Beginning Tap Dance briefly reviews the history of tap and lays the foundation for
acquisition of tap dance skills. Emphasis will be on demonstration and practice of
fundamental tap technique and vocabulary in rhythmic drills and dance phrases.
Intermediate African Haitian dance builds on advanced beginning level skills. Through demonstration,
practice, correction, and review, emphasis is placed on expansion into more intricate traditional
movements, Dunham technique, dance patterns, styles, and musicality. Historical and cultural
elements will be explored through lectures, films, research, and discussions. Creative expression
will be encouraged through group choreographic activities and individual projects.
Advanced beginning African Haitian Dance is a continuation of beginning African Haitian with an emphasis on building vocabulary on traditional movements and integrating isolations and movement progressions in connection to dance patterns and correct musicality.
Beginning African-Haitian dance will be examined through technical demonstration and practice. Emphasis will be placed on traditional movements, isolations, movement progressions, dance patterns, and musicality. Dance pioneers and their contribution to African-Haitian dance will be discussed.
Introduction to Dance Theater introduces the technical and choreographic style of dance performed in Musical Theater productions. This course is designed to adapt dance to various styles of musical theater accompaniment and explore how dance can non-verbally support the story-telling of plays and musicals.
Advanced Jazz Dance builds upon skills learned in Intermediate Jazz Dance technique with emphasis on refining technique, rhythmic structure, increasing vocabulary, movement through space, improvisation, and combination.
Intermediate Jazz builds upon skills learned in Advanced Beginning Jazz Dance with emphasis on refining technique, musicality, increasing vocabulary and movement through space and combinations.
Advanced beginning jazz dance builds upon skills learned in beginning jazz dance technique with emphasis on refining technique, increasing vocabulary, movement through space, and combinations.
Beginning jazz dance with emphasis on basic technique, terminology, dance combinations and basic rhythms of jazz dance.
Dance Improvisation: Solo, Duet, and Contact Technique is a course that emphasises improvisational
movement techniques that integrate drama, comedy, music, vocal art forms, and various
choreographic techniques. Students will practice their performance of improvisation
through individual projects and collaborations.