- Contemporary Dance II

Catalog description

Contemporary Dance II is intended for students with some formal dance training and expects students to be working at an intermediate level. This is a full-participation movement experience requiring a commitment to attend each class session. Students will develop and advance their self-awareness as movers through sensitivity to dynamics, choreographic phasing clear spatial intention, and articulate, expressive gestures. This class emphasizes clear bodily alignment movement efficiency and flow, whole- body connectivity, flexibility and strength; and the use of breath, momentum, and especially release into gravity to foster ease, expression, and delight in motion. Improvisation is used in partnership with instructor-taught, choreographed material. Attendance at Departmental concerts, short written responses, and 30-minutes of weekly self-directed studio time are required outside of class. Level II is open to students with previous dance experience in any genre. Students are encouraged to consult with the instructor prior to enrollment to determine their experience level.