Course Descriptions
DANC 1101/1102/2101/2102/3101/3102/4101/4102 Ballet Technique
(3 units per semester, 8 semesters required)
Ballet technique is the foundation of the LINES/Dominican BFA program. Ballet class will be held five times a week, for one hour and forty-five minutes. The intention of the program is that all applicants accepted will be capable of the advanced level ballet technique; therefore, the ballet curriculum is maintained at the advanced level throughout the four years of the program.
DANC 1201/1202/2201/2202/3201/3202/4201/4202 Modern Technique
(1.5 units per semester, 8 semesters required)
Modern technique classes to be taken two or more times per week for one and a half hours throughout the program. The program will explore this ever-changing art form from a variety of perspectives. Students are exposed to past and current viewpoints in Modern dance technique, including Release technique, Graham and Cunningham, among others.
DANC 1301/1302/2301/2302/3301/3302/4301/4302 Workshop
(2 units per semester, 8 semesters required)
Specific workshops TBA
DANC 1401/1402/2401/2402/3401/3402/4401/4402 GYROKINESIS®, GYROTONICS®
(1.5 units per semester, 8 semesters required)
Twice weekly 90 minute sessions in either GYROKINESIS® or GYROTONICS®. The GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® (GES) is an exercise system utilizing specially designed equipment created to develop freedom of movement, strength with flexibility, and coordination. The GES is a core component of the curriculum employed to cultivate physical knowledge and awareness and to foster a healthy approach to all movement based work. GYROTONIC®/GYROKINESIS® courses follow a detailed progression over four years of the program.
MUS 3341 Music for Dancers (3 units)
Explores the major historical periods, styles, and genres of western music. Particular emphasis is placed on those composers who have made a significant impact on the art of dance. In addition, the course will develop interpretive and analytic tools for dancers to apply in their own relationship to music as dance artists. Offered Spring 2008.
DANC 3501 Dance History I (World Dance) (3 units)
This course discusses the theory and development of dance from its evolution in anthropological sources to 20th century contemporary dance. It is a survey history course and therefore we will touch on the anthropological basis of dance and will emphasize the history of classical ballet, American/European modern dance, African-Haitian dance and the American idioms of tap and jazz.
DANC 3502 Dance History II (3 units)
Historical, sociological, and cultural development of dance as a performing art in Western Europe and the United States of America including the cultural, aesthetic, structural, and functional contributions from Africa, the Caribbean, Asia and Latin America. While the course covers dance as a performing art from 1450 to the present, emphasis is on 20th century concert dance in the United States.
DANC 3000 Elective Courses (3 units)
Specific electives TBA
The culmination of the creative work of the program. Building on the knowledge and skills developed throughout the program, students, with the support of faculty, will develop and complete a work of choreography to be presented to the community. Emphasis will be placed on the creation of a highly personal, layered work, with all theatrical elements such as location, score, lighting, and costuming considered. Included in the Senior Project is a written explanation of the origins, impulses, and choices made, as well as an oral presentation that may include a question/answer session with viewers.
