DANC 280 - Theory and Practice in Dance Art and Education

(2 credits)
Prerequisite: DANC 254; and one of the following: DANC 242, DANC 245, DANC 248, DANC 249
Corequisite: DANC 353
Students in this course actively engage in creative/expressive dance and improvisation while learning and applying movement concepts and vocabulary from Laban Movement Analysis^sm and educational dance. Students identify, analyze, apply and demonstrate basic movement concepts, practices and vocabulary. Students apply concepts and practices to teaching dance. Students choreograph and analyze dance sequences both individually and in small groups using the dance concepts, practices and vocabulary. Additionally, students delve into strengths and limits of perspectives, analyze assumptions, and explore outcomes related to actions concerning dance education and student learning. Knowledge of this content will provide students a foundation for dance teaching, choreographing and dance analysis in diverse settings. This is a required course for dance majors. Offered spring semester.