17-19-DNCE55-57-66C-IUSD

This beginning-level course provides a theoretical and practical foundation in dance composition. It emphasizes the development of basic skills in problem solving and in the craft and creation of dances. Students will explore and develop movement studies and full-length dances for both individuals and groups. The focus is on creating compositions with thematic and artistic clarity, incorporating shapes, times, space, energy, phrasing, abstraction, stylization, and various choreographic devices and structures.

This course focuses on the preparation and execution of a dance production, emphasizing the choreographic process. It investigates the various creative, artistic and practical aspects involved in defining and developing a project. The course is designed to build each student's proficiency in the skills necessary to choreograph a dance piece from the planning stages through post-production work.

This course is designed to prepare the students to work with different choreographers contrasting creative methodologies. Students will learn to adapt to the creative processes and analyze contrasting approaches by rehearsing, performing and observing choreographers within three dances. A performance and/or informal showing is included. Various in-progress showings will determine final performance format and additional performance opportunities. Students will also participate in technical production aspects of a dance concert. Enrollment limited to a total of four rehearsal and performance courses (DNCE 65A/B/C, 66A/B/C, and 67A/B/C) for a maximum of 7.5 units.