DANC 516

Spring 2024 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 16-May 1

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 spring 2024
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
74279	Laboratory	A	5:00PM -6:20PM	MW	Dance Studio	Chiaramonte, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Capoeira Section Info: Capoeira Angola Class This course will explore the fundamentals of the Afro- Brazilian art form of Capoeira Angola through history, music, language, movements, and partner sequences. It is a unique and uplifting cultural experience that brings together fluid movements in a supportive and respectful community space. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
74283	Laboratory	B	5:00PM -6:20PM	MW	Dance Studio	Segale, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Partnering Section Info: Drawing on both performance art and dance traditions, this class explores fundamentals of contact improvisation, weight-sharing, and broader philosophical questions about what it means to dance together. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
74285	Laboratory	C	5:00PM -6:20PM	MW	Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Ayorinde, O	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Jazz Section Info: Each class begins with a warmup where students prepare their bodies and practice different movement properties. Class then moves on to larger dance combinations with specific emphases on dynamics and musicality. Each week will be themed around the choreography of a specific musical. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
74287	Laboratory	D	5:00PM -6:20PM	TR	Dance Studio	Owens, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Athletic Danc Section Info: This course explores contemporary movement with fierce physicality. Turn upside-down, play with momentum and rigor, and experiment with floorwork, speed, and strength in this open level class. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
74291	Laboratory	F	5:00PM -6:20PM	TR	Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Lim, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Social Dances Section Info: Introduction and exploration of Social Dances focusing on Salsa on 2 and other Latin Dance practices. Students will investigate the physical skills, rhythm & counting, and historical concepts by gaining basic knowledge about salsa music and structure. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
74293	Laboratory	G	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	Dance Studio	Sapozhnikov, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Int Contemp Section Info: This course is an intermediate to advanced movement class in Contemporary Dance Technique and provides cultural context of this form as it evolved in 20th and 21st Century concert dance. Focus will be placed on moving in and out of the floor efficiently, use of undercurve/overcurve and traveling through space. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
74295	Laboratory	H	1:00PM -2:20PM	MW	Dance Studio	Barbier, A Gilmore, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Int. Ballet Section Info: Intermediate- to advanced-level ballet class with an emphasis on Black dancers and companies that have contributed to the form. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
74654	Laboratory	I	1:00PM -2:20PM	MW	Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Emadian, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Adv. Tap Section Info: Advanced Tap technique with an emphasis on hybridizing Broadway and rhythm styles. Students will incorporate texts, video, and music while exploring basic steps, complex syncopations, choreography, and improvisation. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
74657	Laboratory	J	9:00AM -10:20AM	TR	Dance Studio	Henss, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Beg. Ballet Section Info: This course begins with ballet basics; terminology, foundational movements, and ballet etiquette, with an intent to progress over the semester to take a full ballet class with work at a ballet barre and at the center of the room. This class will focus on training the body and muscles in turnout, ballet's relationship to classical music, and discussing ballet history and locality in comparison with current times. Recommended level: Beginning to intermediate Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
74660	Laboratory	K	9:00AM -10:20AM	MW	Location Pending	Henss, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Ballet Section Info: This course begins with a review of ballet basics; terminology, foundational movements, and ballet etiquette, with an intent to progress over the semester to take a full ballet class with work at a ballet barre and at the center of the room. This class will focus on training the body and muscles in turnout, ballet's relationship to classical music, and discussing ballet history and locality in comparison with current times. Recommended level: Beginning/intermediate Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.