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.

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 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
74279	Laboratory	A	5:00PM -6:20PM	MW	103 Dance Studio	Chiaramonte, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 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	9:00AM -10:20AM	TR	2127 Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Wahrendorf, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Beg. Ballet 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	TR	111 Dance Studio	Brandano, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Contemporary 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	MW	2500 Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Owens, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 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.
74289	Laboratory	E	5:00PM -6:20PM	MW	SuiteG Storefront Studio	Amiri, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Iranian Dance Section Info: 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
74293	Laboratory	G	5:00PM -6:20PM	TR	2500 Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Tecza, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Int. Ballroom Section Info: In the Intermediate/Advancecd Ballroom you will learn the patterns and technique of the American Smooth waltz and tango. The emphasis will be placed on proper technique and application of basic principles of footwork, rise and fall, swing, sway, and contrary body movement. Everyone will be expected to dance both lead and follow roles. Prior knowledge of basic ballroom steps and techniques is a plus but not a requirement. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
74295	Laboratory	H	5:00PM -6:20PM	TR	Location Pending	Doniff, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Beg. Modern Section Info: This beginning course will introduce multiple styles from the history of modern dance, including Horton Technique, and principles from Laban/Bartenieff movement analysis. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Not intended for Dance major(s).
74657	Laboratory	J	5:00PM -6:20PM	TR	103 Dance Studio	Rome, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: HIP HOP Section Info: A comprehensive understanding of hip-hop dance and culture through an embodied exploration of vernacular forms. Restricted to Dance majors. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.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.
74663	Laboratory	L	1:00PM -2:20PM	MW	2127 Krannert Center for Perf Arts	Barbier, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Elect Grad Tech: Int. 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. THIS COURSE MEETS FROM 13:00-14:20. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.