DAN 202 - Modern Dance 4 Credits: 3 3 Skills Lab Hours
Prerequisites: DAN 101 , DAN 102 , DAN 201
Description In this advanced modern dance course, students refine their skills as dancers through rigorous technical training. Advanced exercises challenge students physically and artistically. Performance techniques and choreography for large groups are developed. Compositional principles including theme, variation and counterpoint are explored. Students examine modern dance history within cultural and temporal contexts. Additionally, analysis of a professional production in terms of form and content furthers dance appreciation. The goal is for students to attain mastery of advanced modern dance skills through refining technique, compositional approaches and contextual understanding of dance both as an art and within shifting eras. Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Analyze how historical and cultural influences have shaped developments in dance as an art form over time.
- Perform dance combinations at an advanced level.
- Show an increase in their muscular strength, flexibility, kinesthetic awareness and cardiovascular capacity.
- Choreograph a dance composition utilizing more than one dancer.
- Analyze dance work in terms of form and content after viewing a professional dance production.
Listed Topics
- Flexibility exercises
- Advanced dance technique
- Dance phrases
- Use of body weight and flow of movement
- Compositional concepts
- Overview of twentieth century modern dance history
Reference Materials Textbooks and materials as deemed appropriate by instructor. Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals: - Communication
- Culture Society & Citizenship
Approved By: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Date Approved: 03/18/2024 Last Reviewed: 03/18/2024
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