Course Detail
Units:
1.0
Course Components:
Studio
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: Full Major status in Ballet OR Department Consent.
Description
In this course, students will continue to develop techniques of jazz dance introduced in BALLE 2380 and DANC 1210. Emphasis is placed upon cultural and historical understanding, styling, rhythm, alignment, and phrasing. The course material draws from the origins of American jazz dance including vernacular jazz forms, Broadway, Dunham, Fosse, Luigi and Giordano, as well as urban, funk and contemporary influences.