Ballet Technique II-B is a Level II Core course that expands terminology and develops barre, center, and allegro work with a focus on form, kinesthetic principles, and aesthetic values.
PILATES MAT II teaches intermediate to advanced mat exercises focusing on core strength, breath, spinal flexibility, upper body strength, hip and spine range of motion, spinal extension, and inverted balance.
PILATES EQUIPMENT II covers Intermediate to Advanced exercises (Level IV and V) on all equipment, challenging uniform development, range of motion, control, and balance.
Movement Composition for the Performing and Visual Arts explores basic principles of solo composition and applies them to movement in visual and performing arts.
This course examines dance as a cultural form of expression within the political sphere, using case studies like hip-hop, modern dance, and public protests to explore dance's social and political functions.
The course required significant writing, including four papers, weekly discussion posts, and weekly summaries, which one student described as a ton of work for three credits.
Ballet Technique III-B continues intermediate training with barrework, center work, allegro, adagio, and demi-pointe, focusing on form, kinesthetic principles, and aesthetic values.
DANCE COMPOSITION II covers composition and performance of pre-classic and modern dance forms with practical theater production, costuming, and stage design.
Survey of dance history from the 1960s to the present, focusing on aesthetic ideas of modern dance, components of contemporary dance, and trends relative to underlying philosophies through research, video, and discussion.
Intro to community engagement through dance and movement, focusing on service-oriented programs using transformative, decolonizing, and humanizing practices with feminist and critical perspectives.
Pilates Teaching Methods covers teaching and learning Pilates, focusing on body mechanics, movement possibilities, and compensatory patterns through lecture, discussion, practice teaching, and mentorship.
Curating the Practice explores 21st-century performance curation, focusing on how curators and artists shape contemporary performance art through historical and post-2020 models.
Advanced Dance Repertory and Performance II focuses on creating and performing dance repertory, emphasizing live performance processes, choreographic development, and collaborative critique.
Explores the history and practice of screendance, including performance for camera, fiction, and documentary, with an interdisciplinary approach to making performative work for the screen.
Explores dance curriculum and teaching practices through hands-on experiences, focusing on student-centered pedagogy, self-reflection, and the evolution of dance education at local and global levels.
Advances in Skin Biology and Skin Diseases offers an interactive platform to critically analyze research articles in skin biology and skin diseases and presents journal articles.
Explores the science of cutaneous disease by integrating cellular biology, immunology, and physiology to understand skin, mucosal, hair, and nail pathologies for clinical decision-making.