WORKSHOP IN DANCE ACTIVITY
Explores the creative and expressive aspects of dance movement. Develops technical skills and creative ability through whole body work on flexibility, strength, alignment, endurance, movement and improvisation. Develops appreciation of dance as an art form.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain awareness of Contemporary Dance as an expressive art form. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop Contemporary Dance techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Manipulate the elements of dance for creative and expressive communication: space, time, force/energy/movement qualities. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop personal expression and group awareness through movement. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Gain skills for improvising with movement. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Increase the body's facility for health and expression through Bartenieff's Six Body Connectivity Patterns. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Learn a working vocabulary and technical skills for further study of Contemporary technique. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Apply basic skills in Contemporary Dance, including basic locomotion, simple pathways, and direction changes. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain awareness of Contemporary Dance as an expressive art form. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop Contemporary Dance techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Manipulate the elements of dance for creative and expressive communication: space, time, force/energy/movement qualities. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop personal expression and group awareness through movement. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Gain skills for improvising with movement. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Increase the body's facility for health and expression through Bartenieff's Six Body Connectivity Patterns. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Learn a working vocabulary and technical skills for further study of Contemporary technique. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Apply basic skills in Contemporary Dance, including basic locomotion, simple pathways, and direction changes. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027