Catalog 2024-2025

DAN 145 Dance Partnering for the Stage


A studio/laboratory-oriented course that focuses on creating dancers who are skilled  technicians, critical thinkers, creative inventors, collaborators, and respectful responders in the fundamentals of basic skills when working with a partner in class as well as onstage. Explores the fundamentals of two bodies moving as one through the use of lead and follow techniques as well as an introduction to basic lifts and dynamics of mutual support. Includes some basic ballroom forms as well as partner improvisation and creativity. May be repeated once for credit.
Spartan Studies Distribution: VPA

Baccalaureate Experience

(A) (HFA/ST)

Spartan Studies

VPA

Credits

3

Prerequisite

permission of instructor

Offered

Fall