*221
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 231 Studio Practice: Modern III College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 67.5 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Continuation of DACR 131 & 132.
Prerequisites DACR*132
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 232 Studio Practice: Modern IV College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 67.5 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Continuation of DACR 131 & 132.
Prerequisites DACR*231
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 241 Pedagogies of Dance College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This pedagogy course explores the teaching philosophy of the founder of ‘Danceability’ teacher, Connie Michael. Students will dance using the movement principles and excercises developed in this method. As an improvisational workshop, students explore the idea of sensation, relationship, time and design in regards to self-improvement, moving with others, community, and the environment. No dance experience needed and all abilities are welcome. The course takes place in a wheelchair accessible building and studio. Connie Michael, Assistant Professor, MA, is a certified ‘Danceability’ teacher after completing the Danceability teacher training course with founder, Alito Alessi, as part of the Impultanz International Dance Festival in 2012 in Vienna, Austria. Professor Michael also has choreographed and performed under the direction of Alito Alessi as part of the Impultanz festival.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 242 Dance Pedagogy II College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
An introduction to current philosophies and practices of teaching dance and a historical survey of the role of dance in education. The second semester deals with identification and exploration of basic concepts of teaching dance and application of these principles to the concrete development of lesson plans.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 250 Survey of Music College of Performing Arts School of Dance
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A survey of the history of music from ancient to modern, including jazz.
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill an art history elective, liberal arts elective, or free elective requirement.
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DACR 260 Music for Dance Composition College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
200 level undergraduate course
An exploration of various kinds of musical materials and literature, from Gregorian chant to New Music, relating the selection of music to the creation of dance composition. Improvisation utilizing different sounds and instruments.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 261 Dance Composition: Solo Forms College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The course integrates the improvisational skills acquired earlier in Improvisation and in Music for Composition. Designed to provide the beginning choreographer with the tools needed to structure a dance composition in solo and duet forms.
Prerequisites DACR*260
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 263 Improvisation II College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Individual improvisations are performed on themes with objects in restricted or altered spaces and times. Various structures are used for group improvisation. Free improvisation with live music is stressed. Required of students majoring in Modern Dance.
Prerequisites DACR*164
Open to Modern and Dance Education majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAPF*363, DACR*263, DACP*263, DAPF*363, DACP*263
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DACR 264 Improvisation III College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
300 level undergraduate course
See DA 322A
Prerequisites DACR*263
Open to Modern and Dance Education majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAPF*364, DACR*264
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DACR 291 Sophomore Performance and Coaching Project College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 67.5 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This capstone course is designed to be the culmination of the Foundation Series. The course gives students the opportunity to learn and perform both historical and new works from varied disciplines with an emphasis on the vast approaches to staging, learning and performing dance works.
Prerequisites DASP*141 DASP*142 DASP*111 DASP*112
Open to majors in the School of Dance only. Requires completion of 24 credits
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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DACR 292 Sophomore Performance and Coaching Project College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 67.5 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This capstone course is designed to be the culmination of the Foundation Series. The course gives students the opportunity to learn and perform both historical and new works from varied disciplines with an emphasis on the vast approaches to staging, learning and performing dance works.
Prerequisites DASP*141 DASP*142 DASP*111 DASP*112;
Open to majors in the School of Dance only. Requires completion of 24 credits
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
This course is equated with the following courses: DACR*292, DACR*294
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DACR 293 Sophomore Performance and Coaching Project College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This capstone course is designed to be the culmination of the Foundation Series. The course gives students the opportunity to learn and perform both historical and new works from varied disciplines with an emphasis on the vast approaches to staging, learning and performing dance works.
Prerequisites DASP*141 DASP*142 DASP*111 DASP*112
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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DACR 294 Sophomore Performance and Coaching Project College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This capstone course is designed to be the culmination of the Foundation Series. The course gives students the opportunity to learn and perform both historical and new works from varied disciplines with an emphasis on the vast approaches to staging, learning and performing dance works.
Prerequisites DASP*141 DASP*142 DASP*111 DASP*112;
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
This course is equated with the following courses: DACR*292, DACR*294
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DACR 300 Dance Summer Course College of Performing Arts School of Dance
4 credits 337.5 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course may be repeated for credit.
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DACR 361 Dance Composition: Duets College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Continuation of DACR 261. Problem-solving and analysis of materials through individual projects. Special emphasis on choreography for duets.
Prerequisites DACR*261
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 362 Dance Composition: Group Forms College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Continuation of DACR 261. Problem-solving and analysis of materials through individual projects. Special emphasis on group choreography.
Prerequisites DACR*261
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 373 Concepts of Fitness & Health College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
A survey of the health/fitness industry, which covers the following areas: personal training, aerobics and dance, wellness, and fitness management. The course prepares students to assume positions in this growing and thriving field.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 375 Theater Functions College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
300 level undergraduate course
A basic production course dealing with concepts of lighting and set design for dance. Students are required to gain practical experience by working in the theater on dance concerts during the year.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: DACR*376, DACR*375
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DACR 376 Junior Seminar: Introduction to Business Management and Tech Production College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
A basic production course dealing with concepts of lighting and set design for dance. Students are required to gain practical experience by working in the theater on dance concerts during the year.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: DACR*376, DACR*375
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DACR 377 Junior Seminar I College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1.5 credits 30.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This seminar focuses on current developments within the field of contemporary dance, and will focus on the presentation, archiving, and scoring of individual choreographic works. The class investigations and discussion will yield new and imaginative directions for senior projects.
Prerequisites DACR*293 and DACR*294
Requires completion of 60 credits.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 378 Junior Seminar II College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1.5 credits 30.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This seminar is a continuation of Junior Seminar I, and continues the focus on current developments within the field of contemporary dance, and begins to move the works in areas of performance. Students will gain insights into design technologies through labs and workshops.
Prerequisites DACR*377
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 441 Dance Symposium I College of Performing Arts School of Dance
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Designed specifically for dance education majors who will be completing their student teaching requirement in the following semester. The course includes curriculum and instruction materials, professional preparation, and evaluation criteria. Discussion centers on the application of dance principles to the learning situation. The role of dance teacher is examined.
Prerequisites DACR*242
Open to Dance Education majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 442 Dance Symposium II College of Performing Arts School of Dance
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This course is designed to complement the actual student teaching experience. Specific situations, problems, and achievements of the student teaching process are discussed and evaluated. Networking and employment opportunities are integral to the course.
Prerequisites DACR*242
Corequisite Course(s): DACR*449
Open to Dance Education majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 449 Student Teaching College of Performing Arts School of Dance
7 credits 210.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Students teach under supervised direction for one semester in a public or private school. If placement for student teaching is not within a school system, arrangements are made for the student to do this supervised teaching through local dance studios.
Corequisite Course(s): DACR*442, DACR*441
Open to Dance Education majors only. Requires completion of 75 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 461 Advanced Dance Composition College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Continuation of DACR 361 & 362. Senior elective course to assist students in preparation of their Senior concerts.
Prerequisites DACR*361
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
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DACR 470 Survey of the Business of Dance College of Performing Arts School of Dance
2 credits 30.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Emphasizes the development of tools and skills necessary for realizing individual professional goals, vehicles, and processes for change in the various fields of dance within our society. This course develops an awareness of managing life and work as a professional in dance. Topics include basic business principles as well as career self-management and an overview of career opportunities. Guest speakers include faculty and staff from within the University as well as experts from the field.
Prerequisites DACR*212, DACR*232, or DACR*222
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 489 Senior Project & Critique I College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This capstone course is designed to be the culmination of the Research Series for all dance majors. It is designed to assist senior students in the development and presentation of their senior projects. Each student will propose a project, develop goals and objectives for the year, and present their work. They will also participate in rehearsals, performance, and technical aspects of the projects and presentations.
Corequisite Course(s): DACR*496
Open to majors in the School of Dance only. Requires completion of 90 credits.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 490 Independent Study College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 - 6 credits 15.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
Restricted to Undergraduate students.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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DACR 491 Sr. Project & Critique I College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This capstone course is designed to be the culmination of the Research Series for all dance majors. It is designed to assist senior students in the development and presentation of their senior projects. Each student will propose a project, develop goals and objectives for the year, and present their work. They will also participate in rehearsals, performance, and technical aspects of the projects and presentations.
Corequisite Course(s): DACR*493
Open to majors in the School of Dance only. Requires completion of 90 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 493 Senior Seminar College of Performing Arts School of Dance
0.5 credits 15.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Time is spent discussing senior project ideas, sharing work as it develops, honing artists statements, and using websites as portfolios of the work that develops. Different methods and ways of thinking about performance will be encouraged through ongoing critical dialogue about current ideas and motivations that circulate and move through the field of dance and performance.
Corequisite Course(s): DACR*491
Open to majors in the School of Dance only. Requires completion of 90 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 494 Senior Seminar College of Performing Arts School of Dance
0.5 credits 15.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Time is spent discussing senior project ideas, sharing work as it develops, honing artists statements, and using websites as portfolios of the work that develops. Different methods and ways of thinking about performance will be encouraged through ongoing critical dialogue about current ideas and motivations that circulate and move through the field of dance and performance.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only. Requires completion of 90 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 495 National H.S. Dance Festival Internship College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 - 3 credits undefined hours
400 level undergraduate course
This hands-on course is designed to build a student’s skills in Arts Administration and specifically the Business of Dance. The course’s focus is on direct applications of how a national dance festival is planned and executed. Students will learn skills in creating data spreadsheets and reports, preparing informational festival packets, and public relations and management skills. Part of the class will entail working at the ninth National High School Dance Festival hosted by the School of Dance.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 496 Senior Seminar College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Time is spent discussing senior project ideas, sharing work as it develops, honing artists
statements, and using websites as portfolios of the work that develops. Different methods and ways
of thinking about performance will be encouraged through ongoing critical dialogue about current
ideas and motivations that circulate and move through the field of dance and performance.
Corequisite Course(s): DACR*489
Open to majors in the School of Dance only. Requires completion of 90 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 497 Senior Seminar College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Time is spent discussing senior project ideas, sharing work as it develops, honing artists statements, and using websites as portfolios of the work that develops. Different methods and ways of thinking about performance will be encouraged through ongoing critical dialogue about current ideas and motivations that circulate and move through the field of dance and performance.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only. Requires completion of 90 credits.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DACR 499 Dance Internship College of Performing Arts School of Dance
3 - 12 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Internships are a valuable part of a student’s academic experience. By reinforcing and expanding classroom theory and practice, internships enable students to test career choices and gain a greater understanding of the workplace through this initial entry into the professional world. The internship assists students in testing and expanding their professional skills and knowledge, enabling them to make informed career decisions.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only. Requires completion of 45 credits
This course may be repeated for credit.
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DAPD 300 Pedagogies of Performance in Dance College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
PODS offer students the opportunity to make connections through multiple access points, especially in areas of performance. An interdisciplinary system, PODS are designed to help students recognize the tools and methodologies used in their own creative work. Structurally each POD is identified by a unique topic (special topic). Students work with this topic to make connections as it relates to one of five POD labs. Concurrent enrollment in a POD lab is required for this course.
Prerequisites DACR*291 and DACR*292 or DACR*293 and DACR*294
Open to majors in the School of Dance only. Requires completion of 60 credits
DAPD Lab Required
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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DAPD 311 Jr. Lab: Documentation College of Performing Arts School of Dance
0.5 credits 15.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
POD labs are set up as locations to deepen and expand the studio experiences set in motion by the PODs. They are intended to create an environment for students to experiment in ways that contribute to developing new skills for dancers and dance makers to develop within, alongside and in support of the art form.
Corequisite Course(s): DAPD*300
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DAPD 312 Junior Lab: Ethics and Politics College of Performing Arts School of Dance
0.5 credits 15.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
POD labs are set up as locations to deepen and expand the studio experiences set in motion by the PODs. They are intended to create an environment for students to experiment in ways that contribute to developing new skills for dancers and dance makers to develop within, alongside and in support of the art form.
Corequisite Course(s): DAPD*300
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DAPD 313 Junior Lab: Hybrid College of Performing Arts School of Dance
0.5 credits 15.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
POD labs are set up as locations to deepen and expand the studio experiences set in motion by the PODs. They are intended to create an environment for students to experiment in ways that contribute to developing new skills for dancers and dance makers to develop within, alongside and in support of the art form.
Corequisite Course(s): DAPD*300
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DAPD 314 Junior Lab: Mediated Forms College of Performing Arts School of Dance
0.5 credits 22.5 hours
300 level undergraduate course
POD labs are set up as locations to deepen and expand the studio experiences set in motion by the PODs. They are intended to create an environment for students to experiment in ways that contribute to developing new skills for dancers and dance makers to develop within, alongside and in support of the art form.
Corequisite Course(s): DAPD*300
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DAPD 315 Junior Lab: Visual Perspectives College of Performing Arts School of Dance
0.5 credits 15.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
POD labs are set up as locations to deepen and expand the studio experiences set in motion by the PODs. They are intended to create an environment for students to experiment in ways that contribute to developing new skills for dancers and dance makers to develop within, alongside and in support of the art form.
Corequisite Course(s): DAPD*300
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DAPF 101X Open Studio: Beginning Tap College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A fundamental tap technique course for non-dance majors.
This course may be repeated for credit.
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DAPF 110X Open Studio: Beginning Ballet College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A fundamental ballet technique course open to all majors.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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DAPF 111X Open Studio: Beginning Ballet College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A fundamental ballet technique course for non-dance majors.
This course may be completed 7 times for credit.
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DAPF 112X Advanced/Beginner Ballet College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Not Recommended for Beginners
This course may be repeated for credit.
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DAPF 121X Open Studio: Beginning Jazz College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A fundamental jazz dance technique course for the non-dance major.
This course may be repeated for credit.
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DAPF 131X Open Studio: Beginning Modern College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A fundamental modern dance technique course for non-dance majors.
Not open to majors in the School of Dance.
This course may be repeated for credit.
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DAPF 132X Open Studio: Beginning Modern College of Performing Arts School of Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A fundamental modern dance technique course open to all majors.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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