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Movement Practice: Growing a body like a plant — DAN2014.01) (course description updated as of 10/9/2023

Spring 2024
Instructor: luciana achugar, MFA Teaching Fellow
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This course is a dance class as a ritual for creating a deeper relationship to our bodies and a practice of “growing” our bodies organically from the process of tending to its needs for more strength, mobility, ability and connection between all its parts and the ground and space, This class is also a way to learn to better use our bodies in everyday life and when exercising
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate Ballet — DAN4217.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Daniel Roberts
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Ballet has a large presence in the field of contemporary dance, predominantly as a means of training, but also, as a point of reference for 300 years of western dance. This class will focus on classical forms and contemporary uses of ballet in dance, and will address technical function, aesthetics, placement, and virtuosity, all within the ballet vocabulary. The structure will
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate Contact Improvisation — DAN4118.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: felice wolfzahn
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
For those with prior technique and/or improvisation experience. In this duet form, we communicate through the language of touch, momentum, and weight. We will explore simple solo and duet skills such as rolling, falling, balance, counterbalance, jumping, weight sharing, spirals, and tuning to our sensory input. We work with an emphasis on breath, alignment, and releasing excess
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate Contact Improvisation — DAN4118.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Felice Wolfzahn
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
For those with prior technique and/or improvisation experience. In this duet form, we communicate through the language of touch, momentum, and weight. We will explore simple solo and duet skills such as rolling, falling, balance, counterbalance, jumping, weight sharing, spirals, and tuning to our sensory input. We work with an emphasis on breath, alignment, and releasing excess
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate Dance Technique — DAN4236.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This intermediate 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
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate Dance Technique — DAN4314.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: samuel wentz (mfa teaching fellow, supervised by terry creach)
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This intermediate level movement practice is designed for students with prior dance technique training. Each class will develop from simple mobility sequences to expansive movement forms. The warm‐up will examine the joints and how their range of motion relates to proper alignment, readiness to move and articulation. These principles will then become the foundation for
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate Dance Technique — DAN4236.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This intermediate 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,
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate Dance Technique — Canceled

Spring 2015
Instructor: Samuel Wentz (MFA Teaching Fellow, supervised by Terry Creach)
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This intermediate level movement practice is designed for students with prior dance technique training. Each class will develop from simple mobility sequences to expansive movement forms. The warmup will examine the joints and how their range of motion relates to proper alignment, readiness to move and articulation. These principles will then become the foundation for traveling
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate Dance Technique — DAN4314.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Daniel Roberts
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This class will be based in the technique developed by Merce Cunningham for the purposes of his choreographic work, and address the articulations of the spine, codified exercises, complex foot/leg combinations, and jump training.  The Cunningham Technique is known for its ability to strengthen the dancer's individual awareness of space.  The class aims to enhance the
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate Dance Technique — DAN4314.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Daniel Roberts
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This class will be based in the technique developed by Merce Cunningham for the purposes of his choreographic work, and address the articulations of the spine, codified exercises, complex foot/leg combinations, and jump training. The Cunningham Technique is known for its ability to strengthen the dancer's individual awareness of space. The class aims to enhance the dancer's
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate-Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4148.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
In this intermediate-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
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate-Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4148.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Mina Nishimura
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This intermediate-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 learning longer and more
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate-Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4148.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Mina Nishimura, MFA Teaching Fellow
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This intermediate-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
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate-Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4344.01) (cancelled

Spring 2022
Instructor: Mina Nishimura
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This intermediate-advanced level movement practice is designed for students with prior dance experience. In this class, we will hone in on the importance of balancing controlled and spontaneous action as well as internal and external movement. We will be learning longer and more complex movement phrases that are structured with principles from Water Body Movement (“Body is a
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate-Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4148.01

Spring 2018
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 intermediate-advanced movement class will develop from simple skeletal mobility sequences to
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate-Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4148.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Russell Lilie
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
In this Intermediate-Advanced movement class, we will work on establishing a day-to-day practice of evaluating and fine-tuning our dancing bodies through guided self-examination and peer-to-peer feedback. At the core of developing our practice, we will be learning to accomplish the same movement with ever changing bodies and minds. We will focus on anatomical economy by
Dance

Movement Practice: Intermediate-Advanced Dance Technique — DAN4148.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Russell Stuart Lilie
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
In this Intermediate-Advanced movement class, we will work on establishing a day-to-day practice of evaluating and fine-tuning our dancing bodies through guided self-examination and peer-to-peer feedback. At the core of developing our practice, we will be learning to accomplish the same movement with ever changing bodies and minds. We will focus on anatomical economy by
Dance

Movement Practice: Introduction to Dance Improvisation — DAN2684.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Levi Gonzalez
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
The practice of dance improvisation exists in multiple historical and cultural contexts. In this class, we will focus on improvisational practices that stem from the lineage of Judson Dance Theater and postmodern American (US) dance, with an understanding that this is one specific approach among many. The primary focus of the course will be participating in movement practices
Dance

Movement Practice: Jumping Squirrels — DAN2408.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
How do animals learn movement? How does the human animal move? What can we practice to entice our instincts into motion? What is efficient movement? This class aims for conditioning the body to be fit and able to explore athletic possibilities that include jumping, skipping, hopping, trying inversions, finding smooth entry ways in and out of the floor, as well as increasing
Dance

Movement Practice: Let's get Physical! — DAN2013.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Levi Gonzalez
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This movement practice course is open to all levels of experience and even no  experience at all with body conditioning or dance. The course is approached as a form of exercise as well as a way to recover from injuries, misuse, excess or lack of physical activity. We will learn how to take care of one’s body regularly and how to stay strong and able to move for life, as
Dance

Movement Practice: Material for the Spine — DAN2168.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This introductory class is based on the principles and forms in “Material for the Spine” developed by dance artist Steve Paxton. Students will be investigating basic anatomy and sensory exploration. Specific exercises, puzzles, and forms are repeated each class, providing a way to measure new sensations. These sensations can then offer instructions/movement material for
Dance

Movement Practice: Morning Chi, Waking Up the Body — DAN2015.01) (new time as of 2/6/2023

Spring 2023
Instructor: Levi Gonzalez
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
Wake up your body and mind through a series of moving meditations and stretches using QiGong, the breath, visualizations, and touch that will stimulate the meridian system and activate a relaxed focus for the day. We will soften pathways in the body with circles, spirals, figure eights and undulating waveforms. QiGong theory, principles and cosmology will be covered with a
Dance

Movement Practice: Moving from the Spine — DAN2152.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Yanan Yu, MFA Teaching Fellow
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
Using principles from Chinese movement practice, we will focus on the 3-dimensional spiraling form of the body in the space. The class will emphasize the breath and its connections to the mechanics of the spine, which is the main source of the fluid movements that extend throughout the body. We will work on weight shifting and cycling dynamic movement, integrating the principle
Dance