**Review** Graduate Catalog 2025-2026

DNCE 508 Workshop

A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline.
1- 3

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles with no limits on the number of times it can be repeated

DNCE 550 Situating Dance: Exploring vital components of history, culture, and context

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.

3

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Degree Restriction

Include MA and MACC and MAST and MAT and MBS and MS

Level Restriction

Include GR

DNCE 560 Dance Movement Skills & Pedagogical Approaches

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

Degree Restriction

Include MA and MACC and MAST and MAT and MBS and MS

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

DNCE 565 Interdisciplinary Teaching and Advocacy in Dance

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

Degree Restriction

Include MA and MAST and MAT and MBS and MS and MACC

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

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

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

Degree Restriction

Include MA and MAST and MAT and MBS and MS and MACC

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

DNCE 575 Dance Lesson, Curriculum and Assessment Design

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.
3

Degree Restriction

Include MAST and MA and MAT and MBS and MS and MACC

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore