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Your search for courses · during 25FA · tagged with DANC Movement Practice & Performance · returned 9 results
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DANC 107 Ballet I 1 credits
A beginning course in ballet technique, including basic positions, beginning patterns and exercises. Students develop an awareness of the many ways their body can move, an appreciation of dance as an artistic expression and a recognition of the dancer as an athlete.
- Fall 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice PE, Physical Education
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DANC 107.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Jennifer Bader 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WWeitz Center 168 9:50am-11:00am
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DANC 148 Modern Dance I: Technique and Theory 1 credits
A physical exploration at the introductory level of the elements of dance: time, motion, space, shape and energy. Students are challenged physically as they increase their bodily awareness, balance, control, strength and flexibility and get a glimpse of the art of dance.
- Fall 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice PE, Physical Education
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DANC 148.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Daphne McCoy 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- T, THWeitz Center 165 9:20am-10:30am
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DANC 150 Contact Improvisation 1 credits
This is a course in techniques of spontaneous dancing shared by two or more people through a common point of physical contact. Basic skills such as support, counterbalance, rolling, falling and flying will be taught and developed in an environment of mutual creativity.
- Fall 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice PE, Physical Education
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DANC 150.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Kristin Van Loon 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WWeitz Center 165 12:30pm-1:40pm
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DANC 158 Contemporary Dance Forms I 1 credits
This course provides an introduction to a variety of movement approaches that develop an awareness of the body in space and moving through space. Students will learn approaches designed to strengthen muscles, support joint mobility, find breath support, enhance coordination, and encourage embodied learning.
- Fall 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice PE, Physical Education
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DANC 158.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Elayna Waxse 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WWeitz Center 165 1:50pm-3:00pm
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DANC 171 Dance for Musical Theater 1 credits
This course focuses on development and execution of dance and performance skills as they relate to musical theater dance styles. Students will learn how to use dance as a method of storytelling to gain a better understanding of how dance and choreography create and bring dramatic elements to life. This course will also include some beginning tap steps.
- Fall 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice PE, Physical Education
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DANC 171.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Daphne McCoy 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- T, THWeitz Center 165 10:40am-11:50am
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DANC 208 Ballet II 1 credits
For the student with previous ballet experience. This course emphasizes articulation of technique and development of ballet vocabulary.
- Fall 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice PE, Physical Education
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DANC 208.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Jennifer Bader 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WWeitz Center 168 11:10am-12:20pm
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DANC 253 Movement for the Performer 3 credits
This course investigates the structure and function of the body through movement and how it can be applied to the stage work of an actor, dancer and or singer. Included will be a variety of somatic and performance approaches (Alexander Technique, improvisation Viewpoints, stage combat). The emphasis will be to discover effortless movement, body awareness, balance in the body and an integration of self in moving.
- Fall 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice PE, Physical Education
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DANC 253.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Daphne McCoy 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WWeitz Center 165 9:50am-11:00am
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DANC 301 West African Dance 2 credits
In this class you will be introduced to traditional West African dance movement accompanied by live drumming. A variety of dynamics such as grounding, centeredness, and footwork will be addressed. Each class will cover the cultural background of the rhythm as well as the conversation between drummer and dancer. All levels are welcome to join in this vigorous experience of West African dance forms.
- Fall 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice PE, Physical Education
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DANC 301.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Whitney McClusky 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- T, THWeitz Center 165 3:10pm-4:20pm
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DANC 350 Semaphore Repertory Dance Company 1 credits
Provides advanced dance students with an intensive opportunity to develop as performers in professional level dances. Skills to be honed are: the dancer as contributor to the process of art-making; defining individual technical and expressive gifts; working in a variety of new technical and philosophical dance frameworks. In addition to regular training during the academic terms, participation in a "preseason" rehearsal period before fall term is required. A few pieces of student choreography will be accepted for repertory. The group produces an annual concert, performs in the Twin Cities and makes dance exchanges with other college groups.
Recommended Preparation: Admission by audition.
Audition required.
- Fall 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice PE, Physical Education
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DANC 350.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Judith Howard 🏫 👤 · Daphne McCoy 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WWeitz Center 165 3:30pm-5:30pm
- M, WWeitz Center 168 3:30pm-5:30pm
- THWeitz Center 165 7:00pm-9:00pm
- THWeitz Center 168 7:00pm-9:00pm
- SWeitz Center 165 12:00pm-3:00pm
- SWeitz Center 168 12:00pm-3:00pm