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Dance Improvisation: Solo, Duet, and Contact Technique is a course that emphasizes improvisational movement techniques that integrate drama, comedy, music, vocal art forms, and various choreographic techniques. Students will practice their performance of improvisation through individual projects and collaborations.

Dance Improvisation: Group is a non-traditional approach to dance. Emphasis will be placed on improvisational movement techniques that stimulate ideas for moving spontaneously. The students will collaborate on group projects for performance at some unconventional sites on campus.

Introduction to Dance Theater introduces the technical and choreographic style of dance performed in Musical Theater productions. This course is designed to adapt dance to various styles of musical theater accompaniment and explore how dance can non-verbally support the story-telling of plays and musicals.

Instruction and practice in the Feldenkrais Method to address physical habits, movement adaptability, and specific performance skills for dance and related movement-based performance styles. Processes which enhance human expression through refinement of motor learning will be explored. CCSF GE Area G2 and CSU GE Area E2.

Designed as an introduction to CCSF ambassadorial dance company touring. Students will learn dance works from faculty and guest choreographers. Touring venues include CCSF campuses and San Francisco Bay Area colleges.

Intermediate modern dance builds upon skills learned in advanced beginning modern dance technique with emphasis on increased application of technique, increased movement vocabulary appropriate to intermediate training, dynamic movement qualities related to musicality, and an in-depth continuation of modern dance history.

Beginning modern dance with emphasis on basic terminology, correct dance alignment, dance routines, and basic concepts of modernism. Explore techniques of key figures, such as Graham, Cunningham, Limon, Horton, and Dunham.

Advanced beginning modern dance builds upon skills learned in beginning modern dance technique with emphasis on refining technique, increasing vocabulary, movement through levels and space, and combinations.

Intermediate ballet is a continuation of the theory and practice of classical ballet and builds upon skills learned in advanced beginning ballet. Intermediate ballet vocabulary and technique at the barre and in center practice are introduced including positions of the body, balances, and pirouettes (turns on one leg).

This course is designed to expand the skills of the student dancer preparing for a career as part of a touring dance company. Students will learn multiple dance works from faculty and guest choreographers. Touring venues include CCSF, San Francisco high schools and local colleges, public theaters, and other public dance events.