DANC 150 Dance Improvisation

This course will provide students with guided exploration in the elements of dance for the creative development of personal movement repertoire, spontaneous group interaction, and movement observation skills. It emphasizes the exploration of movement invention, problem solving and creative risk-taking. This course is designed to evoke the student's creative individuality and sense of ensemble.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Demonstrate abilities in leadership, following, and democratic group decision-making.
2. Develop a self-awareness of the specific quirks, strengths, weakness, and preferences of one's own body by acknowledging preconceived notions of movement.
3. Develop the ability to generate innovative movement as it applies to direction, form, energy, dimension, texture, shape, tempo/rhythm focus and/or feeling
4. Communicate with other individuals through movement, without verbal cues
5. Demonstrate the ability to sustain focus and movement flow while performing an improvisation

Course Objectives

1. Demonstrate abilities in leadership, following, and democratic group decision-making.
2. Develop a self-awareness of the specific quirks, strengths, weakness, and preferences of one's own body by acknowledging preconceived notions of movement.
3. Develop the ability to generate innovative movement as it applies to direction, form, energy, dimension, texture, shape, tempo/rhythm focus and/or feeling
4. Communicate with other individuals through movement, without verbal cues
5. Demonstrate the ability to sustain focus and movement flow while performing an improvisation