Dance (DANCE)
3 courses in the 1972–73 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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160* History of Dance to 1900 (Fine Arts 180*)i* History of Dance since 1900 (fine Arts 181*) D* Modern Dance Theories and Composition 1 (Fine Arts 280*) 1* Modern Dance Theories and Composition 2 (Fine Arts 281*)
Consideration is given to folk forms of dance and their eventual development to ethnic forms, theatre dance and neoclassic dance. Particular attention is paid to the simultaneous development of social folk and social ballroom dance with emphasis on the latter’s development to the classic dance of the 19th century. 3 lectures. (Fall Term)
The emergence of modern dance in North America is examined in detail. The conditions leading to this new dance form, as well as past and future developments, are analyzed. 3 lectures. (Winter Term)
Historical survey and study and movement theories of late 19th and early 20th century Delsarte, Dalcroze, Wigman. Studio sessions involve the study of the elements of dance composition space, time, dynamics. 2 lectures, 2 hours studio. (Fall Term)
A study of the basic theories and techniques in Modern Dance emerging in the early 20th century Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey. Study sessions involve a study of the rhythmic components of movement and a manipulation of the elements of dance through creative expression in the medium of movement. 2 lectures, 2 hours studio. (Winter Term)
DANCE 360 Ballet History and Theory 1 (Fine Arts 380*)
Historical survey, including the use of film of the development of ballet from the preclassic dance of the French courts to the beginning of the 20th century. Studio involves study of classic technique in R.A.D. Syllabus. 3 lectures, 2 hours studio. (Fall Term)
DANCE 361 Ballet History and Theory 2 (Fine Arts 381*)
Historical Developments in the ballet since 1900 with particular reference to change in thematic content of significant choreographers and changing attitude toward the theatre. 3 lectures, 2 hours studio. (Winter Term)
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