Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Dance
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-166155 DANC 110-1 Beginning Dance Techniques Spring 2024 2.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1230 PM 145 PM Spurrier Gymnasium Room 104 01/17/2024 05/11/2024
Enrollment: Enrolled     
18
Capacity     
20
Instructors: Ripp Greatbatch
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: An introductory course of three different contemporary dance techniques. This course will be divided into three sections across the semester. Starting the course with the fundamentals of Cunningham technique to find stability, balance and coordination. We find a strong grounding through upright dance focusing on the 5 positions of the spine through various standing and travelling sequences. 

Second, we move on to release based techniques with a focus on using the stability we have found with Cunningham and applying in a more relaxed and somatic approach. Working on both floor work and standing work we have our emphasis on finding ease of movement through the use of breath and other sensations such as swinging. Lastly we move away from codified dancing to work on improvisation, where we can draw from everything we have learned in a more creative way of working that is more about interpreting tasks than recreating taught phrases granting you more autonomy over your

dancing. 

Offered: Fall Spring Summer

Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-142928 DANC 110-1 Beginning Dance Techniques Spring 2023 2.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1230 PM 145 PM Spurrier Gymnasium Room 104 01/11/2023 05/06/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
19
Capacity     
20
Instructors: Anne Wilcox
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: Introduction to dance technique, specifically in Jazz, Ballet and Contemporary Modern Dance. Emphasis will be on the development of basic skills, energy, strength, control, breath, alignment, continuity and connectivity, and rhythmic and bodily awareness. No prior training is necessary or expected.
Offered: Fall Spring Summer