2015-2016 Graduate Catalog

DNCE 550 Dance History - Tribal Cultures to Current Times

Masters only. Students learn to recognize links between early dance forms and those which are a part of the current cultural scene. Emphasis is placed on connections between dance forms and the accompanying culture, place and events found within a specific time frame along with developments in the other arts. Students will be expected to analyze historical dance forms.

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DNCE 560 Dance Movement Skills & Pedagogical Approaches

Masters only. Class involves the study of the technique and performance qualities of Modern and Jazz Dance. The focus is on an in-depth discovery of the methods of pedagogy for dance technique classes.

3

DNCE 565 Interdisciplinary Teaching and Advocacy in Dance

Masters only. Class involves learning how to use creative movement and dance to teach non-dance concepts and ideas, including using movement and dance to teach multicultural content. Techniques for dance education advocacy will also be presented.

3

DNCE 570 Doing, Teaching & Appreciating Choreography & Creative Dance I

Masters only. Students learn about presenting creative movement/dance lessons for elementary age children and improvisation/choreography classes for older students. Techniques for appreciating choreography are also presented along with active participation in creative movement, improvisation, and dance making based on basic choreographic principles and forms.

3

DNCE 575 Dance Lesson, Curriculum and Assessment Design

Masters only. Class includes learning to give differentiated feedback to students in movement skills classes; designing various types of dance-based lessons and curricula (modern, jazz, creative dance, choreography & improvisation); and structuring dance assessment instruments and rubrics.

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