DAN-1400 Dance Composition I

Credits 2
This course is the first level of dance composition methods with the focus on the use of improvisational dance techniques in application to solo and duet compositions. Students describe and research current techniques and artists of this field. Furthermore, students apply, execute, and perform learned techniques and musical concepts as a tool for creative expression and problem-solving. Students explore the qualities of space (the expanse we live in), time (tempo), and energy (force-generating movement). Additionally, students learn fundamental choreographic devices to perform a final self-created dance solo and duet.
Prerequisite(s): DAN 1120, DAN 2100, or DAN 2120 completed with a C or higher, or concurrent enrollment in DAN 2100 or DAN 2120, or permission of the Academic Coordinator in Dance
Course Outcomes
1. Demonstrate fundamental techniques of dance composition and improvisation. 2. Execute fundamental skills of creative expression and problem-solving to movement within the context of dance composition and improvisation. 3. Apply fundamental musical concepts to dance composition and improvisation. 4. Perform a self-created fundamental-level compositional study of a dance solo. 5. Perform a self-created fundamental-level compositional study of a dance duet. 6. Research an artist or company that uses improvisational techniques