courses

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DUKE UNIVERSITY DANCE PROGRAM
	FALL SEMESTER 2007

TECHNIQUE & PERFORMANCE (0.5 credit) All courses taught in the Ark unless otherwise noted

Dance 60 Modern Dance 1	Hutchins	11:40 - 12:55 T TH
A movement course exploring modem dance through technique, improvisation & composition. No previous experience necessary.

Dance 61 Modern Dance II	Dickinson	4:25 - 5:55 M W
For students at the intermediate or advanced level.

Dance 62 Modern Dance III	Dickinson	4:25 - 5:55 M W
For students at the intermediate or advanced level.

Dance 64 Modern Dance IV	Dickinson Khalsa	4:25 - 5:55 MW 6:00 - 7:30 T TH
Continuation of Dance 63

Dance 63 Modern Dance 1V	Khalsa	6:00 - 7:30 T TH
Continuation of Dance 62

Dance 66 Ballet Fundamentals	Walters	11:40 - 1:00 M W
Ballet technique from the very beginning. No previous dance experience required.

Dance 67 Intermediate/Advanced Tap	Medler	11:40 - 12:55 T TH (Bivins 210)
Prerequisite: Previous training at the intermediate level.

Dance 69 Jazz Dance I	Wheeler	1:15 - 2:35 M W
Dance technique in the jazz idiom at the beginner level. No previous experience is necessary.

Dance 70 Ballet II	Dorrance	10:05 - 11:20 T TH
Barre work concentrating on body alignment & correct placement within the ballet vocabulary followed by center adagio & allegro sequences. Prerequisite Dance 68 or equivalent.

Dance 71 Ballet III	Dorrance	2:50 - 4:20 T TH
Greater complexity of barre & center sequences with increased emphasis on correctness of style & quality of performance. Prerequisite: Dance 70 or equivalent.

Dance 73 Ballet IV	Walters	10:05 - 11:25 M W F
Increased emphasis on line, style, performance-level quality and technique. Prerequisite Dance 71 or equivalent.

Dance 74 Ballet V	Dorrance Walters Walters	10:05 - 11:25 M W 2:50 - 4:20 T TH 10:05 - 11:30 F
Continuation of Dance 73. Prerequisite: Dance 73 or equivalent.

Dance 78 African Dance Technique I	Vinesett	4:25 - 5:50 T TH
Introduction to West African dance styles. No previous dance experience required.

Dance 79 African Dance Technique II	Vinesett	6:00 - 7:30 M W
Greater complexity of movement sequences, rhythm, gestures and technique. Prerequisite: Dance 78 or consent of the instructor.

Dance 80.01 - 80.07 Individual Dance Program: Special Topics	Staff	TBA; Times TBA

Dance 81 Repertory: Modern	Dickinson	7:30 - 9:00 T TH

Dance 82.01 Repertory: Ballet	Dorrance	3:05 - 5:05 F

Dance 83 Repertory: African Dance	Vinesett	7:30 - 9:00 M W (Crowell)

Repertory courses will be preparing for performance on the Dance Program's Faculty/Student concert, "November Dances 2007" in Reynolds Auditorium on November 17th & 18th.


HISTORY & THEORY (1.0 Credit)

Dance 95FCS.01 Art of Transformation	Khalsa	10:05 - 12:05 T TH (Crowell)
Movement, theater, music, and writing exercises, focusing on participants as individuals, as members of an ensemble, and within the context society. The work of Augusto Boal (Brazilian theater director, writer, and theorist). Theater and movement as tools for direct interaction with the Duke community. Open only to students in the Arts in Contemporary Society FOCUS Program.

Dance 101 Introduction to Dance	Dickinson	10:05 - 11:20 M W TBA
Dance as a reflection of historical and current cultural values. Introduction to some of the major forms of world dance (for example, classical dances of Europe, Asia and Africa, and American modern dance); how dance forms illuminate and define gender, personal and group identity, political and religious status, aesthetic values and the intentions of the dance-makers; dance as an educative force, a facilitator of cultural acquisition, and a reflection of cultural change; the function of dance in various cultural settings; how to look at dance, to analyze movement, and to read the text of dance structure.

Dance 114.01 T'ai Chi and Chinese Thought	Nickerson	1:15 - 2:45 M W TBA 6:00 - 7:00 T TBA
The philosophy, cosmology, and other aspects of traditional Chinese thought embodied in the martial art of T'ai Chi. Course conducted through readings and lectures as well as actual movement praxis. Comparisons between Western bio-medical notions of the body and those implied by T'ai Chi and other facets of Chinese thought and practice, such as Chinese medicine.

Dance 130.01 Ballet Masterworks of the 20th Century	Walters	4:25 - 5:40 T TH TBA
Works by Fokine, Nijinski, Balanchine, Tudor, Tharp, Forsythe, and other major choreographers in the classical idiom, and how they initiated, influenced, absorbed and responded to modernist and postmodernist ideas and trends. The transformation of the classical aesthetic through the century.

Dance 136T Advanced Dance Composition	Staff	TBA (TBA)
The basic elements of movement (time, space, weight, flow) and their choreographic applications explored through structured improvisation, short movement studies, and selected readings. Prerequisite: Dance 135S or consent of Instructor.

Dance 182T Choreography	Dickinson	TBA (TBA)
Advanced study in dance composition designed to develop the students' personal mode of expression. Prerequisite: Dance 135S, Dance 136T, and consent of Instructor.

Dance 191.01- 192.01 Research Independent Study	Staff	TBA (TBA)
Individual research and reading in a field of special interest, under the supervision of a faculty member, resulting in a substantive paper or written report containing significant analysis and interpretation of a previously approved topic. Consent of Instructor required.

Dance 200T Senior Project	Staff	TBA (TBA)
A research paper, project, or program (with appropriate written documentation) under dance faculty supervision. Open only to seniors earning a minor in dance.