Courses For Dance at Amherst College
Dance Improvisation in History and Practice
Taught by Fritha Pengelly
HACU 0250-1
TuTh 12:30-1:50 at Hampshire College:
This course will combine theory and practice in exploring various improvisational dance forms such as Authentic Movement, contact improvisation, and hip hop. Course work will include regular movement sessions, video and concert viewings, and readings on specific improvisational forms and significant contributors to particular historical developments including Anna Halprin, Mary Starks Whitehouse, Nancy Stark Smith and others. Course material will focus equally on developing an understanding of the historical context of each particular form as well as gaining practical experience in movement improvisation. No previous dance training is required.
Funny Bones: a historical look at dance and physical comedy
Taught by Billbob Brown
Dance 273
TuTh 3:30-5:00pm at UMASS Amherst:
A history of funny dances, covering dance and physical comedy from Commedia Dell’Arte to Vaudeville, slapstick to the Trockadero, Charlie Chaplin to Pilobolus, Mark Morris to Bill Irwin, Fred Astaire to Gene Kelley, Bob Fosse to Susan Stroman, the political, the satirical, the traditional, the outrageous, the relevant, the irrelevent and the irreverent!
READING, WRITING, BLOGGING DANCE
Fall 2008
First Year Tutorial
Instructor: Constance Valis Hill
This class will develop and sharpen the skills needed for looking at and writing about contemporary dance and performance. We will focus on the practical task of writing, using theoretical and critical writings as an aid in capturing and conveying how performance communicates and what it expresses. We will experiment with different forms of writing, from the critical and analytical to the experiential (romps, reflections, images, after-images). The class will also join together to form a dance blog website (where dance entries and commentaries are written in chronological order) to engage in temporal and interactive modes of dance writing. As a dance-writing collective, we will share a supportive space for deepening our engagement and enhancing our perceptions, receptivity, and empathy with dance performance. As we discover our own unique dialogue with the art, dance writing is redefined as a personal act of human response, with room for questioning, passion, wisdom, and humor. Hopefully, we will tool the skills needed to synthesize the reality of the performance with its poetic or cultural resonance. Attendance at live dance performances across the five colleges is mandatory.
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Courses For Logic at Amherst College
Complete List of Logic Courses Introductory symbolic logic courses: Smith, Logic 100, Philosophy 202 Amherst, Philosophy 13 UMass Amherst, Philosophy 110 Critical thinking courses: UMass Amherst, Philosophy 192R Mount Holyoke, Philosophy 210 Introductory symbolic logic for mathematics students: Amherst,
Courses of Dance at Purdue University
Courses of Dance 101 - Modern Dance I 101K - Modern Dance I 102 - Ballet I 103 - Jazz Dance I 130 - Fundamental Principles Of Dance Technique 135 - World Dance Forms 140 - Dance
Courses of Dance Education at Texas A&M University
Dance Education Courses 200. Dance in Society. (3-0). Credit 3. 301. Dance History. (3-0). Credit 3. 302. Dance Production. (3-0). Credit 3. 303. Health Practices for Dancers. (2-0). Credit 2. 304. Creative Dance for Children.
Courses For Drance at Anne Arundel Community College
DAN-100 Intro to Dance Traditional Weekend College C DAN-105 Beginning Tap Dancing 1 Traditional C DAN-106 Beginning Tap Dance 2 Traditional C DAN-111 Beginning Ballet 1 Traditional C DAN-112 Beginning Ballet 2 Traditional C DAN-121 Begin Modern Dnce1 Traditional C DAN-122 Modern Dance 2 Traditional C DAN-125 Improvisation Traditional C DAN-131 Begin Jazz Dance1 Traditional C DAN-132 Begin Jazz Dance 2 Traditional C DAN-211 Intermedate Ballet1 Traditional C DAN-212 Intermediate Ballet 2 Traditional C DAN-215 Beginning Pointe Technique 1 Traditional C DAN-221 Inter Modern
Courses of Dance for Pre/Sum I 08 at University Of Arizona
Dance Courses DNC 112C - INTERMEDIATE BALLET DNC 144C - INTERMEDIATE JAZZ DANCE DNC 152C - INTERMEDIATE MODERN DNC DNC 175 - THEATRE DANCE DNC 343 - DANCE ENSEMBLE DNC 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY DNC 445A -
Academic departments at Amherst College
American Studies Anthropology and Sociology Art and the History of Art Asian Languages and Civilizations Astronomy Biology Black Studies Chemistry Classics Computer Science Creative Writing Center Economics English Environmental Studies European Studies Film and Video Arts First Year Seminars French Geology German History Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought Mathematics Music Neuroscience Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religion Russian Spanish Special Seminars Theater and
Courses For African Studies at Amherst College
Fall 2008 Amherst College Course # Section Course Title Instructors Meeting Times ARHA 38-01 01 Arts/Orature in Africa Rowland Abiodun MW 12:30PM-01:50PM ARHA 70-01 01 African Art & Diaspora Rowland Abiodun MW 08:30AM-09:50AM BLST 48-01 01 Africa Before Eur Conqst Sean Redding TTH 10:00AM-11:20AM HIST 65-01 01 African Environmental Hist Jill Payne TTH 11:30AM-12:50PM HIST 92-01 01 Riot &
Courses For Ethnomusicology at Amherst College
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Courses of Dance for Fall 08 at University Of Arizona
Dance Courses DNC 100 - LOOKING AT DANCE DNC 112A - INTRODUCTION TO BALLET DNC 112B - BALLET LIMITED EXPRNC DNC 112C - INTERMEDIATE BALLET DNC 143 - IMPROVISATION DNC 144A - INTRO TO JAZZ DANCE DNC
Courses of Dance for Spring 08 at University Of Arizona
Dance Courses DNC 100 - LOOKING AT DANCE DNC 112A - INTRODUCTION TO BALLET DNC 112B - BALLET LIMITED EXPRNC DNC 112C - INTERMEDIATE BALLET DNC 143 - IMPROVISATION DNC 144A - INTRO TO JAZZ DANCE DNC
Centers at Amherst College
Center for Crossroads in the Study of the Americas (CISA) Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) Five College Center for the Study of World Languages Five College Women's Studies Research Center
Other Cooperating Fields and Projectsat Amherst College
Architectural Studies Area Studies Art History Community-Based Learning East Asian Studies French Performance Studies Seminar Philosophy
Courses For Buddhist Studies at Amherst College
Amherst College Course # Section Course Title Instructors Meeting Times ASLC 15-01 01 Buddhist Traditions Steven Heim MW 12:30PM-01:50PM RELI 23-01 01 Buddhist Traditions Steven Heim MW 12:30PM-01:50PM Hampshire College Course # Section Course Title Instructors Meeting Times HACU 0249 Introduction to Buddhist Meditation HACU 0230-1 1 Studying Buddhism-Mat. Objects Bong Joo 04:00PM-05:20PM M,W SS 0220-1 1 Buddhism and Ecology Susan Darlington 09:00AM-10:20AM
Kids Courses at Anne Arundel Community College
Preschool Kindermusik Creative Movement (Ages 4-5 and Ages 6-7) Elementary Kindergarten Spanish and Kindergarten Spanish 2 Math (Kindergarten) Cooking--Gingerbread House (Grades K-3) Reading for Kindergarteners and Grades 1-2 rad Kids Personal Safety (K-7) Art FUNdamentals (Grades 1-2) Ballet (Grades 2-3) Beginning
Courses For Art History at Amherst College
Amherst College Course # Section Course Title Instructors Meeting Times ARHA 01-01 01 History of Western Art Andaleeb Banta TTH 10:00AM-11:20AM; W 09:00AM-09:50AM ARHA 01-02 02 History of Western Art Andaleeb Banta TTH 10:00AM-11:20AM; F 10:00AM-10:50AM Hampshire College Course # Section Course Title Instructors Meeting Times IA 0233-1 1 From Art to History Mona Berman 11:00AM-02:00PM
Courses of Theatre and Dance at University of Florida
TPP 2100 ACTING FOR NON-MAJORS THE 3231 AFRIC/AMER HIST/PRAC DAA 2104 BASIC MODERN DANCE DAN 2100 DANCE APPREC 21ST CEN DAA 1000 FUNDAMENT DANCE TECH TPP 3124 IMPROV SOC/POLIT ISSU DAN 4905 INDIVIDUAL STUDY THE 4905 INDIVIDUAL STUDY THE 6905 INDIVIDUAL STUDY TPA 4940 INTERN THEATRE DESIGN TPP 4940 INTERN THEATRE
Courses For Fitness/Recreation at Anne Arundel Community College
AHC-315 Pilates Traditional NC AHC-319 Doubles Clinic Traditional NC AHC-320 Beginning Tennis Traditional NC AHC-321 Advanced Beginning Tennis Traditional NC AHC-322 Intermediate Tennis Traditional Accelerated Traditional NC AHC-327 Salsa Fitness Aerobics Traditional NC AHC-333 Yoga for Strength and Fitness Traditional NC AHC-335 Basic Boot Camp Traditional NC AHC-336 Capoeira: The Brazilian Dance Traditional NC AHC-338 Hydro-Aerobic Toning/Condition Traditional NC AHL-337 Yoga Traditional NC AHL-367 Water Aerobics Traditional NC AHL-371 Swimming for Fitness Traditional NC AHL-373 Swing 2 Traditional NC AHL-386 Dance and Aerobic Fitness Traditional NC AHL-395 Cardio Karate Traditional NC AHL-397 Golf for Beginners Traditional NC ATC-300 Tennis I Traditional NC ATC-301 Golf
Certificate Programs at Amherst College
African Studies Asian/Pacific/American Studies Buddhist Studies Coastal and Marine Sciences* Cognitive Neuroscience* + Culture, Health, and Science International Relations Latin American Studies Logic Middle Eastern Studies* Native American Indian Studies Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Courses For Theater at Amherst College
Amherst College Course # Section Course Title Instructors Meeting Times ENGL 95-05 05 Theater & Anthropology Jennifer Cayer TTH 11:30AM-12:50PM THDA 12-01 01 Materials of Theater Suzanne Dougan M 01:00PM-04:00PM Smith College Course # Section Course Title Instructors Meeting Times FRN 343-01-LEC 01 Cultural Wars at the Theater Janie Vanpee TTh 10:30-11:50 University of Massachusetts Course # Section Course Title Instructors Meeting
Programs, Committees, and Councils at Amherst College
African American Studies/Black Studies African Scholars Program African Studies Anthropology Art Asian/Pacific/American Studies Coastal and Marine Sciences Culture, Health, and Science Early Music Program East Asian Languages Program (EALP) Ethnomusicology Film Studies Five College German Studies Geology History (UMass/Five College Graduate Program in History) International