DANC 516

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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 2024
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
76966	Laboratory	B	5:00PM -6:20PM	TR	111 Dance Studio	Gonzalez, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Multi. Perf. Section Info: This interdisciplinary course, situated at the intersection of dance and digital technology, explores the dynamic realm of multimodal performance. Over a 16-week period, students will delve into the fusion of traditional dance forms with cutting-edge digital media, including video, generative technology, and social media platforms. Aimed at both dancers and non-dancers, this course offers a unique opportunity to engage with the evolving landscape of performance art. Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students. May be repeated. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
77003	Laboratory	C	5:00PM -6:20PM	MW	103 Dance Studio	Chiaramonte, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Int. Ballet Section Info: 516 Ballet - Contemporary Ballet Lab: The continuing study of ballet technique at the intermediate level. Students will build upon their current knowledge of ballet technique by engaging their bodies and minds with experimental investigations and holistic engagements, with the support of the Alexander Technique Technique, Bartenieff, and Laban fundamentals. Dancers will analyze their movement and work collaboratively with their peers in analyzing efficient dynamic alignment within these investigations. Prerequisite: Restricted to Graduate students. May be repeated. Concurrent DANC 516 enrollment is permitted, contact dance@illinois.edu for override. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
76988	Laboratory	D	5:00PM -6:20PM	TR	SuiteG Storefront Studio	Amiri, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Cuban Salsa Section Info: Cuban Salsa/Casino: This course is an introductory movement class in Salsa Cuban Style (Casino) that draws from the popular social culture in Cuba. This course provides the fundamental principles of partnering technique, Casino Rueda style, footwork, turns, and transitions. May be repeated. This section is primarily for grad students new to Salsa. 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	E	5:00PM -6:20PM	MW	2500 Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Tecza, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Latin Jazz Section Info: This beginning level jazz class prioritizes the musicality, alignment, and movement patterning of Latin ballroom dance forms like cha-cha, rumba, and samba. This is not a partnering class, but rather an opportunity for individual dancers to explore Latin influence in jazz through solo exercises and choreography. 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.
77006	Laboratory	F	1:00PM -2:20PM	TR	2127 Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Tecza, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Swing Section Info: Students will learn the basics of East Coast and West Coast Swing styles. Both of these dances trace their roots to the original swing dance, Lindy Hop. Lindy Hop was created in the late 1920s by African American youth at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. In the 1940s, Lindy Hop was simplified by ballroom dance schools to become Eastern Swing, later renamed as East Coast Swing. It’s a fun, upbeat dance, characterized by its bounce, back break, and a swing hip action. West Coast Swing was born in California in the 1940s, and it is an official California state dance. It is popular throughout North America, and is characterized by its smoothness (no bounce), and dancing “in a slot”. In both styles of swing, you will learn the basic steps and the ways to connect them to create simple choreographic patterns. Students will develop partner-dance skills in class and change partners often. 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.
76955	Laboratory	G	9:00AM -10:20AM	MW	2127 Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Lim, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Dancing Tech Grad: Beg Ballet Section Info: This beginner level course we will begin studying ballet technique by understanding how the genre can be a tool to train the body and learn all of the specific French words and definitions that are used in ballet classrooms for Classical ballet and then demonstrate physically these terms. This is a classical ballet class and we will learn classical barre ballet exercises that transition to center work. There is partnering and touch in this course, but this can be modified to any individual needs. We will engage with topics outside of ballet technique such as ballet/classroom etiquette and the historical context of a Eurocentric art form used in American Dance and culture. When discussing the historical context of ballet, we will engage with it physically. 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.
76997	Studio	H	1:00PM -2:20PM	TR	103 Dance Studio	Condon, e	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Beg Contemp Section Info: This course serves as an introduction to western contemporary dance techniques. Students will practice shifting weight, moving through space, and focusing on their breath in order to reach their full movement potential. This course is open to all physical abilities and movement experience. Prerequisite: Restricted to non-dance majors. 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.
77000	Studio	I	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	103 Dance Studio	Sapozhnikov, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Jazz Section Info: Intermediate to advanced-level Jazz, with an emphasis on the historical context and evolution of the form. 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.
76991	Studio	J	5:00PM -6:20PM	MW	SuiteG Storefront Studio	Aprahamian, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Hip Hop Section Info: A comprehensive understanding of hip-hop dance and culture through an embodied exploration of vernacular forms such as breaking, popping, New Jack Swing, 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.
76963	Studio	K	1:00PM -2:20PM	TR	2500 Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Owens, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Contemporary 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.
76975	Studio	L	5:00PM -6:20PM	MW	111 Dance Studio	Lim, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Grad Tech Elect: Adv Ballet Section Info: This advanced level course will build upon beginning ballet fundamentals like ballet terminology and definitions and continue by refining these and adding more. Some knowledge of ballet terminology and movement is required. Overall, we will focus on ballet being a movement technique to train the body and mind. This is a classical ballet class and we will learn classical barre ballet exercises that transition to center work. There is partnering and touch in this course, but this can be modified to any individual needs. We will engage with topics outside of ballet technique such as ballet/classroom etiquette and the historical context of a Eurocentric art form used in American Dance and culture. When discussing the historical context of ballet, we will engage with it physically. 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.