DA 101: Dance I

Program
Semester Hours 3
Description

An introduction to ballet, modern, jazz, and improvisational dance through representative warm-ups and dance combinations. Balance, turning, jumping, falls, and recovery are explored with a special focus on their relationship to athletics. Students will create brief dance studies, attend a professional dance performance, and work backstage on a college dance production. The historic role of dance in the human experience and use of music and props will also be explored.

Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Students will demonstrate understanding of at least one principle form of artistic expression and the creative process inherent therein
  2. Students will compare and contrast dance styles to interpret unity and diversity within each style
  3. Students will choreograph an informal dance for a performance
  4. Students will understand basic dance vocabulary
Semester
Fall
Notes

Repeat of HU 116.