DANC 516

Fall 2023 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 21-Dec 6

Dancing Techniques Graduate Elective

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Credit: 1 TO 2 hours.

An elective for graduate students and an umbrella course for dancing technique courses offered in the department. Courses are offered from a range of Africanist and Europeanist cultural origins, which may include techniques such as Ballet, Contemporary Modern, Improvisation, West African, Umfundalai, Hip-hop, House, Jazz, Capoeira, Tap. Specific dance forms for each semester will be listed in the class schedule. These provide graduate students with a physical study of various dance techniques and the cultural context of their creation and practice.

1 to 2 graduate hours. No professional credit. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Audition required during first two class sessions for non-dance graduates to remain enrolled in course.

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DANC 516 class schedule data for fall 2023
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
76963	Studio	B	5:00PM -6:20PM	TR	103 Dance Studio	Barbier, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Mélange Section Info: Named after the French word for “mixture,” this class explores a variety of dance forms with origins in Black, queer, and/or Southern communities, such as waacking/punking, voguing, J-Sette/bucking, and twerking. Restricted to graduate students. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Audition required during first two class sessions to remain enrolled in courses. Concurrent DANC 516 registration permitted, contact dance@illinois.edu with your UIN to request an override. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
76966	Laboratory	C	8:00AM -8:50AM	MW	103 Dance Studio	Marini, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Pilates Mat Section Info: This course introduces contemporary Pilates-based mat exercise to improve body awareness, increase strength and flexibility, and unite the body and mind. Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students. May be repeated. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
76975	Studio	D	3:00PM -4:20PM	TR	103 Dance Studio	Caldarella, P	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Ballet Section Info: 216 Ballet - This course is an intermediate to advanced movement class in Ballet and provides cultural context of this form which originally developed in Italy, France and Russia. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Audition required during first two class sessions to remain enrolled in courses. Concurrent DANC 516 registration permitted, contact dance@illinois.edu with your UIN to request an override. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
76988	Laboratory	E	5:00PM -6:20PM	TR	2500 Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Tecza, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Ballroom Section Info: 516 Ballroom: This course is an introduction to partnering techniques through the lens of popular ballroom and Latin dances (waltz, tango, rumba, cha cha, etc.). This class will also provide cultural contexts of the dances from their European, Latin American, and Afro-Cuban origins to their current, cosmopolitan forms. May be repeated. This section is primarily for grad students new to ballroom. Concurrent DANC 516 registration permitted, contact dance@illinois.edu with your UIN to request an override. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
76991	Studio	F	5:00PM -6:20PM	MW	2500 Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Aprahamian, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Hip Hop Section Info: A comprehensive understanding of hip-hop dance, culture, and history through an embodied exploration of such forms as breaking, rocking, popping, New Jack Swing, house, and freestyling. For graduate students. Concurrent DANC 516 registration permitted, contact dance@illinois.edu with your UIN to request an override. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
76994	Laboratory	G	5:00PM -6:20PM	MW	111 Dance Studio	Ayorinde, O	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Improvisation Section Info: This course is an introductory movement course in improvisation, a process of spontaneously creating movement or dances drawing from numerous cultural traditions. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Audition required during first two class sessions to remain enrolled in courses. Restricted to graduate students. Concurrent DANC 516 registration permitted, contact dance@illinois.edu with your UIN to request an override. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
76997	Studio	H	9:00AM -10:20AM	MW	Location Pending	Henss, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Danc Tech Elect: Ballet Section Info: 516 Ballet - This course is an intermediate to advanced movement class in Ballet and provides cultural context of this form which originally developed in Italy, France and Russia. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Audition required during first two class sessions to remain enrolled in courses.
77000	Studio	I	3:00PM -4:20PM	TR	111 Dance Studio	Lim, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Contemporary Section Info: This course will explore "Giving and Taking" with the Floor focusing on Weight Change, Balance, and Breathing of the Body with Rhythm & Imagery Dynamics-Based Techniques. May be repeated. Concurrent DANC 316 registration permitted, contact dance@illinois.edu with your UIN to request an override. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
77003	Laboratory	J	5:00PM -6:20PM	MW	103 Dance Studio	Lim, S Tecza, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Partnering Section Info: 516 Ballet - This course is an introductory movement class in Ballet and provides cultural context of this form as a western European form that originally developed in Italy, France and Russia. Prerequisite: Restricted to non-dance majors. May be repeated. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
77006	Laboratory	K	5:00PM -6:20PM	TR	111 Dance Studio	Amiri, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Iranian Dance Section Info: 516 Contemporary - An introduction to the techniques of Iranian dance, providing a cultural context for the various dance practices found within the country, including classical, neo-classical, contemporary, Folkloric, and fusion styles. The course covers a range of Iranian dance vocabulary, including detailed hand and arm movements, fluid traveling steps and turns, and miniature postures. Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students. May be repeated. Concurrent DANC 516 registration permitted, contact dance@illinois.edu with your UIN to request an override. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.