Modern Dance, Intermediate 1

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Students will develop artistry and technique of modern dance at the intermediate level. The students will learn positions, gestures, traveling and jumping steps, turns, level changes and spatial orientation. The student will work towards a deeper level of artistry and expression through musicality and dynamic qualities of movement. The students will gain an understanding and appreciation of their unique bodies in relation to dance as an expressive art form. Included in this course will be an introduction to the aesthetic, cultural, and historical contexts of modern dance.