Course Info: HACU-0206
| Course | HACU-0206 Contemp Dan Tech-2 Half Course |
| Long Title | Contemporary Dance Technique 2: Beginning/Intermediate |
| Term | 2025S |
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Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Music and Dance Building MAIN on T,TH from 5:00-6:20 |
| Faculty | |
| Capacity | 23 |
| Available | 16 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Additional Info | Half Course Students should expect to spend 2-4 hours weekly on work and preparation outsidof class time. |
| Description | This course is designed for beginning and intermediate level
dancers. The studio will be our laboratory for a
semester-long exploration of contemporary dance concepts with a
focus on opening sensation, clarifying
points of initiation in the body, expansive use of space, and
dynamic phrase-work. In motion, we will activate
connection between periphery and center, time and weight, gravity
and support-giving continued attention to
alignment, spatial clarity, breath, range of motion, and the
development of strength and stamina. In this
course, a sampling of somatic techniques and knowledges will be
introduced as a complement to dance
technique. These somatic practices offer inroads to experiencing
presence & sensation, examining one's
habits and patterns, and expanding one's approach to the
body. You will also be asked to reflect on the
histories and knowledge you bring into class, articulate learning
ambitions, and track new developments.
The goal of this course is to support a sustainable and deeply
engaged movement practice-one that may
inform the development of a lifetime of embodied creative
process. Keywords:dance, somatics, technique, movement, body |