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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
Dance

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 — DAN2214.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: dai jian (mfa teaching fellow, supervised by terry creach)
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
***Time Change*** For those looking for a basic movement class. We begin with a slow warm-up focused on anatomical structures, muscular systems, and basic alignment principles, but then progress to vigorous, rhythmic movement patterns and group forms. We work to strengthen, stretch, and articulate the body through longer movement phrases focused on weight shifting, changes of
Dance

Movement Practice: Beginning Dance Technique — DAN2121.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This beginning dance technique requires no previous dance training. We will investigate and explore how the structure of our bodies can move, in order to discover more possibilities of how we can dance. The warm up will consist of movement exercises, for practice alone and with partners, which will focus on the joints, bones, muscles, and sequential flow. This initial
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Movement Practice: Beginning Dance Technique — DAN2214.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Samuel Wentz (MFA Teaching Fellow, supervised by Terry Creach)
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
***Time Change Description Change*** This beginning dance technique class requires no previous dance training. We will investigate and explore our bodies as tools for making work. The warm up will consist of movement exercises that focus on the joints, bones, muscles, and energetic pathways. This initial work will develop into larger phrase material that emphasizes rhythm,
Dance

Movement Practice: Beginning Dance Technique — DAN2214.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Samuel Wentz (MFA Teaching Fellow, supervised by Terry Creach)
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This beginning dance technique class requires no previous dance training. We will investigate and explore our bodies as tools for making work. The warm up will consist of movement exercises that focus on the joints, bones, muscles, and energetic pathways. This initial work will develop into larger phrase material that emphasizes rhythm, moves through space and modulates
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
Dance

Movement Practice: Beginning Dance Technique — DAN2121.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Rebecca Brooks, MFA Teaching Fellow
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This beginning dance technique course requires no previous dance training. We will begin with a warm-up focusing on our body’s relationship to gravity and basic alignment principles, and we will progress to more spacious movement pathways, patterns and scores. We will pay special attention to coordination, drawing on systems such as Ideokinesis, Chi Kung (Qi Gong), yoga, and
Dance

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

Fall 2016
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This beginning dance technique class requires no previous dance training. We will investigate and explore our bodies as tools for making work. The warm up will consist of movement exercises that focus on the joints, bones, muscles, and energetic pathways. This initial work will develop into larger phrase material that emphasizes rhythm, moves through space and modulates
Dance

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

Fall 2016
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
For those looking for a Basic movement class. We begin with a slow warm-up focused on anatomical landmarks, muscular systems and basic alignment principles, but then progress to vigorous, rhythmic movement patterns and group forms. We work to strengthen and articulate the body through longer movement phrases focused on weight shifting, changes of direction, and dynamic changes
Dance

Movement Practice: Beginning Dance Technique — DAN2214.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
For those looking for a basic movement class. We begin with a slow warm-up focused on anatomical landmarks, muscular systems and basic alignment principles, but then progress to vigorous, rhythmic movement patterns and group forms. We work to strengthen, stretch, and articulate the body through longer movement phrases focused on weight shifting, changes of direction, and
Dance

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
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
Dance

Movement Practice: Beginning Dance Technique — DAN2121.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Mina Nishimura, MFA Teaching Fellow
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. The class also introduces the use of breath and somatic practices, which reflect some principles of Zen and Japanese somatic practices such as butoh and Water Body Movement (or Noguchi Taiso).  Attention will
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 — DAN2121.01

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 — DAN2214.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Mina Nishimura
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
For those looking for a basic movement class. We begin with a slow warm-up focused on anatomical landmarks, muscular systems and basic alignment principles, but then progress to vigorous, rhythmic movement patterns and group forms. We work to strengthen, stretch, and articulate the body through longer movement phrases focused on weight shifting, changes of direction, and
Dance

Movement Practice: Beginning Dance Technique (cancelled) — DAN2121.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
In this course for beginners, we will work with imagery to help explore potential in the body.We will practice kinesthetic exercises that will help expand movement range, strength, and specificity.Emphasis will be placed on understanding the feeling of movement, deeply, and trusting it.From this we can understand how this feeling moves the body, and eventually how this body
Dance

Movement Practice: Beginning Intermediate Technique — DAN4147.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Dai Jian
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This beginning intermediate level movement practice is designed for students with some dance technique training. Each class will start using simple sequences for warm up to better understand anatomy and proper alignment. We will connect the breath, body and mind to develop a dancer’s sense of timing, rhythm and space in order to move more smoothly and easily. In addition, we
Dance

Movement Practice: Beginning-Intermediate Dance Technique — DAN2119.02; section 2

Spring 2017
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
For those looking for a basic intermediate movement class. We will begin with a slow warm-up focusing on our body’s relationship to gravity and basic alignment principles, progressing to larger and more vigorous movement patterns and forms. We will pay special attention to coordination, drawing on systems such as Ideokinesis, Chi Kung (Qi Gong), yoga, and Alexander
Dance

Movement Practice: Beginning-Intermediate Dance Technique — DAN2119.01; section 1

Spring 2017
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
For those looking for a basic intermediate movement class. We will begin with a slow warm-up focusing on our body’s relationship to gravity and basic alignment principles, progressing to larger and more vigorous movement patterns and forms. We will work towards developing our articulation through movement phrases focused on shifts of weight, changes of direction, and dynamic
Dance