Intermediate Contemporary/Modern Dance Techniques III

Intermediate Contemporary/Modern Dance Techniques III is a Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies class taught by J. Coleman.

Course Description
This course will be a laboratory exploring the movement capacities of the human body as selected for aesthetic and expressive purposes. We will investigate expression in movement through awareness of sensation, space, time, focus and attention to detail. This course will also focus on deepening our knowledge of anatomy and biomechanics to increase movement efficiency and safety. Warm-up exercises are influenced by several movement techniques including Pilates, Yoga, the Feldenkrais Method, and Authentic Movement. Class work will include improvisation and the movement style and vocabulary will draw upon both hip-hop and martial arts. Students will be required to participate in dance outside of class (by attending dance concerts and working as crew for a production) and submit written evidence of that participation. Absence from more than 2 or 3 classes is considered unsatisfactory. This course is geared to the low intermediate level. Cost of performance tickets will be between $30-$40.