Prerequisite: Must be a Dance Major or Dance Minor to enroll; Placement in Level III or higher dance technique courses; Permission of the department required.
This course takes students from an introduction to dance composition theory and techniques through the process of creating a group work for the stage. Course work includes lecture, discussion, selected readings, viewing of masterworks of dance composition, creation of several dance studies on various themes and culminates in the creation of a work for performance in the Student Choreographic Showcase.
Outcomes: Through the development of short dance students learn the principles of dance composition and then apply them to their own creation performed for a public audience.
This course takes students from an introduction to dance composition theory and techniques through the process of creating a group work for the stage. Course work includes lecture, discussion, selected readings, viewing of masterworks of dance composition, creation of several dance studies on various themes and culminates in the creation of a work for performance in the Student Choreographic Showcase.
Outcomes: Through the development of short dance students learn the principles of dance composition and then apply them to their own creation performed for a public audience.