Dance Composition I

Catalog description

This course is the first level of dance composition methods with the focus on the use of improvisational dance techniques in application to solo and duet compositions. Students describe and research current techniques and artists of this field. Furthermore, students apply, execute, and perform learned techniques and musical concepts as a tool for creative expression and problem-solving. Students explore the qualities of space (the expanse we live in), time (tempo), and energy (force-generating movement). Additionally, students learn fundamental choreographic devices to perform a final self-created dance solo and duet.