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2019-2020 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

Courses

The University Catalogue includes a listing of all active courses; course sections are not offered every term.
 
  

  • DANC 181 Student Choreography Workshop I



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This course offers students the opportunity to be part of an introductory choreographic workshop. Coursework requires participation as a choreographer in the development of new work as well as engagement in critical feedback processes.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 182 Languaging Dance, Thinking Choreographically



    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 DANC*180

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 196 First-Year Performance Workshop



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    The First-Year Performance Workshop, the capstone of the first year, offers students the opportunity to make important connections between their studio practice and Thinking, Making & Doing coursework through ensemble crafting in the studio and staged performance. The First-Year Performance Workshop is designed to help students recognize the tools and methodologies used in both the making and performing of dance works.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 197 Freshman Performance Workshop



    1 credit 30.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    The Freshman Project, the capstone of the first year, offers students the opportunity to make
    important connections between their studio practice and Thinking, Making & Doing coursework
    through ensemble crafting in the studio and staged performance. Freshman Performance Workshop
    is designed to help students recognize the tools and methodologies used in both the making and
    performing of dance works.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 198 Selected Topics



    1 - 3 credits undefined hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    The topic will change by semester according to the expertise of the faculty and visiting artists, leaving room in the curriculum for emerging forms. These courses combine research and practice, employ strategies that combine historical inquiry within contemporary dance making and seek to provide new intersecting pedagogical practices.

    This course may be repeated for credit.
  

  • DANC 201 Open Studio: Intermediate Tap



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    The study and practice of the tap style of dance from simple rhythmic footwork to more complex multirhythms and repertory.

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 202 Open Studio: Advanced Tap



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This advanced level course will expand on movement concepts that are inherent in tap dance training through consistent studio practice. Students begin to demonstrate their knowledge of and relationship to tap as an integral performative dance form.

    Not Recommended for Beginners
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 203 Open Studio: Intermediate Jazz



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Not Recommended for Beginners
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 231 Embodied Practices Within Mixed Ability Communities



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This elective studio practice course explores the teaching philosophy, methodology, and artistic practice of ‘DanceAbility’ founded by Alito Alessi. Students will have studio seminars exploring the movement principles and exercises developed in this method. As an improvisational workshop, students explore the ideas of sensation, relationship, time and design in regards to self-movement, moving with others, community, and the environment. The students will have the opportunity to dance with different populations outside the university studio settings dancing with senior centers and other special populations. No dance experience needed and all abilities are welcome. The course takes place in a wheelchair accessible building and studio.

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit
  

  • DANC 235 Costume Design & Construction for Dance



    2 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course introduces the fundamental principles of costume design and construction for stage productions. Through the analysis of music, movement, color texture, light and mood, the student will develop a knowledge of the various elements of effective costuming. Students will study types of fabric and costume construction methods through a series of class projects. They will develop the skills to create design ideas in collaboration with choreographers, performers, and directors. This course carries an additional fee.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    $40 materials fee
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 241 Ballet



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This sophomore course will rotate through techniques, styles, faculty, and visiting artists in ballet with a focus on anatomically sound technique with respect for the specific needs and abilities of each individual. Rooted in a codified vocabulary, courses emphasize alignment, movement efficiency, musicality, spaciousness and expressivity. Continuous advancement and development is provided through 5 week module sequence.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 242 Ballet



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This sophomore course will rotate through techniques, styles, faculty, and visiting artists in ballet with a focus on anatomically sound technique with respect for the specific needs and abilities of each individual. Rooted in a codified vocabulary, courses emphasize alignment, movement efficiency, musicality, spaciousness and expressivity. Continuous advancement and development is provided through 5 week module sequence.

    Prerequisites DANC*241 or DANC*241M

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 243 Modern & Jazz Dance



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    A sophomore course that combines the training and practice of both traditional and emerging techniques of Modern and Jazz Dance fields. Each five weeks of the term, a new practice is introduced. Continuous advancement and development is provided through 5 week module sequence.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 244 Modern & Jazz Dance



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    A sophomore course that combines the training and practice of both traditional and emerging techniques of Modern and Jazz Dance fields. Each five weeks of the term, a new practice is introduced. Continuous advancement and development is provided through 5 week module sequence.

    Prerequisites DANC*243 or DANC*243M

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 251 Dance History, Theory and Criticism 1



    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. Dance History, Theory and Criticism 1 deals with dance from the Renaissance through Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, COMP*112H, or DANC*150

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.
  

  • DANC 270 Extended Studio Practice Somatic Lab



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course, taught in cycles, reinforces the ideas and perspectives introduced in the Body
    Pathway coursework. It emphasizes the study of somatics alongside anatomy and kinesiology
    through the practice of movement and hands-on investigation. Students will extend their
    understanding of studio practice and deepen their somatic awareness.

    Prerequisites DANC*174 and DANC*175

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 271 Intermediate Pilates Mat



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    A continuation of Pilates Mat Class. The Pilates Method is a series of exercises intended as a complete approach to developing body awareness and easing physicality. It is an exercise-based system that aims to develop the body’s center in order to create a stable core for all types of movement. Intermediate Pilates Mat continues to build strength and flexibility through the practice and study of the practical and conceptual work of founder Joseph Pilates. Exercises are taught in greater depth with a more advanced exploration of the Pilates conditioning system.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 272 Introduction to Bartenieff Fundamentals™



    1 credits 22.5 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course introduces students to Bartenieff Fundamentals™, a set of concepts and principles
    based upon developmental movement and established by Irmgard Bartenieff to help create
    neuromuscular building blocks for efficiency, coordination, and flow of movement. Students will
    learn basic Bartenieff exercises in relationship to the concepts of dynamic alignment, breath
    support, core support, rotary function, initiation and sequencing, spatial intention,
    weight transfer, dynamic intention, and developmental patterning.

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 273 Introduction to the Franklin Method



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    The Franklin Method, developed by movement specialist Eric Franklin, teaches dynamic alignment and how to move the body with maximum efficiency to keep the body youthful and energized. In every moment, the ideal combination of limbs, joints, gravity, moving parts, connective tissue, and muscle must be found and directed by the brain and nervous system.

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 274 Experiential Anatomy



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course is the study of human anatomy with an emphasis on understanding the skeletal and muscular systems. Students explore the human body through movement exploration, hands-on investigation, the use of imagery and the senses. Students gain a kinetic understanding of, not only what is moving, but also how individual human bodies move. This understanding can lead to greater articulation and accuracy for any artist who utilizes the human form in their artistic expression. The course work is physical and analytical. Artists from all areas of the university are encouraged to enroll.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 275 Body Pathways III



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course is designed for students who want to deeply and intensively experience the cross training and somatic work that was introduced in DACR 175 and 176. This Advanced level course utilizes the students’ individual interests and goals, which were identified in Body Pathways II as a ‘jumping off point’ for course content. The identified material is deeply researched, honed, and practiced at an advanced level and pace. The course meets two times per week, giving consistent reinforcement, which can increase physiological adaptation. Course material may be drawn from, but not limited to the work of Irene Dowd, Dr. Sally Fitt, Pilates, GYROKINESIS®, Yoga, Alexander Technique, Experiential Anatomy, Franklin Method, Physical Therapy, and Somatic studies.

    Prerequisites DANC*174 and DANC*175

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 281 Student Choreography Workshop II



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course offers students the opportunity to be part of a choreographic workshop. Coursework requires participation as a choreographer in the development of new work as well as engagement in critical feedback processes. This course follows Student Choreography Workshop I.

    Prerequisites DANC*181

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 282 Dance Making: Music, Sound, Silence, and Noise



    1.5 credits 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.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 284 Improvisation Performance Practice



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 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 palette. 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 DANC*180

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 285 Expanded Field in Dance & Performance



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 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,
    social, and theoretical will join. Emphasis on hands-on media and movement 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.
  

  • DANC 286 The Performative Voice in Choreography



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 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.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 288 Duet Forms



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course challenges students to examine the possibilities of the duet form through creating original choreographic studies and/or by studying historic and contemporary duets made by leading choreographers across genres of dance. Students will study ways in which theories of touch, gender, relationality, and aesthetics inform the physicality of partnership and dialogue. Student work will culminate in the presentation of original and/or historic works for the UArts community.

    Prerequisites DANC*182

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 289 Choreographic Viewpoints



    1.5 credits 30.0 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 develop skills for analysis and interpretation alongside critical readings, viewings, and written responses.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 290 Movement Invention & Theatricality



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course investigates a variety of ways to source and research dance making through the study of theatrical motivation. Personal movement invention is facilitated through improvisational study. This course is designed to provide choreographers with the movement content and compositional tools to build both solos and duets.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 296 Sophomore Performance and Coaching Project



    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 DANC*141, DANC*142, DANC*143, and DANC*144

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 297 Sophomore Performance and Coaching Project



    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 DANC*141, DANC*142, DANC*143, and DANC*144

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: DACR*292, DACR*294
  

  • DANC 298 Selected Topics



    1 - 3 credits undefined hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    The topic will change by semester according to the expertise of the faculty and visiting
    artists, leaving room in the curriculum for emerging forms. These courses combine research
    and practice, employ strategies that combine historical inquiry within contemporary dance
    making and seek to provide new intersecting pedagogical practices.

    Prerequisites DANC*150 and DANC*182

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 300 Performance Pedagogies 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. PODs are designed to help students recognize the tools and methodologies used in their own creative work both as performers and as choreographers. Structurally each POD is identified by a unique topic. PODs have required rehearsal times and culminate in a public showing.

    Prerequisites DANC*296 and DANC*297

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
  

  • DANC 303 Pointe



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course develops and refines the technique of dancing ballet en pointe. Students will explore solo variations from the classical repertoire as well as contemporary choreography.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    Advanced Course - See Dept.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
  

  • DANC 305 Ballet



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    An advanced level studio practice course in ballet.

    Prerequisites DANC*242

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 306 Ballet



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    An advanced level studio practice course in ballet.

    Prerequisites DANC*242

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 312 Open Studio: Aerial Dance



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This class will introduce and teach aerial dance techniques and may include such apparatuses as: silk, trapeze, hoop, harnesses and rigging. Students will explore climbing, leg locks, and a variety of skills and vocabulary. Classes may include conditioning exercises, targeting the core strength and musculature needed for lifting and sustaining bodies in the air. Repertory will be built, taught or created on or by the students.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 313 Open Studio: Hip Hop



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    An exploration into emerging styles and forms of hip hop.

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 315 Classical Partnering I



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    The basic technique of adagio (pas de deux). Students perform major classical works.

    Experience Required- See Dept.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 316 Classical Partnering II



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    The basic technique of adagio (pas de deux). Students perform major classical works.

    Experience Required- See Dept.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 317 Contemporary Partnering



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This contemporary partnering course utilizes both modern and post-modern dance forms from a non-gendered point of view. Students will work in pairs, trios and small groups. The class will explore lifts, simple holds, and counter-balances. Students will hone each of these skills separately, and then combine them into phrase material. The phrase work may develop into larger choreographic forms.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 318 Classical and Contemporary Variations I



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    The practice of technical movements and variations from both classical and contemporary ballet repertories.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 319 Classical and Contemporary Variations II



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    The practice of technical movements and variations from both classical and contemporary ballet repertories.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 330 Field Study in Dance



    1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    With the advisement & mentoring of a School of Dance faculty member, students take on studio practice study within the professional training schools in the city of Philadelphia. The study extends the student’s specific career interest. These training centers include PA Ballet and Philadanco, among others.

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
  

  • DANC 336 Dance Management and Entrepreneurship



    1.5 credits 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course prepares students for leadership in the field through the introduction of practical
    and procedural skills to establish, market, manage, and sustain dance in today’s landscape.
    Topics including fundraising, financial management, marketing, communication,
    development, grant writing, and strategic planning will be examined in relationship to
    individual careers, companies, community engagement platforms, educational outreach
    projects, creative residencies, and partnerships with cultural institutions.

    Prerequisites DANC*182

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 341 Studio Practice



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course is situated in curricular dialogue with a range of studio practice courses. Juniors and seniors in the School of Dance study a variety of techniques incorporating established dance forms as well as new, emerging practices that blur boundaries and share styles. Dancers learn to translate and adapt across forms while focusing on the unique and inherent expressivity of each methodology.

    Prerequisites DANC*242 and DANC*244

    This course may be repeated for credit.
  

  • DANC 351 Dance History, Theory and Criticism 2



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 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. Dance History, Theory and Criticism 2 surveys dance from pre-World War II to the present.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, COMP*112H, or DANC*150

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.
  

  • DANC 353 Body Pathways Lab



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Building on foundations introduced and reinforced through Body Pathways and ESP Somatic Lab, this course advances the study of somatics through deepened study in experiential anatomy with emphasis on the connections between somatic practices and studio practices.

    Prerequisites DANC*174, DANC*175, and DANC*270

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 380 Improvisation Into Choreography



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Improvisations will be explored as students discover, through process and development, a gradual progression toward known material. Questions will be posed, examples include: What if we practice harnessing a consciousness of immediacy and mystery? What is your first impulse? Can you trust it? What happens when judgment is suspended? A broad array of discussion topics ranging from chance to failure and beauty to the everyday will be proposed using documents of contemporary art.

    Prerequisites DANC*182

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 381 Collaborative Process and the Choreographic



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    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 will 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.

    Prerequisites DANC*182

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 382 Solo Studies



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Solo Studies is a choreography and performance course that tests the possibilities of solo
    performance. Movement material will be generated through research on the particularities of each
    participant’s negotiation of identity and personal history. Throughout the course, students
    will be challenged to create multiple solo studies, exploring different methods of creation
    and sites for performance. Each student will create a final solo project to be performed in an
    open showing.

    Prerequisites DANC*182

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 383 Activism, Social Justice and Choreography



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course introduces students to a wide range of methodologies for linking choreographic
    practice with the work of social justice and activism. Students will research artists whose
    creative output engages questions of politics, protest, inequality, and visibility through the
    coordination of moving bodies. Each student will create a final choreographic project that will
    challenge them to link concerns for social change with their work as a maker.

    Prerequisites DANC*182

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 384 Choreography and Alternative Media



    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.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 385 Drawing and Objects: Extending the Choreographic



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course begins with an examination of relationships between drawing and dancing. Drawing, as a foundational practice in the visual arts, challenges habitual modes of seeing and reveals the power of mark-making. Drawing exercises will be introduced to help students materialize observations of their environment, their moving bodies, and the bodies of their peers. These exercises will facilitate an understanding of how drawing functions as both a way to reclaim wonder and a way to heighten skills of critical observation. Elements of drawing such as line, tone, texture, edge quality, solidity/fluidity, atmosphere, space, design, and composition will be discussed and practiced. These drawing assignments will be performed as both traditional visual art exercises and as embodied - danced - studies. Students will begin to craft solo choreographies utilizing skills/ideas gleaned in these exercises. During the second part of the course, students will bring their solo choreographies into relationship with sculptural objects and/or designed garments. Through lectures and individual research projects, students will study artists who use objects and extreme costuming to extend, disrupt, and displace the “meaning” created by dancing bodies. Students will continue to develop their solo work through the creation and utilization of their own sculptural objects/costumes. Time will be given in class for in-depth dialogue/critical feedback about the work being made and a final public showing of the solos will be arranged. This course seeks to expand ideologies and perspectives introduced in Contemporary Art Practices and Languaging Dance Thinking Choreographically. Students do not need to have any prior experience with visual art practice in order to take this course.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 386 Curatorial and Creative Residencies



    1.5 credits 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course offers students the opportunity to partner with a professional arts-presenting institution to observe first-hand a contemporary example of arts curation. Students will study the history and current methodologies of curation to develop their own curatorial and creative projects. This course is open to students in all majors.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 396 Junior Seminar I



    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 DANC*296 and DANC*297

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 397 Junior Seminar II



    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 DANC*396

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 398 Selected Topics



    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 repeated for credit.
  

  • DANC 441 Studio Practice



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    This course is situated in curricular dialogue with a range of studio practice courses. Juniors and seniors in the School of Dance study a variety of techniques incorporating established dance forms as well as new, emerging practices that blur boundaries and share styles. Dancers learn to translate and adapt across forms while focusing on the unique and inherent expressivity of each methodology.

    Prerequisites DANC*341

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
  

  • DANC 451 Advanced Readings in Dance History, Theory & Criticism



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    This course will focus on some of the most influential historical and theoretical texts in the field of dance and performance studies. Students will develop skills in archival research and analysis of documentation and live performance.

    Prerequisites DANC*251 and DANC*351

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 480 Choreography as Research



    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 3.5 credits from TMD courses.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 481 Choreography As Research in Performance



    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 and performance. Students will practice choreographic and performative studies, and reflect on their processes through in class group critiques and showings.

    Prerequisites Complete 3.5 credits from TMD courses.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 482 Improvisation As Research in Performance



    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 Complete 3.5 credits from TMD courses.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 490 Independent Study



    1 - 6 credits 15.0 hours
    400 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.

    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.
  

  • DANC 492 Senior Seminar



    1.5 credits 22.5 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    Time is spent researching and discussing current models of professional practice and development in the field of dance. Students will create web-based platforms as portfolios for their work, refine resumes/artist-writings and study ways to procure support and opportunity for their creative work. Different 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.

    Prerequisites DANC*397

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 494 Senior Thesis Workshop



    2 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. Each student will propose a thesis project, develop goals and objectives for the semester, and present their work. Students will deepen and extend their study of contemporary art practices introduced throughout their time in the School of Dance with a focus on identifying and aligning their research with the ever changing and expanding professional fields of art making.

    Prerequisites DANC*397

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 496 Senior Seminar



    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.

    Prerequisites DANC*397

    Corequisite Course(s): DANC*495

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 498 Selected Topics



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    400 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.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
  

  • DANC 499 Dance Internship



    1 - 12 credits undefined 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.
    A maximum of 6.0 internship credits (in CAMD & CCPS) and 12.0 internship credits (in CPA) may be applied toward degree requirements.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
  

  • DANC 611 Mentored Practice



    4 credits 120 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Students select and schedule weekly practice from a variety of scheduled classes in consultation with core faculty, meet one-on-one every week with a mentor, and meet weekly as a group. Mentors guide students through the plan that may include a combination of techniques, technologies and methodologies. The format provides opportunity for varied explorations and choices. Inquiry and experimentation is encouraged.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 621 Individualized Practice



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Students develop and schedule their own weekly creative practice using student-initiated resources or scheduled classes, are expected to engage in independent work, talk one-on-one each week with a faculty member, create an archive of the experiences, and find innovative ways to share both resources and experiences with classmates throughout the course. The format provides opportunity for varied explorations and choices. Inquiry and experimentation is encouraged.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 622 International Individualized Practice Lab



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This course allows students to self design course work by combining topic LABS from the Somatic & Movement LAB and the Critical Studies LABS to meet required hours. The LABS take the form of a series of international workshops, and include both lecture/discussion and studio formats. The LABS create an opportunity for students to be in direct dialogue with a variety of international practitioners, scholars and artists/choreographers.

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 651 Somatic Practice & Movement Lab



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Students are given opportunities to deepen their understanding of and relationship to movement practices that include somatic practices, exercise modalities, and dance science. The LABS take the form of a series of workshops, and include both lecture/discussion and studio formats. The LABS create an opportunity for students to be in direct dialogue with a variety of somatic and movement science practitioners. (examples include: Yoga, Feldenkrais Methodologies, Body-Mind Centering, and Alexander Technique)

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 652 Critical Practices Lab



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Students are given opportunities to consider and locate dance within emerging performance cultures, practices and art world contexts. The LABS take the form of a series of workshops, and include both lecture/discussion and studio formats. The LABS create an opportunity for students to be in direct dialogue with a variety of internationally recognized artist, scholars, choreographers, curators and movement practioners.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 653 Individualized Practice Lab



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This course allows students to self design course work by combining topic LABS from the Somatic & Movement LAB and the Pedagogic Practice LABS to meet required hours. The LABS take the form of a series of workshops, and include both lecture/discussion and studio formats. The LABS create an opportunity for students to be in direct dialogue with a variety of practitioners, scholars and pedagogs.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 661 History, Theory & Criticism I



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Part one of a two-part course examining 20th and 21st century dance history, emphasizing the relations between dance, critical theory, critical writing and culture. Students will engage in theoretical inquiry and study in the dance-related areas of history and dance criticism in a variety of contexts, from the popular to the scholarly. Weekly lectures provide overviews while critics, dance historians, and artists are invited to give lectures, seminars, and/or workshops on their research interests and scholarship.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 662 History, Theory & Criticism II



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Part two of a two-part course examines 20th and 21st century dance history, emphasizing the relations between dance, critical theory, critical writing and culture. Students will engage in theoretical inquiry and study in the dance-related areas of history and dance criticism in a variety of contexts, from the popular to scholarly. Weekly lectures provide overviews, while critics, dance historians, and artists are invited to give lectures, seminars, and/or workshops on their research interests and scholarship.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 663 Research as Action



    1 credit 15.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Students work individually and in small groups with a faculty advisor to present topic driven presentations. These public ‘actions’ are open to the University community, and the public at large. Presentations are developed alongside, and as an extension of, class and studio work.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 664 Languaging the Contemporary



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    A writing workshop: this course introduces critical insight into themes, theories, artists’ writings, creative processes and aesthetic approaches that have been essential to the transformation of art and dance into a global practice. Daily writing assignments, lectures, discussions and assigned readings are augmented by artists, curators, and scholars who engage with students in a variety of formats, from traditional lecture/artist talks to performative lectures.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 671 Proseminar: Collaborative Practices



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Designed to expand potentialities through direct interplay with communities and practitioners (both local and international), students will learn about the possibilities of sharing resources, scholarship and fields of interest for future engagement. This course will set the ground-work for Field Study LABS. The course challenges students to examine where their practice intersects directly with the public. How can dance artists work alongside a variety practitioners and professionals from varying disciplines to share and combine skills? A seminar format, this course will include community partners, site visits and an in-class lecture series. By the end of the course, students will be expected to submit a Field Study proposal.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 672 International Graduate Seminar I



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This course introduces the ongoing process of inquiry into what it means to do research in a creative practice, such as dance, within the framework of an international festival environment and within scholarship outside the US. A wide range of current orientations, reflections, writings, ways of thinking and forms of presentations will be discussed. Students learn about different research methods outside of the arts, and are encouraged to apply some of these processes to their own artistic/creative processes and practices. How might dance practice and theory mutually engage? What might be termed ‘practice as research?’ How might choreography be a theoretical act (Foster)? How might theory and methods be transported from one subject matter to another (Foster)? How might the relationship between the written word and the moving body be examined and explored? How do we test, analyze, study or diagram our processes? A seminar format, this course will include an in-class viewing performances, sharing experiences, as well as the formation of a student curated course archive.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 673 International Graduate Seminar II



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This seminar is designed to assist the students in developing their writing and critical performance reading skills in preparation for their thesis work. Using artists’ writings and performances to activate dialogue and develop a shared common language within each MFA cohort, this shared inquiry connects a range of literary, creative and artistic works to enable students, as producing artists, to respond to and situate their own practice within a larger field of discourse. Through conversation, reading, writing and critique both group and individual sessions explore how writing can be imagined and produced. How might writing deepen both action (doing) and reflection?

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 674 Graduate Seminar in Residence I



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This practiced based seminar focuses on current developments within the field of dance and performance around urgent issues of presentation, archiving, scoring, documentation and collecting. Working within and alongside ideas of sculpture, conceptual art and design students will build models and transcribe their choreographic ideas into new media as a way to re-imagine and re-tool.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 675 Graduate Seminar in Residence II



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Students will gather to discuss and reflect on practices, research as action and thesis developments.

    Prerequisites DANC*674

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 680 Performative Methodologies



    2 credits 60.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This studio-based course is a venue for the critique of students’ creative work and practice. It is designed to integrate the various components of the MFA program (Practice, Dance in Context, Practice in Context and Grad Seminar) by including the discourse of the coursework as well as focused work on presenting and archiving intentionally different and diverse performative methodologies.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  

  • DANC 681 Thesis Workshop



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This studio-based course is a venue for the critique of students’ work and practice. It is designed to integrate the various components of the MFA program (Practice, Dance in Context, Practice in Context and Grad Seminar) by including the discourse of the coursework as well as that of the visiting artists/scholar talks. The course is primarily a venue for the critique of students’ thesis work, but often viewings and readings are assigned to further discussions. Students will not simply critique one another’s creative work, but rather place it among other works being studied to yield (often) new perspectives.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 682 Study Cycle I



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Part one of a two part course, this portion of the study cycle provides students with seminars, lectures, workshops, and performances, as well as an opportunity to meet and become acquainted with both faculty mentors, community partners, and student peers. Locations provide a space for important networking, support, and the space to prepare for and initiate the program.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 683 Study Cycle II



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Part two of a two-part course, this portion of the study cycle provides students with seminars, lectures, workshops, and performances, as well as an opportunity to reconnect and share thesis project directions, portfolio developments, and field study updates. Locations provide a space for shared learning, the sharing of resources, and the collective developing of curated thesis platforms.

    Prerequisites DANC*682

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 691 Philadelphia Field Study I



    2 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Students, in consultation with faculty mentors & advisors, will select a community partner from an approved list and develop a Field Study Plan that takes place over two terms. Challenged to examine the role of dance and dance making in the community at large, students will be asked to examine where their practice intersects directly with the public realm. Students identify, research, engage with and respond to an organization that matches their interests. Resulting creative responses and projects broaden various communities’ understanding of the role that dance can play in contemporary society as well as expanding contexts and opportunities for dance artists.

    Prerequisites DANC*671

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 692 Philadelphia Field Study II



    2 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Students, in consultation with faculty mentors & advisors, will select a community partner from an approved list and develop a Field Study Plan that takes place over two terms. Challenged to examine the role of dance and dance making in the community at large, students will be asked to examine where their practice intersects directly with the public realm. Students identify, research, engage with and respond to an organization that matches their interests. Resulting creative responses and projects broaden various communities’ understanding of the role that dance can play in contemporary society as well as expanding contexts and opportunities for dance artists.

    Prerequisites DANC*671

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
  

  • DANC 693 International Field Study I



    2 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Part one of a two part course, students, in consultation with faculty mentors & advisors, will select an international partner from an approved list and develop a Field Study Plan that takes place over two terms. Challenged to examine the role of dance and dance making in the world at large, students will be asked to examine where their practice intersects directly with the international partner organization’s goals & needs. International partners include a number of respected schools, platforms and organizations.

    Prerequisites DANC*671

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 694 International Field Study II



    2 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Part two of a two-part course, students, in consultation with faculty mentors & advisors, will select an international partner from an approved list and develop a Field Study Plan that takes place over two terms. Challenged to examine the role of dance and dance making in the world at large, students will be asked to examine where their practice intersects directly with the international partner organization’s goals & needs. International partners include a number of respected schools, platforms and organizations.

    Prerequisites DANC*671

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 695 Field Study I



    2 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Part one of a two-part course, students, in consultation with faculty mentors & advisors, will propose their own partner organization and work to develop a Field Study Plan that takes place over two terms. Challenged to examine the role of dance and dance making in the world at large, students will be asked to examine where their practice intersects directly with their proposed partner organization’s goals & needs.

    Prerequisites DANC*671

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 696 Field Study II



    2 credits 45.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Part two of a two-part course. Students, in consultation with faculty mentors & advisors, will propose their own partner organization and work to develop a Field Study Plan that takes place over two terms. Challenged to examine the role of dance and dance making in the world at large, students will be asked to examine where their practice intersects directly with their proposed partner organization’s goals & needs.

    Prerequisites DANC*671

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 699 Topics: Dance



    1 - 6 credits 0.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar.

    This course may be repeated for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
  

  • DANC 711 Thesis Practice



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    Students work to develop and articulate independent creative practices that emerge alongside and within their thesis work. Thesis mentors guide students through the reflective, critical processes. Students will find innovative ways to share their processes with classmates throughout the course.

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 721 Thesis Forms: Mentored Composition



    2 credits 30.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    Thesis Forms: Mentored Composition is one of the capstone experiences of the MFA program. Students propose, plan, rehearse, discuss and develop new work. A synthesis of the program’s coursework, this original research is two-part: a portfolio that includes written work and a public sharing. Thesis work develops under the direction of a thesis mentor/working partner.

    Prerequisites DANC*661

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • DANC 722 Thesis Forms: Contemporary Practices



    2 credits 22.5 hours
    700 level graduate course

    The development of the thesis work happens under the direction of a thesis mentor.

    Prerequisites DANC*661 and DANC*664

    Open only to MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 730 Portfolio I



    6 credits 90.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    During this course, students will begin to review, organize and reflect on their extensive body of professional work in the field of dance. The portfolio is developed to include artist statement, cv, written examination of their work, press & public reviews, and a list of any grants, honoriums and/or fellowships. Students will be encouraged to find innovative ways to share their work both online and on paper.

    Prerequisites DANC*661 or DANC*662

    Open only to low-residency MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • DANC 731 Portfolio II



    6 credits 90.0 hours
    700 level graduate course

    The continuation of extensive review of professional work from Portfolio I, concluding with public artist talk. Portfolio developed to include artist statement, cv, written examination of work, press & public reviews, and a list of any grants, honoriums and/or fellowships. The presentation will take the form of a one hour artist talk. Students will be required to attend artist talks of their classmates.

    Prerequisites DANC*730

    Open only to low-residency MFA in Dance majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
 

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