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DANCE 2 Dance Health and Injury Prevention

Units

4

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

An overview of factors that affect the health of dancers. Includes evaluation of general health measures and prevention and management of common dance injuries.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 3 Scientific Concepts of Health

Units

4

(II)

Introduction to the scientific foundations of health, emphasizing those pertaining to success in college and lifetime wellness. Includes principles of cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, flexibility, and nutritional fitness. A variety of learning experiences are offered to apply science to real life.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 14 Social Dance

Units

2

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Current and historical forms that may include ballroom, disco, square dance, Latin styles, and other social dances from the early-to-mid 20th century.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

DANCE 21A Music for Dancers

Units

4

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Emphasis on the development of musical skills most pertinent to the dancer: vocabulary, notational literacy, rhythmic and melodic acuity, score reading, and fundamental analysis; working with live accompaniment.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 30A Studio Workshop in Ballet I

Units

2

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Beginning ballet: fundamentals and principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

DANCE 30B Studio Workshop in Ballet I

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 30A

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Beginning ballet: fundamentals and principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 30C Studio Workshop in Ballet I

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 30A and DANCE 30B

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Beginning ballet: fundamentals and principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 34 Men's Studio Workshop in Ballet

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 30A and DANCE 30B and DANCE 30C

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Emphasis on men's traditional ballet, techniques, and movements.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 40A Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary Dance I

Units

2

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Fundamentals of modern/contemporary dance, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

DANCE 40B Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary Dance I

Units

2

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Fundamentals of modern/contemporary dance, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 40C Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary Dance I

Units

2

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Fundamentals of modern/contemporary dance, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 50A Studio Workshop on Jazz I

Units

2

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Fundamentals of jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal point of view of the instructor.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

DANCE 50B Studio Workshop on Jazz I

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 50A

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Fundamentals of jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal point of view of the instructor.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 50C Studio Workshop on Jazz I

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 50B

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Fundamentals of jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal point of view of the instructor.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 52A Workshop in Tap I

Units

2

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Beginning tap: principles of rhythm and basic tap steps.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

DANCE 52B Workshop in Tap I

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 52A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Beginning tap: principles of rhythm and basic tap steps.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 52C Workshop in Tap I

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 52B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Beginning tap: principles of rhythm and basic tap steps.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 53A Studio Workshop in Hip Hop I

Units

2

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Designed to support non-major dance students learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of Hip Hop dance forms.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

DANCE 53B Studio Workshop in Hip Hop I

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 53A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Designed to support non-major dance students learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of Hip Hop dance forms.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 53C Studio Workshop in Hip Hop I

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 53B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Designed to support non-major dance students learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of Hip Hop dance forms.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 60A Choreography

Units

4

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Beginning-to-intermediate study of principles of dance composition. May include composition assignments for stage and video. By audition, works may be shown quarterly in public studio performances.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

DANCE 60B Choreography

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 60A

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Beginning-to-intermediate study of principles of dance composition. May include composition assignments for stage and video. By audition, works may be shown quarterly in public studio performances.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 60C Choreography

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 60A and DANCE 60B

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Beginning-to-intermediate study of principles of dance composition. May include composition assignments for stage and video. By audition, works may be shown quarterly in public studio performances.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 80 Introduction to Ballet and Modern Dance

Units

4

Overlaps with DANCE 90B, DANCE 90C, DANCE 90A

Restrictions: Non-major only

(IV and VIII)

Survey of 19th- and 20th-century ballet, modern dance, and theatre dance.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 81 American Ballet and Modern Dance since 1900

Units

4

Overlaps with DANCE 90C

Restrictions: Non-major only. Dance 81 and Dance 90C may not both be taken for credit

(IV)

A survey of American ballet and modern dance in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Lectures are supplemented by video.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 90A Dance History I

Units

4

Overlaps with DANCE 80

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

(IV and VIII)

Global perspectives. Topics and histories of dance and movement practices from various parts of the world.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 90B Dance History II

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 90A

Overlaps with DANCE 80

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

(IV and VIII.)

The history of dance in the western tradition from the Renaissance through the 19th century.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 90C Dance History III

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 90B

Overlaps with DANCE 80, DANCE 81

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

(IV)

The history of dance in the western tradition in the the 20th and 21st centuries.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 100 Kinesiology for Dance

Units

4

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Concurrent: DANCE 201

The study of the production of dance movement by the musculoskeletal system. Anatomical and dynamic analysis of dance movement.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 103 Pilates

Units

2

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Basics of technique emphasizing alignment, breath control, correction of muscular imbalances.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 104 Pilates Reformer

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 103

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Utilizes the Universal Reformer apparatus, aiding the student in core stabilization, correcting muscular imbalances, increasing flexibility, and improving strength.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 110 World Dance

Units

2

Repeatability: May be taken 6 times as topics vary

Studio workshop of dances and movement sources of specified countries or areas.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 130A Pointe Class

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 132A and DANCE 132B and DANCE 132C

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Beginning and intermediate pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 132A Studio Workshop in Ballet II

Units

2

Prerequisite

(DANCE 30A and DANCE 30B and DANCE 30C) or audition. Prerequisites are for non-Dance majors only

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Intermediate ballet and beginning pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 132B Studio Workshop in Ballet II

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 132A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Intermediate ballet and beginning pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 132C Studio Workshop in Ballet II

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 132A and DANCE 132B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Intermediate ballet and beginning pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 133A Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet III

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 132C with a minimum grade of B+. Placement by audition is also accepted

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only

Advanced intermediate ballet and pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 133B Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet III

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 133A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Advanced intermediate ballet and pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 133C Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet III

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 133A and DANCE 133B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Advanced intermediate ballet and pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 134A Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet IV

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 133A and DANCE 133B and DANCE 133C with a minimum grade of B+. Placement by audition is also accepted

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 134B Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet IV

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 134A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 134C Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet IV

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 134A and DANCE 134B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 135A Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet V

Units

4

Prerequisite

Audition required

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 135B Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet V

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 135A. Placement by audition is also accepted

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 135C Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet V

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 135A and DANCE 135B. Placement by audition is also accepted

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 137 Repertory

Units

2

Prerequisite

(DANCE 133A and DANCE 133B and DANCE 133C) or (DANCE 143A and DANCE 143B and DANCE 143C)

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Rehearsal and performance of repertoire from established ballet, modern, or jazz choreographers.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 139 Partnering

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 133A and DANCE 133B and DANCE 133C and DANCE 143A and DANCE 143B and DANCE 143C

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Principles of partnering techniques in various dance performance styles.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 142A Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary II

Units

2

Prerequisite

Audition required

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only

Introduction to the principles of motion, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 142B Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary II

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 142A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Introduction to the principles of motion, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 142C Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary II

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 142A and DANCE 142B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Introduction to the principles of motion, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 143A Advanced Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary III

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 142C with a minimum grade of B+

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Builds on fundamentals of Dance 142A-B-C and introduces performance techniques.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 143B Advanced Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary III

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 143A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Builds on the fundamentals of DANCE 142A-DANCE 142B-DANCE 142C and introduces performance techniques.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 143C Advanced Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary III

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 143A and DANCE 143B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Builds on fundamentals of DANCE 142A-DANCE 142B-DANCE 142C and introduces performance techniques.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 144A Advanced Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary IV

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 143C with a minimum grade of B+

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique. Aims to bring students to the preprofessional level.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 144B Advanced Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary IV

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 144A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique. Aims to bring students to the preprofessional level.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 144C Advanced Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary IV

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 144A and DANCE 144B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique. Aims to bring students to the preprofessional level.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 152A Intermediate Studio Workshop in Jazz II

Units

2

Prerequisite

Audition required

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only

Intermediate jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 152B Intermediate Studio Workshop in Jazz II

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 152A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Intermediate jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 152C Intermediate Studio Workshop in Jazz II

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 152A and DANCE 152B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Intermediate jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 153A Advanced Studio Workshop in Jazz III

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 152C with a minimum grade of B+

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only

Advanced jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 153B Advanced Studio Workshop in Jazz III

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 153A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Advanced jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 153C Advanced Studio Workshop in Jazz III

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 153A and DANCE 153B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Advanced jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 154A Advanced Jazz: Performance Techniques IV

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 153C with a minimum grade of B+

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only

Advanced jazz emphasizing performance techniques.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 154B Advanced Jazz: Performance Techniques IV

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 154A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Advanced jazz emphasizing performance techniques.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 154C Advanced Jazz: Performance Techniques IV

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 154A and DANCE 154B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors only

Advanced jazz emphasizing performance techniques.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 155A Studio Workshop in Hip Hop II

Units

2

Prerequisite

Audition required

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only

Introduction to learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of hip hop dance forms.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 155B Studio Workshop in Hip Hop II

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 155A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Introduction to learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of hip hop dance forms.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 155C Studio Workshop in Hip Hop II

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 155B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Introduction to learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of hip hop dance forms.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 156A Studio Workshop in Hip Hop III

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 155C with a minimum grade of B+

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Builds on fundamentals of Dance 155A-B-C and introduces commercial and industry standards.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 156B Studio Workshop in Hip Hop III

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 156A

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Builds on fundamentals of Dance 155A-B-C and introduces commercial and industry standards.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 156C Studio Workshop in Hip Hop III

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 156A and DANCE 156B

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only

Builds on fundamentals of Dance 155A-B-C and introduces commercial and industry standards.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 160 Improvisation

Units

2

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Structured and experiential improvisation to heighten the personal intuitive processes, the kinesthetic sense, spatial and temporal awareness, and to encourage insights into the potential movement resources of the individual for performance and choreography. Course encourages freedom of exploration.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 162A Choreography II

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 60A and DANCE 60B and DANCE 60C. Audition required

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Directed choreographic projects for stage or video integrating the elements of stagecraft. In process or completed works may be shown quarterly in public studio or stage performances.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 162B Choreography II

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 162A. Audition required

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Directed choreographic projects for stage or video integrating the elements of stagecraft. In process or completed works may be shown quarterly in public studio or stage performances.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 163 Dance and Video Technology

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 60A

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Introduction to video and audio documentation of dance performance. Integrating dance performance within the film aesthetic. Techniques and technologies of video cameras, formats, editing, and projection. Overview of video compression and DVD authoring.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 164 Screendance

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 163

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Overview of dance for film and choreography for the camera. Aesthetics of creating dance for the screen. Approaches for delivery of dance films to an audience, including projection, DVD, Web, and mobile devices. A final dance film project is required.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 165 Choreographic Projects

Units

1-4

Prerequisite

DANCE 162A. Audition required

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Supervised choreographic projects for workshop productions.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 170 Dance Performance

Units

1-4

Prerequisite

Audition required. Minimum 3.2 Dance major G.P.A. required

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Rehearsal and performance as a principal dancer, part of the ensemble, or as an understudy in a faculty-choreographed production.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 171 Dance Workshop

Units

1-4

Prerequisite

Audition required. Minimum 3.2 Dance major G.P.A. required

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Rehearsal and performance in a student-choreographed production.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 172 Master of Fine Arts Concert

Units

1-4

Prerequisite

Audition required. Minimum 3.2 Dance major G.P.A. required

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Rehearsal and performance as a principal dancer, part of the ensemble, or as an understudy in a graduate student-choreographed production.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 178 Performance Laboratory

Units

2

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Rehearsal and performance of undergraduate and graduate student–choreographed dance works, including senior and M.F.A. thesis projects.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 180C Laban Studies

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 21A

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Laban movement analysis.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 185W Critical Issues in Dance

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 90A and DANCE 90B and DANCE 90C. Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

(Ib)

Critical thinking and writing about dance, with a section on dance criticism and a major emphasis on persuasive writing about significant issues in the dance world.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 193 Selected Topics in Dance

Units

1-4

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

Directed group studies of topics in dance.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

DANCE 195 Arts Management

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Designed for students interested in the developmental and management of nonprofit arts organizations. Examines the organizational structure and areas of operation such as marketing, fundraising, budgeting, production, and administration.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 197 Independent Study

Units

1-4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Individual independent projects in experimental laboratory, library, field, performance, under instructor's direction. Students can receive conceptual, creative, and theoretical instruction in the successful completion of a written report or performance.

Offered: Fall 2026 (13 sections)

DANCE 199 Senior Thesis

Units

4

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only

Directed research or creative activity for senior Dance majors. Research consists of a substantial essay on dance history, research in dance science, or the creation of original or reconstructed choreography.

Offered: Fall 2026 (13 sections)

DANCE 201 Seminar in Kinesiology for Dance

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 100

Concurrent: DANCE 100

Introduction to the anatomical, biomechanical, and physiological principles of dance movement.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 222 Musical Resources

Units

4

Detailed study of music as it relates to dance. Historical overview of musical form, style, and other elements. Analysis of various affinities between music and dance. Practical applications.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 225 Seminar in the Teaching of Dance Techniques

Units

4

Principles and theories of teaching dance techniques. Supervised presentation and teaching of technique class.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 231A Graduate Studio: Ballet

Units

2

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: Audition required

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance style: principles of the classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 231B Graduate Studio: Ballet

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 231A with a minimum grade of B-

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: Audition required

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance style: principles of the classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 231C Graduate Studio: Ballet

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 231B with a minimum grade of B-

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: Audition required

Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance style: principles of the classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 241A Graduate Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary

Units

2

Prerequisite

Audition required

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Advanced modern dance: synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique. Aims to bring students to the preprofessional level.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 241B Graduate Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 241A with a minimum grade of B-. Audition required

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Advanced modern/contemporary dance offering a synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 241C Graduate Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 241B with a minimum grade of B-

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: Audition required

Advanced modern/contemporary dance offering a synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 251A Graduate Studio: Jazz

Units

2

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: Audition required

Principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms, incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 251B Graduate Studio: Jazz

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 251A with a minimum grade of B-

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: Audition required

Principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms, incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 251C Graduate Studio: Jazz

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 251B with a minimum grade of B-

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: Audition required

Principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms, incorporating the personal views of the instructor.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 252A Graduate Studio: Tap

Units

2

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times

An overview of tap concentrating on the development of various technique forms using basic and intermediate principles.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 255A Graduate Studio Workshop in Hip Hop

Units

2

Prerequisite

Audition required

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Advanced hip hop dance with an emphasis on technique and added study of commercial and industry standards.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 255B Graduate Studio Workshop in Hip Hop

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 255A with a minimum grade of B-. Audition required

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Advanced hip hop dance with an emphasis on technique and added study of commercial and industry standards.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 255C Graduate Studio Workshop in Hip Hop

Units

2

Prerequisite

DANCE 255A with a minimum grade of B- and DANCE 255B with a minimum grade of B-. Audition required

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Advanced hip hop dance with an emphasis on technique and added study of commercial and industry standards.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 261A Graduate Studio in Choreography

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Graduate work in dance composition emphasizing the individual aesthetic. Assignments in movement discovery, solo and group forms, with the main emphasis on independent work.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 261B Graduate Studio in Choreography

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 261A with a minimum grade of B-

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Graduate work in dance composition emphasizing the individual aesthetic. Assignments in movement discovery, solo and group forms, with the main emphasis on independent work.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 281 Dance and Video Technology

Units

4

Introduction to video and audio documentation of dance performance. Integrating dance performance within the film aesthetic. Techniques and technologies of video cameras, formats, editing, and projection. Overview of video compression and DVD authoring.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

DANCE 282 Seminar in Movement Analysis

Units

4

Theories of movement analysis and nonverbal communication applied to dance.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 283 Critical Issues in Dance

Units

4

Prerequisite

DANCE 284 with a minimum grade of B-

Reading, writing, discussing, and presenting key issues that relate to dance studies. Basics of dance analysis and criticism. Special emphasis on effective ways of defining, clarifying, and arguing for points of view.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 284 Bibliography and Research

Units

4

Understanding the field of dance studies, available resources, research methods, and academic formats in preparation for thesis writing.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 285 Graduate Projects

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times

Projects may be educational, choreographic, scientific, historical, or philosophical in scope and must have faculty advisor approval.

Offered: Fall 2026 (13 sections)

DANCE 286 Thesis

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times

Substantial research in a topic approved by the student's graduate committee. Results of the research must be written in approved thesis style.

Offered: Fall 2026 (13 sections)

DANCE 287 Graduate Lectures in Dance

Units

1-4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

A series of lectures and discussions of announced topics in dance. Content may be from history, ethnology, notation, medicine, music, or other areas in the field.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 296 Proseminar in Dance History

Units

4

Discussion seminar with emphasis on reading and thinking about problems in dance history; presentation of oral and written reports.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

DANCE 297 Directed Reading

Units

1-4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Topic to be approved by instructor. Paper required.

Offered: Fall 2026 (13 sections)

DANCE 399 University Teaching

Units

4

Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: Dance majors only

Limited to Teaching Assistants.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.