Beginning Jazz II

Catalog description

A continuation of Beginning Jazz I to augment technical proficiency. DANCE 242 Beginning Jazz II (1) DANCE 242 allows the student who has successfully completed DANCE 241 to continue to broaden their knowledge of beginning jazz dance. The course will emphasize a broader dance vocabulary and more complex dance combinations. The repetition and rehearsal techniques will be reinforced and intensified. The ability to communicate character and setting through dance is strongly emphasized. The student's grade will be based on attendance, attitude, and progress of learning and performing dance combinations. More than three absences and lateness will affect the grade. Maintaining a positive attitude, proper discipline, and willingness to work and learn are essential. The student is required to perform individual rehearsal hours (as homework). Students are responsible for learning and executing all material taught in class. Students enrolling in this course should have successfully completed DANCE 241 or have permission of the instructor. JAZZ 242 satisfies requirements for the BFA Music Theater option and the Dance Minor. The BFA Music Theater student will be juried by the School of Theatre Performance Faculty as a part of their final grade. The jury will consist of a showing of the pieces taught in class. This evaluation will help to determine whether the candidate may be allowed to enroll into the next level of the performance sequence. The required dress for men: Jazz shoes, t-shirt or muscle shirt, dance belt, Jazz pants or tights. For women: Jazz shoes, leotard and tights (possible character shoes).