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DNC 151 Ballet II
2 cr. hrs. 3 periods (1 lec., 2 lab)
Continuation of DNC 150. Includes ballet techniques at the intermediate level, terminology, barre, floor work, standing and
center floor work, locomotor work, elements, and developing the craft.
Prerequisite(s): DNC 150.
Information: May be taken four times for a maximum of eight credit hours.
Offered: Spring.
DNC 152 Ballet III
2 cr. hrs. 3 periods (1 lec., 2 lab)
Continuation of DNC 151. Includes ballet technique at the advanced level, ballet terminology, barre, floor work, standing
and center floor work, locomotor work, elements, and developing the craft.
Prerequisite(s): DNC 151.
Information: May be taken four times for a maximum of eight credit hours.
Offered: Fall.
DNC 166 Modern Dance I
2 cr. hrs. 3 periods (1 lec., 2 lab)
Development of basic skills for dance. Includes modern dance technique at a beginning level, class protocol, warm-up,
floor work, standing and center floor work, locomotor work, elements, and developing the craft.
Information: May be taken four times for a maximum of eight credit hours.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
DNC 167 Modern Dance II
2 cr. hrs. 3 periods (1 lec., 2 lab)
Continuation of DNC 166. Includes development of intermediate skills for modern dance, class protocol, warm-up, floor
work, standing and center floor work, locomotor work, elements, and developing the craft.
Prerequisite(s): DNC 166.
Information: May be taken four times for a maximum of eight credit hours.
Offered: Spring.
DNC 168 Modern Dance III
2 cr. hrs. 3 periods (1 lec., 2 lab)
Continuation of DNC 167. Includes development of advanced skills for modern dance, class protocol, warm-up, floor work,
locomotor work, elements, and developing the craft.
Prerequisite(s): DNC 167.
Information: May be taken four times for a maximum of eight credit hours.
Offered: Fall.
DNC 180 Choreography
2 cr. hrs. 2 periods (2 lec.)
The study of basic dance composition and construction of a phrase, structure, and form. Includes exploring the basic
elements of dance, building a movement phrase, choreographic elements, constructing a dance, and analyzing the
effectiveness of choreography.
Prerequisite(s): DNC 116.
Information:
Prerequisites may be waived with consent of instructor.
May be taken four times for a maximum of eight credit hours.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
DNC 200 Dance Appreciation and History
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to the art of dance from its beginning as a religious form to its current place on Broadway and television.
Includes concepts in dance appreciation, themes and purposes of dance, analyzing dance works, styles of dance, roles of
and major historical periods of world dance, and movement sessions.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
DNC 215 Teaching Methods of Dance I
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Instruction on how to teach dance to those from preschool age through 8th grade. Includes elements of dance,
developmental stages, classroom management, lesson structure, use of creative movement in the school curriculum, and
delivery of lesson plans. Also includes incorporating federal and Arizona standards for dance education academic
curriculum for this age group.
Information: Completion of two of the following courses is required before enrolling in this class: DNC 150, 151, 152,
166, 167, 168, 219, 220, 221.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
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