Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY) - Dance Department

Dance Department

Seat: John Meehan(fall), Stephen Rooks(spring); 

Educators: John Meehanb, Stephen Rooksa; 

Senior Lecturer: Katherine Wildberger; 

Going by Assistant Professor: Miriam Mahdaviani-Goldstone; 

Extra Instructor: Abby Saxon. 

an On leave 2015/16, first semester 

b On leave 2015/16, second semester 

Move is an elective, non-significant course of study. The next may be taken for a letter evaluation: DANC 264, DANC 265, DANC 266, DANC 267, DANC 278, DANC 364, DANC 365, DANC 366, DANC 367, DANC 394, DANC 395, DANC 396, DANC 397. The remaining courses are assumed for scholastic praise, however as ungraded. 

A greater part of the courses offered are in strategy. Expressive dance, jazz and cutting edge, may be taken toward the starting and middle of the road levels, and present day at the progressed. 

There are additionally courses in DANC 215 - Dance Composition and the Craft of Choreography, DANC 170 - Movement Analysis, DANC 278 - Graham Technique and Repertory, and DANC 155 - Dance Improvisation. DANC 298 - Independent Work and DANC 399 - Senior Independent Work, may be done at the middle of the road and propelled level. The execution course, Vassar DANC 364 - Repertory Dance Theater I, DANC 365 - Repertory Dance Theater II, DANC 366 - Repertory Dance Theater III, DANC 367 - Repertory Dance Theater IV, may be brought with the extraordinary consent of the instructor(s) and when an effective tryout in the first week of a-semester. The tryout date is reported every year upon the understudies landing. 

Prerequisites for move courses shift with the teacher and topic, yet every system course requests an expertise level of accomplishment, participation, and a self evident change at a worthy level. A few courses include composed testing and/or exploration papers. Courses inside of a solitary control/region of study in move, e.g., expressive dance, cutting edge or jazz, might just be assumed for praise in climbing numerical request, i.e, one may not enlist in one level and in this manner get credit in a lower level. One may, notwithstanding, with the teacher's authorization, review classes in an any arrangement. It would be ideal if you counsel with the course's educator for any review benefits.

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