DANCE PROGRAM COURSES 2007-08
WHAT'S NEW THIS YEAR??
Fall Dance Technique Courses
Fall Dance Academic Courses
Spring Dance Technique Courses
Spring Dance Academic Courses
DANCE COURSES FALL 2007
1st Half Fall Semester 9/10-10/26
All courses in PEM STUDIO/BMC unless otherwise noted...
| COURSE | DAY | TIME | INSTRUCTOR |
| Ballet I | M/W | 11:00-12:00 | Laura Katz Rizzo |
| Ballet II |
T/TH | 1:00-2:30 | Linda Mintzer |
| *Ballet III w/pointe (see below) |
M/W |
6:30-8/ |
Christine Cox |
| *Ballet Workshop (see below) | TH | 7:00-9:00 | Amanda Miller |
| Modern I | M/W | 12:00-1:00 | Mady Cantor |
| Modern II | M/W | 2:30-4:00 | Michele Tantoco |
| Modern III | TU/TH | 4-5:30 | Tania Isaac |
| Jazz II | M/W | 8:00-9:30/ 8:00-9:00 PM |
Yasmin Goodman |
| Intro to Flamenco |
T | 4:30-6:00 | Dolores Luis (in BMC Gym/2nd floor) |
| Latin social dance/Salsa | W | 1-2:30 | Noemi Segarra (Pem) |
| African | TH | 2:30-4:00 | Nia Eubanks (@Haverford) |
*Dance Outreach |
W & |
4-5:30 & 5:30-7:00 | Mady Cantor |
| Modern Ensemble Audition, Moday 9/17 4 PM Pem Studio |
M | 4:00-6:30 | Nichole Canuso |
DANCE COURSES FALL 2007
2nd Half Fall Semester 10/29-12/13
All courses in PEM STUDIO/BMC unless otherwise noted...
| COURSE | DAY | TIME | INSTRUCTOR |
| Ballet I | M/W | 11:00-12:00 | Laura Katz Rizzo |
| Ballet II |
T/TH | 1:00-2:30 | Linda Mintzer |
| Ballet III w/pointe (see below) |
M/W |
6:30-8/ |
Christine Cox |
| *Ballet Workshop (continues) | TH | 7:00-9:00 | Amanda Miller |
| Modern I | M/W | 12:00-1:00 | Mady Cantor |
| Modern II | M/W | 2:30-4:00 | Michele Tantoco |
| Modern III | TU/TH | 4-5:30 | Linda Caruso Haviland |
| Jazz II | M/W | 8:00-9:30/ 8:00-9:00 PM |
Yasmin Goodman |
| African | TH | 2:30-4:00 | Nia Eubanks@ BMC/Ft.Ctr |
| Tap I | M | 2:30-4:00 | Corinne Karon |
*Dance Outreach |
W & |
4-5:30 & 5:30-7:00 | Mady Cantor |
Modern Ensemble |
continues | 4:00-6:30 | Nicole Canuso |
MORE INFORMATION ON FALL COURSES:
* Level I courses, Hip-hop, Flamenco, and African are open to all levels of experience; levels II-III, Ballet Workshop, and Dance Ensembles presuppose prior dance training. Students may enroll for a course either or both quarters with the exception of Ballet I. You may just enroll for Ballet I, in the 1st quarter but you'll need the 1st quarter of that technique or equivalent experience to enroll in the 2nd quarter. IF YOU NEED MORE INFO ABOUT CLASS LEVELS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT PROFESSOR HAVILAND In the DANCE OFFICE at 526-5208 or lcarusoh@brynmawr.edu
* Ballet Workshop will introduce excerpts from the classic and contemporary ballet repertory(on flat, not pointe). There will be 8 sessions starting 9/13 and continuing until late Novemenber). Students should be working at an intermediate leve or abovel and after the first session, if they decide to continue, must be willing to commit to a minimum of five additional class sessions.
*Ballet III - Twenty-five minutes of pointe work has been added to Ballet III on Wednesdays for those who attend the class regularly and who elect to take this portion of the class. Participation is at the discretion of the instructor.
*Dance Outreach—Students learn a lecture-dem format and a dance (fully costumed and musically scored) usually based on a narrative and tour the project to public schools, libraries, etc. in the greater Philadelphia area. Experience in some dance form plus an interest in performance are basic requirements for selection into the program. Please contact Professor Madeline Cantor if you are interested. mcantor@brynmawr.edu
* Ensembles are semester long courses. No materials are necessary for the auditions; they are run in a manner similar to class. Students are expected to be working at the intermediate level of dance technique.
* Level II and III classes and the ensembles may be taken for PE Credit OR Academic credit. We strongly recommend that first semester frosh enroll for PE credit. Contact the Dance office with any questions.
Dance Composition I
(ARTD B 142)
TTH 2:30pm-4:00pm
David Brick
This is a course about making dances. It is open to anyone who likes to create and likes to move. It explores basic elements of dances including space, time, rhythm, energy, dynamics, qualities of movement and gesture, and both traditional and postmodern structures. Compositional theory will be approached through the experience and practice of making dance studies starting with simple solo phrases and moving towards more complex and interactive group forms and processes. While primarily a studio course students will be expected to begin to develop and broaden their understanding of dance as an art form and their abilities to see and critique dances. To this end, students will also be assigned readings.
Students taking DANCE COMP I are also required to take a minimum of one dance technique class per week.
Students wishing to MINOR or MAJOR in Dance or to CHOREOGRAPH for the Spring Concert should consider completing DANCE COMPOSITION I by Spring of their second year. Dance Comp I is required for the major or minor and student choreography for the Spring Concert is selected from work produced in the Advanced Choreography course which has Comp I and II as prerequisites.
Dance History II
History of Western Theater dance…from mid-nineteenth century to the present
(ARTD B 240)
T 6:30-9:15
Linda Caruso Haviland
The study of the history of dance with particular emphasis on the development of dance in the twentieth century as a Theatre Art form within the broader context of Western Art and culture. In addition to lectures and discussion, the course will include film, video, and slides
Advanced Choreography
(ARTD 342) .5-1 credit
(Caruso-Haviland/Cantor)
Intermediate and Advanced Technique
.5 credit
ARTD 230-Modern II;330-Modern III
ARTD 231 Ballet II; 331 Ballet III
Ensembles
.5 credit
ARTD 345 01-Modern Ensemble (Canuso)
Senior Thesis/Project
(ARTD 390)
(Caruso-Haviland/Cantor)
Supervised Work
.5-1 credit
(ARTD 403) TBA
(Caruso-Haviland/Cantor)
DANCE COURSES Spring 2008
1st Half Spring Semester 1/28-3/7
All courses in PEM STUDIO/BMC unless otherwise noted...
| COURSE | DAY | TIME | INSTRUCTOR |
| Ballet I PEB101F001 | M/W | 11:00-12:00 | Laura Katz Rizzo |
| *Ballet II w/pointe
PEB102F001 or Academic (see below) |
M/W |
|
Amanda Miller |
| Ballet III PEB103F001 or Academic |
T/TH | 1:00-2:30 | Linda Mintzer |
| Modern I PEB105F001 | M/W | 3:00-4:00 | Renee Banson |
| Modern II PEB106F001 or Academic | M/W | 1:00-2:30 | Madeline Cantor |
| Modern III PEB107F001 or Academic | TU/TH | 4-5:30 | Becky Malcolm |
| Jazz I PEB108F001 | M/W | 5:30-6:30 | Yasmin Goodman |
| PilatesPEB105F001 |
T | 4:00-5:30 | Naomi Pressman |
| Swing Dance PEB?? | W | 4:30-6:00 | Donna Reinhart & Bob Butryn (Goodhart Music Room) |
| Movement Improv PEB118F001 | TH | 7:30-9:00 | Roko Kawai & Leah Stein |
| Tap i PEB121F001 | M | 2:30-4:00 | Corinne Karon Ryan Gymnasium, HC |
| Modern Ensemble PEB113T001 or Academic Audition, Wednesday 1/23 4PM |
W & SU |
4:00-5:30 6:30-8:30 |
Jose Limon's Waldstein Sonata |
| Ballet Ensemble PEB114T001 or Academic Audition, Friday 1/25 4:30PM |
F | 4:30-7:00 | Heidi Cruz-Austin |
| Jazz Ensemble PEB115T001 or Academic Audition, Thursday 1/24 6:00PM |
TH F |
6:00-7:30 3:00-4:30 |
Myra Bazell |
| African Ensemble PEB119T001 or Academic Audition, Tuesday 1/22 6:00PM PEM |
TU | 6:00-8:30 | Nia Eubanks-Dixon |
DANCE COURSES Spring 2008
2nd Half Spring Semester 3/17-5/1
All courses in PEM STUDIO/BMC unless otherwise noted...
| COURSE | DAY | TIME | INSTRUCTOR |
| Ballet I PEB101S001 | M/W | 11:00-12:00 | Laura Katz Rizzo |
| *Ballet II w/pointe PEB102S001 or Academic (see below) |
M/W |
|
Amanda Miller |
| Ballet III PEB103S001 or Academic |
T/TH | 1:00-2:30 | Linda Mintzer |
| Modern I PEB105S001 | M/W | 3:00-4:00 | Renee Banson |
| Modern II PEB106S001 or Academic | M/W | 1:00-2:30 | Madeline Cantor |
| Modern III PEB107S001 or Academic | TU/TH | 4-5:30 | Becky Malcolm |
| Jazz I PEB108S001 | M/W | 5:30-6:30 | Yasmin Goodman |
| Modern Ensemble |
continues | Jose Limon's Waldstein Sonata |
|
| Ballet Ensemble |
continues | Heidi Cruz-Austin | |
| Jazz Ensemble | continues | Myra Bazell | |
| African Ensemble | continues | Nia Eubanks-Dixon (moves to GYM) |
MORE INFORMATION ON SPRING COURSES
* Level I courses, Swing, Improv, and Pilates are open to all levels of experience; levels II-III and Dance Ensembles presuppose prior dance training. Students may enroll for a course either or both quarters with the exception of Ballet I. You may just enroll for Ballet I, in the 1st quarter but you'll need the 1st quarter of that technique or equivalent experience to enroll in the 2nd quarter. IF YOU NEED MORE INFO ABOUT CLASS LEVELS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT PROFESSOR HAVILAND In the DANCE OFFICE at 526-5208 or lcarusoh@brynmawr.edu
*Pointe - Twenty-five minutes of pointe barre/center has been added to the evening ballet class for those who attend the class regularly and who elect to take this portion of the class. Participation is at the discretion of the instructor.
* Ensembles are semester long courses. No materials are necessary for the audition; it is generally run in a manner similar to class. Students are expected to be working at the intermediate level of dance technique or to have had some prior experience in the technique.
* Level II and III classes and the ensembles may be taken for PE Credit OR Academic credit. We strongly recommend that frosh enroll for PE credit if this it the first technique course you will be taking at BMC. Contact the Dance office with any questions.
Dance Composition II
(ARTD 242) pre-requisite: ARTD 142, Composition I
TTH 2:30pm-4:00pm
Madeline Cantor
The goal of this course is to build on work accomplished in Composition I and to develop an understanding of and skill in the theory and craft of choreography. This includes:
-- deepening movement invention skills
-- exploring form and structure in dancemaking
--investigate sources for sound, principally music, but including text, language, and vocalizations as well
-- developing control of group design
-- broadening critical understanding
Students will work on fewer projects than in Comp I and will thus have more opportunities to revise and expand work.
Students taking DANCE COMP II are also required to take a minimum of one dance technique class per week.
Students wishing to MINOR or MAJOR in Dance or to CHOREOGRAPH for the Spring Concert should consider completing DANCE COMPOSITION II by Spring of their third year. Dance Comp II is a pre-requisite for Advanced Choreography, the course from which choreography for the Spring Concert is selected.
ARTS TEACHING IN COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS
(ARTA 251/EDUC 251)
T 6:30-9:30
Madeline Cantor
Arts Teaching is a Praxis II course that includes 4-6 hours per week in a school or community placement. It includes one lecture/seminar session per week and is intended for students who have substantial experience in an art form and are interested in extending that experience into teaching and learning at educational and community sites.
Nation, Gender and Class in Latin American Dance
ARTD B254
TTH 1:00 to 2:30
Lester Tome
The course looks at social and theatrical dance in Latin America, focusing on salsa, tango and ballet as samples of native, imported and exported forms practiced on the continent. It highlights how dance embodies issues of nationality, class and gender relevant to Latin American countries, including Cuba, Argentina and Puerto Rico. Readings, visual media, class discussions and presentations, guest lectures, field trip, and some instruction in salsa/tango.
Click here for syllabus and course description.
Supervised Work
2 sections:
(ARTD 403) TBA
.5-1 credit for independently designed projects with permission of instructor
(Cantor)
and
(ARTD 403..section number will be assigned)
Directed work in Anatomy and Physiology for the Dancer
(Malcolm-Naib)
TTH 9-10:30
Advanced Choreography
(ARTD 342) .5-1 credit
(Cantor)
Intermediate and Advanced Technique
.5 credit
ARTD 230-Modern II; ARTD 330-Modern III
ARTD 231 Ballet II; ARTD 331 Ballet III
Ensembles
.5 credit
ARTD 345 01-Modern Ensemble (Limon reconstruction/Pilla)
ARTD 345 02-Ballet Ensemble (Cruz)
ARTD 345 01-Jazz Ensemble (Bazell)
ARTD 345 01-African Ensemble (Eubanks-Dixon)
Senior Thesis/Project
(ARTD 390)
(Cantor)