Music Theatre Dance--Style I

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A practical study of dance styles from the 1890'S to the 1990'S. DANCE 382 Music Theatre Dance --Style I (1.5) DANCE 371 allows the student who has successfully completed two semesters of ballet ( DANCE 231 and 232 ), two semesters of jazz ( DANCE 241 and 242 ), and two semesters of Music Theatre Studio ( THEA 223 and 224 ) to expand their capabilities of combining their skills of dancing and acting through the use of different stylistic approaches. In this semester, the BFA Music Theatre candidate will study and perform choreography characteristic of Vaudeville, Charleston, Ragtime, Ballet, Folk/Ethnic and elements of Modern and Jazz. In particular, Agnes deMille's use of ballet and Jerome Robbins' use of Ballet/Jazz/Modern will be studied. The goals of the course include enabling the student to fell confident in identifying, performing, and competing in the professional audition venue using these styles. Also, the student should deepen their understanding of how the use of varied dance styles contributes to the development of character and/or the furthering of plot in Music Theatre. Successfully completing DANCE 371 is the prerequisite for DANCE 372.