DANC 370 - Dance Ensemble Performance

Units: 1
An ensemble for students to create and perform an evening-length dance/theatre performance, with a focus on inclusive and rigorous training, choreographic risk-taking, innovative process and artistic excellence in performance. For pre-professional, advanced and other serious dance students.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Concurrent enrollment in any dance technique class, and previous performance experience.
Equivalent Quarter Course: THEA 3499 or THEA 4499.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

use multiple approaches to improvisation, choreography, composition and writing of original dance/ music/ theatre material;
create meaningful, innovative ways to respond in rehearsal and performance to questions of societal and community importance;
work collaboratively in an extremely diverse creative environment;
perform original works directed by amateurs and professionals in formal studio settings.