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Movement Practice: Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4344.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Stuart Shugg, MFA Teaching Fellow
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This advanced movement class will develop from simple skeletal mobility sequences to expansive movement forms. The warm-up will examine the joints and how their range of motion relates to alignment, readiness to move, and articulation. These principles will then become the foundation for traveling sequences and longer movement phrases. We will hone in on the importance of
Dance

Movement Practice: Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4344.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This advanced level movement practice is designed for students with prior experience in dance technique. In this class, we will hone in on the importance of balancing controlled and spontaneous action as well as internal and external movement through using a series of improvisational, compositional, writing and drawing practices. We will be also learning longer and more complex
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Movement Practice: Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4344.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Stuart Shugg, MFA Teaching Fellow
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This advanced movement class will develop from simple skeletal mobility sequences to expansive movement forms. The warm-up will examine the joints and how their range of motion relates to alignment, readiness to move, and articulation. These principles will then become the foundation for traveling sequences and longer movement phrases. We will hone in on the importance of
Dance

Movement Practice: Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4344.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Hilary Clark, MFA Teaching Fellow
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This advanced movement practice will begin slowly through utilizing alignment exercises, scores, improvisation and set phrase material. We will investigate the interconnections of fascial tissue and energetic pathways, and explore different somatic approaches. We will practice using a healthy range of motion, shifts of weight, changes of direction, and dynamic fluctuations of
Dance

Movement Practice: Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4344.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Mina Nishimura, MFA Teaching Fellow
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This advanced level movement practice is designed for students with prior experience in dance technique. In this class, we will hone in on the importance of balancing controlled and spontaneous action as well as internal and external movement through using a series of improvisational and compositional practices. We will be learning longer and complex movement phrases that are
Dance

Movement Practice: Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4344.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This advanced movement class will develop from simple skeletal mobility sequences to expansive movement forms. The warm-up will examine the joints and how their range of motion relates to alignment, readiness to move, and articulation. These principles will then become the foundation for traveling sequences and longer movement phrases. Distinguishing between tempo, rhythm, and
Dance

Movement Practice: Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4344.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Jian Dai (MFA Teaching Fellow, supervised by Terry Creach)
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This advanced movement class will develop from simple skeletal mobility sequences to expansive movement forms. The warm-up will examine the joints and how their range of motion relates to alignment, readiness to move, and articulation. These principles will then become the foundation for traveling sequences and longer movement phrases. Distinguishing between tempo, rhythm, and
Dance

Movement Practice: Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4344.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
We will be inventing the new body every day by expanding the receptivity to detail, connections, logic and its potential; working from the place of ease and space, especially when applying vigor and attack; and working from the intelligence of the bones, the guts, and the skin. This advanced movement class will develop from simple skeletal mobility sequences to expansive
Dance

Movement Practice: Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4344.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Kota Yamazaki
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This advanced movement class will develop from simple skeletal mobility sequences to expansive movement forms. The warm-up will examine the joints and how their range of motion relates to alignment, readiness to move, and articulation. These principles will then become the foundation for traveling sequences and longer movement phrases. Distinguishing between tempo, rhythm, and
Dance

Movement Practice: Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4344.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Molly Lieber, MFA Teaching Fellow
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
In this advanced level course, we will focus on tapping into the subtle connections in the body. We will be using improvisational scores and somatic exercises to hone these connections and increase self-awareness. Gentle focus can be used to achieve high intensity movement. Tracking what we are doing as we do it--we will acknowledge the nervous system’s role in our movement
Dance

Movement Practice: Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4344.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Hilary Clark
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This advanced movement practice will begin slowly through utilizing alignment exercises, scores, improvisation and set phrase material. We will investigate the interconnections of fascial tissue and energetic pathways and explore different somatic approaches. We will practice using a healthy range of motion, shifts of weight, changes of direction and dynamic fluctuations of
Dance

Movement Practice: Advanced Intermediate Dance Technique — DAN4351.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Samuel Wentz (MFA Teaching Fellow, supervised by Terry Creach)
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This advanced intermediate course is designed for students who have already taken intermediate level technique and are ready to tackle more complex forms. The class will begin with a warm up that is based on grounding, locating, and mobilizing all of our parts. We will then put these new found tools to use in executing large moving phrases that will simplify and clarify as well
Dance

Movement Practice: Advanced Intermediate Dance Technique — DAN4351.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Samuel Wentz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This advanced intermediate course is designed for students who have already taken intermediate level technique and are ready to tackle more complex forms. The class will begin with a warm up that is based on grounding, locating, and mobilizing all of our parts. We will then put these new found tools to use in executing large moving phrases that will simplify and clarify as well
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Movement Practice: Advanced-Intermediate Dance Technique — DAN4351.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Yanan Yu, MFA Teaching Fellow
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This advanced intermediate course is designed for students who have already taken intermediate level technique and are ready to tackle more complex forms. The class will begin with a warm-up that is based on grounding, locating, and mobilizing all of our parts. We will then put these newfound tools to use in executing large moving phrases that will simplify and clarify as well
Dance

Movement Practice: Advanced-Intermediate Dance Technique — DAN4351.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This advanced intermediate course is designed for students who have already taken intermediate level technique and are ready to tackle more complex forms.  The class will begin with a warm up that involves discovering movement within our joints and mobilizing our physical structures. Using simple partnering exercises, we will explore shifts of weight, alignment and
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Movement Practice: Advanced-Intermediate Dance Technique — DAN4351.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This advanced intermediate course is designed for students who have already taken intermediate level technique and are ready to tackle more complex forms. The class will begin with a warm up that is based on grounding, locating, and mobilizing all of our parts. We will then put these new found tools to use in executing large moving phrases that will simplify and clarify as well
Dance

Movement Practice: Ballet Anarchy — DAN4181.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Mina Nishimura
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This course is designed for students who have some ballet experience and are familiar with basic ballet terms and movement vocabulary. While following a basic structure and flow of a traditional ballet class, this course, accompanied by non-traditional music scores such as pop music, offers an opportunity to recalibrate, reactivate, improve, deepen, expand, develop or break
Dance

Movement Practice: Basic Gymnastic Floor Exercise — DAN2167.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Terry Creach
Days & Time:
Credits: 1
For those seeking a basic but athletic movement practice. We will warm-up with stretching/strengthening poses from yoga and apply the alignment principles to rolls, handstands, and cartwheels in order to create movement phrases and build gymnastic dance sequences. We will work progressively to develop the strength and body awareness necessary for safe inversions and full-bodied
Dance

Movement Practice: Beginning Dance Technique — DAN2121.02; section 2

Spring 2016
Instructor: Sam Wentz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
For those looking for a basic dance class. We begin with a slow warm-up focused on alignment principles, anatomical structures, and muscular systems, and learn to find our own body language. We then progress to vigorous, rhythmic movement patterns and group forms. We work to strengthen, stretch, and articulate the body using longer movement phrases, playing with changes of
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Movement Practice: Beginning Dance Technique — DAN2121.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This basic movement class will develop and explore each student’s own curiosity and ability to create a constantly evolving way of becoming one’s own teacher. The class will serve as a laboratory where we will observe forms, strengths, weaknesses, habits, and patterns; a variety of movement situations will help emphasize awareness, expand self-perception, and focus on our
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Movement Practice: Beginning Dance Technique — DAN2121.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Hilary Clark
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
For those looking for a basic movement class we will begin with a slow warm up focusing on our natural desire to move, basic anatomical information, imagery and embodiment practices. Using improvisation, simple exercises and choreographed phrase material, we will explore alignment principles, healthy range of motion, shifts of weight, changes of direction, and dynamic
Dance

Movement Practice: Beginning Dance Technique — DAN2121.01; section 1

Spring 2016
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
For those looking for a basic dance class. We begin with a slow warm-up focused on alignment principles, anatomical structures, and muscular systems, and learn to find our own body language. We then progress to vigorous, rhythmic movement patterns and group forms. We work to strengthen, stretch, and articulate the body using longer movement phrases, playing with changes of
Dance

Movement Practice: Beginning Dance Technique — DAN2121.02

Fall 2020
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This beginning dance course requires no previous dance training. Students are introduced to some basic principles of dancing by learning various movement patterns and simple choreographed phrases. The class also introduces the use of breath, somatic, improvisational and compositional practices, which reflect some principles of Zen and Japanese somatic practices such as butoh
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