Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0122 - Dancing Modern I

An Introduction to Moving and Making in Context: Dancing Modern 1 is a beginning level modern dance course, which will introduce students to "modern" and "contemporary" dance practices. Establishing the studio as a laboratory, students will be invited to embody a wide variety of movement sequences designed to bring attention to the body's capacity for articulation, spatial awareness, musicality, interpretation and personal expression. This exploration of dance technique will be bolstered by experiments with improvisational and dance-making processes, alongside the research of historical and social contexts relevant to the development of the art form. Students will learn to read, discuss and write about the live and recorded choreographic works we will view over the course of the semester. Ultimately, we will direct our collective openness and commitment to growing acquainted with our expressive bodies in motion, physical and intellectual rigor, the development of dance literacy, and use of the written word as a way to record and process various aspects of embodied experience. No previous dance experience is necessary.

Arts, Design, and Media Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives In this course, students are generally expected to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.