Professor: Paul A. Scolieri (Chair & Director of Undergraduate Studies)
Professor of Professional Practice: Colleen Thomas-Young 
Associate Professor of Professional Practice: Marjorie Folkman 
Associate  Professor of Professional Practice: Gabri Christa
Assistant Professor: Seth Williams
 
Senior Associate:  Katie Glasner
 
Adjunct Faculty: Cynthia Anderson, Jennifer Archibald,  Rebecca Bliss, Candace Brown, Siobhan Burke, Maguette Camara, Antonio Carmena, Uttara Coorlawala, Dormeshia, Allison Easter, Wesley Ensminger, Caroline Fermin, Tamisha Guy, Chisa Hidaka, Jodi Melnick, Vincent McCloskey, Juan Rodriguez, Yoshito Sakuraba, Carol Teitelbaum, Nelida Tirado, Caitlin Trainor, Ashley Tuttle 

Technical Director and Lighting Designer: Tricia Toliver
Music Director: Robert Boston
Senior Administrative Assistant: Diane Roe

Major in Dance 

Majors must complete eleven academic courses (six required, five elective) and a minimum of eight 1-point technique courses (minimum 42 credits). All majors write a senior thesis as part of their coursework.

The required courses for the major in dance are distributed as follows:

Dance History
The following two courses in Dance History must be completed before the fall of the senior year:
DNCE BC2565WORLD DANCE HISTORY3
DNCE BC3001HISTORY OF THEATRICAL DANCING3
Movement Science
Select one or more of the following:
DNCE BC2501BIOMECHANICS FOR THE DANCER3
DNCE BC2562MOVEMENT ANALYSIS3
Composition
One course in Composition must be completed before the fall of the senior year.
DNCE BC2564DANCE COMPOSITION: CONTENT3
DNCE BC3565Composition: Collaboration and the Creative Process3
DNCE BC3566Composition: Site Specific and Experimental Methods3
DNCE BC2563DANCE COMPOSITION: FORM3
Senior Work
Seniors planning to write a combined thesis must request approval from both departments and notify the Registrar. All majors must complete two semesters of senior work. The following course, which culminates in a 25-30-page written thesis and an oral presentation to the Department at the end of the semester, is required of all seniors:
DNCE BC3591SENIOR SEMINAR4
In addition, all majors must take one of the following two courses, depending on whether the senior requirement is completed with a creative project or a two-semester written thesis:3-4
DNCE BC3592Senior Project: Research for Dance4
DNCE BC3593SR PROJECT:REPERTORY FOR DANCE3
Students who are double majors may request permission to write a two-semester combined thesis.
Electives
Five additional 3- or 4-point courses, chosen in consultation with the major advisor, are required. Electives may be chosen from among the departmental offerings listed above or below, including additional coursework in Composition, Movement Science, and/or Senior Work beyond the major requirement.15-20
History/Criticism:
DANCE IN NEW YORK CITY
Choreography for the American Musical
Tap as an American Art Form
From Page to Stage: Interactions of Literature and Choreography
DANCE IN FILM
DANCES OF INDIA
Latin American and Caribbean Dance: Identities in Motion
George Balanchine and the Reinvention of Modern Ballet
DANCE CRITICISM
Performing the Political: Embodying Change in American Performance
Traditions of African-American Dance
History of Social Dancing: Dance Crazes from the Waltz to Flash Mobs
Gender and Historical Memory in American Dance of the 1930's to the Early 1960's
Performing the Political: Embodying Change in American Performance
Inventing American Modern Dance: Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn
Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and Its World
Studio/Performance:
Ensemble Dance Repertory (Modern Dance)
Ensemble Dance Repertory: Ballet
Evolution of Spanish Dance Style
Tap Ensemble
MUSIC FOR DANCE
Solo Repertory: Performance Styles
REHEARSAL & PERFRMNCE IN DANCE
and REHEARSAL&PERFRMNCE IN DANCE

Overview of Major Requirements (11 total, plus 8 technique courses)

  • 1 Movement Science
  • 1 Composition
  • 2 History
  • 1 Senior Seminar
  • 1 Senior Project (Research in Dance or Repertory for Dance)
  • 5 Electives
  • 8 Technique Courses

Senior Work

All dance majors must complete two semesters of senior work. DNCE BC3591 SENIOR SEMINAR given in the fall semesters, requires a 25-30 page written thesis and an oral presentation to the Department at the end of the semester. The second semester is usually a performance project for which the student registers in DNCE BC3593 SR PROJECT:REPERTORY FOR DANCE. Students may also choose to do a two-semester thesis, registering in DNCE BC3592 Senior Project: Research for Dance. Students who are double majors may request permission to do a two-semester combined thesis.

Overview of Major Requirements (11 total, plus 8 technique classes)

  • 1 Movement Science
  • 1 Composition
  • 1 History
  • 1 Writing
  • 1 Senior Seminar
  • 1 Senior Project (Research in Dance or Repertory for Dance)
  • 5 Electives
  • 8 Technique Classes

Minor in Dance

Six courses constitute a minor in dance. Normally, three history/criticism and three credit-bearing performance/choreography courses are taken. (Note: 1-point technique courses do NOT count toward the Dance minor.)  Courses are to be selected on the basis of consultation with full-time members of the department.

Concentration in Dance

The concentration in dance is identical to the major except that only two electives are required.

For the major requirements, please see above.

Overview of Concentration Requirements (8 total, plus 8 technique classes)

  • 1 Movement Science
  • 1 Composition
  • 2 History
  • 1 Senior Seminar
  • 1 Senior Project (Research in Dance or Repertory for Dance)
  • 2 Electives
  • 8 Technique Classes

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Minor in Dance

The SEAS Dance Minor consists of five 3-point courses. Please note that no performance/choreography courses below count toward the non-tech requirement for SEAS students:

1.-2. Two of the following history/criticism courses:
DNCE BC2565WORLD DANCE HISTORY
DNCE BC2570DANCE IN NEW YORK CITY
DNCE BC3001HISTORY OF THEATRICAL DANCING
DNCE BC3570Latin American and Caribbean Dance: Identities in Motion
DNCE BC3574Inventing the Contemporary: Dance Since the 1960s
DNCE BC3576DANCE CRITICISM
DNCE BC3577Performing the Political: Embodying Change in American Performance
DNCE BC3580History of Social Dancing: Dance Crazes from the Waltz to Flash Mobs
3.-4. Two of the following performance/choreography courses:
DNCE BC2555Ensemble Dance Repertory (Modern Dance)
DNCE BC2556Ensemble Dance Repertory: Ballet
DNCE BC3571Solo Repertory: Performance Styles

Dance Courses

DNCE BC1135 BALLET I. 0.00-1.00 points.

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Fall 2022: DNCE BC1135
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1135 001/00477 M W 9:00am - 10:00am
11 Barnard Hall
Kate Glasner 0.00-1.00 25/27
DNCE 1135 002/00479 T Th 9:00am - 10:00am
110 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 0.00-1.00 14/15

DNCE BC1136 BALLET I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2023: DNCE BC1136
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1136 001/00096 M W 9:00am - 10:00am
110 Barnard Hall
Kate Glasner 0.00-1.00 21/24
DNCE 1136 002/00097 F 9:00am - 10:50am
110 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 0.00-1.00 28/30

DNCE BC1137 BALLET II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2022: DNCE BC1137
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1137 001/00480 M W 10:10am - 11:25am
11 Barnard Hall
Kate Glasner 0.00-1.00 25/24
DNCE 1137 002/00481 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm
11 Barnard Hall
Marjorie Folkman 0.00-1.00 19/24

DNCE BC1138 BALLET II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2023: DNCE BC1138
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1138 001/00098 M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm
306 Barnard Hall
Nicole Robertson 0.00-1.00 18/20

DNCE BC1250 HIP HOP DANCE & CULTURE I. 0.00-1.00 points.

This course introduces students to urban dance styles, focusing on the foundations and origins of hip-hop dance, street dance culture, and the physical vocabularies of hip-hop and freestyle dance. Classes are geared to condition the body for the rigors of hip-hop technique by developing strength, coordination, flexibility, stamina, and rhythmic awareness while developing an appreciation of choreographic movement and structures. Compositional elements of hip-hop will be introduced and students may compose brief movement sequences

Fall 2022: DNCE BC1250
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1250 001/00483 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
11 Barnard Hall
Jennifer Archibald 0.00-1.00 19/24
Spring 2023: DNCE BC1250
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1250 001/00099 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
305 Barnard Hall
Jennifer Archibald 0.00-1.00 25/35

DNCE BC1330 MODERN I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Open to all beginning dancers

Fall 2022: DNCE BC1330
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1330 001/00488 M W 9:00am - 10:00am
305 Barnard Hall
Caroline Fermin 0.00-1.00 35/35
DNCE 1330 002/00556 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
305 Barnard Hall
Caitlin Trainor 0.00-1.00 31/35

DNCE BC1331 MODERN I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Open to all beginning dancers

Spring 2023: DNCE BC1331
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1331 001/00100 M W 9:00am - 10:00am
305 Barnard Hall
Caroline Fermin 0.00-1.00 36/40
DNCE 1331 002/00101 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Elisa Davis 0.00-1.00 23/40

DNCE BC1332 MODERN II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2022: DNCE BC1332
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1332 001/00557 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Caitlin Trainor 0.00-1.00 20/35
DNCE 1332 002/00558 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm
11 Barnard Hall
Gabri Christa 0.00-1.00 18/24

DNCE BC1333 MODERN II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2023: DNCE BC1333
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1333 001/00102 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
110 Barnard Hall
Caitlin Trainor 0.00-1.00 18/20

DNCE BC1445 TAP I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2022: DNCE BC1445
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 1445 001/00559 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm
110 Barnard Hall
Dormeshia Sunbry-Edwards 0.00-1.00 13/15

DNCE BC2137 BALLET III. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2022: DNCE BC2137
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2137 001/00560 M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm
11 Barnard Hall
Nicole Robertson 0.00-1.00 17/24
DNCE 2137 002/00561 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am
305 Barnard Hall
Antonio Carmena 0.00-1.00 22/35

DNCE BC2138 BALLET III. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2023: DNCE BC2138
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2138 001/00104 M W 10:10am - 11:25am
110 Barnard Hall
Kate Glasner 0.00-1.00 25/24
DNCE 2138 002/00105 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm
306 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 0.00-1.00 23/24

DNCE BC2139 BALLET IV. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2022: DNCE BC2139
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2139 001/00563 T Th 11:40am - 12:55pm
11 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 0.00-1.00 21/24
DNCE 2139 002/00564 F 11:15am - 1:15pm
305 Barnard Hall
Juan Rodriguez 0.00-1.00 26/35

DNCE BC2140 BALLET IV. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2023: DNCE BC2140
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2140 001/00106 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am
305 Barnard Hall
Antonio Carmena 0.00-1.00 20/35
DNCE 2140 002/00107 F 11:00am - 12:50pm
305 Barnard Hall
Juan Rodriguez 0.00-1.00 36/35

DNCE BC2250 HIP HOP DANCE & CULTURE II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: Intermediate level of dance or permission of the instructor. This Course introduces intermediate level students to urban dance styles, focusing on foundations and origins of hip-hop dance, street dance culture, and the physical vocabularies of hip-hop and freestyle dance. Classes are geared to condition the body for the rigors of hip-hop technique by developing strength, coordination, flexibility, stamina, and rhythmic awareness, while developing an appreciation of choreographic movement and structures. Compositional elements of hip-hop will be introduced and students may compose brief movement sequences. The course meets twice weekly and is held in the dance studio. Prerequisite: Intermediate level of a dance form or permission of the instructor

DNCE BC2252 AFRICAN DANCE I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Concentrates on the dances of West Africa, including Senegal, Mali, and Guinea, and a variety of dances performed at various functions and ceremonies. Explanation of the origin and meaning of each dance will be an integral part of the material presented

Fall 2022: DNCE BC2252
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2252 001/00565 T Th 9:00am - 9:50am
Ar3 Dodge Fitness Center
Maguette Camara 0.00-1.00 25/30
DNCE 2252 002/00566 T Th 10:00am - 10:50am
Ar3 Dodge Fitness Center
Maguette Camara 0.00-1.00 24/30
Spring 2023: DNCE BC2252
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2252 001/00108 T Th 9:00am - 9:50am
Ar3 Dodge Fitness Center
Maguette Camara 0.00-1.00 29/30

DNCE BC2253 AFRICAN DANCE II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: DNCE BC2252 or permission of instructor

Spring 2023: DNCE BC2253
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2253 001/00112 T Th 10:00am - 10:50am
Ar3 Dodge Fitness Center
Maguette Camara 0.00-1.00 14/30

DNCE BC2254 CLASSICAL INDIAN I. 0.00-1.00 points.

Principles and practices of Bharata Natyam including the adavu movement system, hasta or hand gestures, narrative techniques, or abhanaya, as well as other classical Indian dance forms

Fall 2022: DNCE BC2254
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2254 001/00567 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm
11 Barnard Hall
Uttara Coorlawala 0.00-1.00 17/24

DNCE BC2255 AFRO-CUBAN DANCE. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. This class will introduce students to the African-based folkloric and popular dances of Cuba, including Orisha, Rumba, and Salsa. In addition to learning rhythms and dances, these forms will be contextualized within the historical and contemporary significance of Afro-Cuban dance performance

Fall 2022: DNCE BC2255
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2255 001/00568 F 3:00pm - 5:00pm
11 Barnard Hall
Rebecca Bliss 0.00-1.00 22/24
Spring 2023: DNCE BC2255
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2255 001/00113 F 3:00pm - 5:00pm
305 Barnard Hall
Rebecca Bliss 0.00-1.00 33/35

DNCE BC2260 HIP HOP DANCE & CULTURE III (ADVANCED). 0.00-1.00 points.

Advanced technique and repertory in hip hop. Classes are geared to condition the body for the rigors of hip-hop technique by developing strength, coordination, flexibility, stamina, and rhythmic awareness, while developing an appreciation of choreographic movement and structures. Compositional elements of hip-hop will be introduced and students may compose brief movement sequences. The course meets twice weekly and is held in the dance studio

Fall 2022: DNCE BC2260
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2260 001/00569 T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm
110 Barnard Hall
Candace Brown 0.00-1.00 15/15
Spring 2023: DNCE BC2260
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2260 001/00114 T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm
110 Barnard Hall
Candace Brown 0.00-1.00 24/24

DNCE BC2332 MODERN III. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2022: DNCE BC2332
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2332 001/00570 M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm
305 Barnard Hall
Wesley Ensminger 0.00-1.00 17/30
DNCE 2332 002/00572 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am
11 Barnard Hall
Tamisha Guy 0.00-1.00 9/24

DNCE BC2333 MODERN III. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2023: DNCE BC2333
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2333 001/00115 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm
110 Barnard Hall
Caitlin Trainor 0.00-1.00 21/20
DNCE 2333 002/00182 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am
306 Barnard Hall
Tamisha Guy 0.00-1.00 16/20

DNCE BC2334 MODERN IV. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2022: DNCE BC2334
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2334 001/00573 M W 10:10am - 11:25am
305 Barnard Hall
Caroline Fermin 0.00-1.00 20/35
DNCE 2334 002/00574 F 1:30pm - 3:30pm
305 Barnard Hall
Jodi Melnick 0.00-1.00 20/35

DNCE BC2335 MODERN IV. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2023: DNCE BC2335
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2335 001/00116 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm
306 Barnard Hall
Wesley Ensminger 0.00-1.00 15/22
DNCE 2335 002/00117 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm
305 Barnard Hall
Lisa Boudreau 0.00-1.00 10/35

DNCE BC2448 TAP II. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2022: DNCE BC2448
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2448 001/00576 M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm
110 Barnard Hall
Dormeshia Sunbry-Edwards 0.00-1.00 13/15

DNCE BC2452 PILATES FOR DANCERS. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor or DNCE BC1330, BC1331, BC1135, BC1136. Focus on movement practices, primarily for dancers, which introduces the concepts of Joseph Pilates, a seminal figure in creating a method of body conditioning. Learn and practice a repertory of mat work to improve body awareness, strength, flexibility, and dynamic alignment

Fall 2022: DNCE BC2452
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2452 001/00577 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Allison Easter 0.00-1.00 17/30
Spring 2023: DNCE BC2452
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2452 001/00119 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm
306 Barnard Hall
Allison Easter 0.00-1.00 19/20

DNCE BC2455 FELDENKRAIS FOR DANCERS. 0.00-1.00 points.

Through guided practice-based lessons in Awareness Through MovementÒ (ATM), students develop sensory awareness of habitual neuromuscular patterns resulting in increased movement efficiency, improved skill acquisition, and greater strength, coordination, and flexibility. Applicable to all dance styles and activities

Fall 2022: DNCE BC2455
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2455 001/00711 F 9:00am - 11:00am
11 Barnard Hall
Carol Teitelbaum 0.00-1.00 11/16
Spring 2023: DNCE BC2455
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2455 001/00120 T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm
306 Barnard Hall
Carol Teitelbaum 0.00-1.00 12/15

DNCE BC2563 DANCE COMPOSITION: FORM. 3.00 points.

An exploration of choreography that employs text, song, vocal work, narrative and principles of artistic direction in solo and group contexts

Spring 2023: DNCE BC2563
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2563 001/00121 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Marjorie Folkman 3.00 20/23

DNCE BC2564 DANCE COMPOSITION: CONTENT. 3.00 points.

Continued study of choreography as a communicative performing art form. Focuses on the exploration of ideas and meaning. Emphasis is placed on the development of personal style as an expressive medium and unity of style in each work. Group as well as solo compositions will be assigned

Fall 2022: DNCE BC2564
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2564 001/00578 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm
305 Barnard Hall
Colleen Thomas 3.00 21/23

DNCE BC2565 WORLD DANCE HISTORY. 3.00 points.

Investigates the multicultural perspectives of dance in major areas of culture, including African, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, Middle Eastern, as well as dance history of the Americas through reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of a wide range of resources. These include film, original documents, demonstration, and performance

Spring 2023: DNCE BC2565
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2565 001/00122 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am
409 Barnard Hall
Paul Scolieri 3.00 36/37

ANAT BC2573 HUMAN ANATOMY AND MOVEMENT. 3.00 points.

Corequisites: ANAT BC2574
Corequisites: ANAT BC2574 Dancers and other movers will acquire concrete, scientific information about anatomy and integrate this knowledge into their sensed experience of movement. Through readings, lecture/discussions and movement practice, students will explore: (1) structure and function of bones and joints, (2) muscles, neuromuscular function and coordination, (3) motor cognition and learning

Fall 2022: ANAT BC2573
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
ANAT 2573 001/00476 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm
Ll020 Milstein Center
Cecilia Fontanesi 3.00 21/24

DNCE BC3001 HISTORY OF THEATRICAL DANCING. 3.00 points.

Focuses on the history of theatre dance forms originating in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. Includes reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of sources such as film, text, original documentation, demonstration, and performance

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3001
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3001 001/00579 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
409 Barnard Hall
Marjorie Folkman 3.00 24/30

DNCE BC3138 BALLET V. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3138
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3138 001/00580 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm
11 Barnard Hall
Nicole Robertson 0.00-1.00 24/26
DNCE 3138 002/00581 T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm
11 Barnard Hall
Marjorie Folkman 0.00-1.00 22/24

DNCE BC3139 BALLET V. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2023: DNCE BC3139
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3139 001/00125 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Nicole Robertson 0.00-1.00 31/35
DNCE 3139 002/00126 T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Vincent McCloskey 0.00-1.00 33/40

DNCE BC3140 BALLET VI. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3140
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3140 001/00582 T Th 8:40am - 9:55am
305 Barnard Hall
Antonio Carmena 0.00-1.00 30/35
DNCE 3140 002/00583 F 9:00am - 11:00am
305 Barnard Hall
Ashley Tuttle 0.00-1.00 32/35

DNCE BC3141 BALLET VI. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2023: DNCE BC3141
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3141 001/00127 T Th 8:40am - 9:55am
305 Barnard Hall
Antonio Carmena 0.00-1.00 27/35
DNCE 3141 002/00128 F 9:00am - 10:50am
305 Barnard Hall
Ashley Tuttle 0.00-1.00 39/40

DNCE BC3143 CLASSIC VARIATIONS. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3143
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3143 001/00584 M W 5:40pm - 6:55pm
110 Barnard Hall
Ashley Tuttle 0.00-1.00 9/14

DNCE BC3200 DANCE IN FILM. 3.00 points.

Survey of theatrical dance in the 20th century specific to film production. Five kinds of dance films will be examined: musicals, non–musicals, documentaries, film essays and pure dance recording

DNCE BC3248 JAZZ DANCE III. 1.00 point.

DNCE BC3249 Jazz, III: Advanced Jazz Dance. 1 point.

Prerequisites: DNCE BC2248 or permission of instructor.

DNCE BC3250 FLAMENCO. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: DNCE BC1137, BC1138, BC1332, BC1333, or Permission of instructor. Intermediate level in modern or ballet technique is required.
The study of contemporary flamenco dance technique with special emphasis on improvisation and performance. Through video and reading assignments and attendance at live performances, students will also develop a context for understanding flamenco art, pedagogy, and culture

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3250
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3250 001/00644 F 11:15am - 1:15pm
11 Barnard Hall
Nelida Tirado 0.00-1.00 13/24
Spring 2023: DNCE BC3250
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3250 001/00131 F 11:15am - 1:15pm
110 Barnard Hall
Nelida Tirado 0.00-1.00 16/24

DNCE BC3332 MODERN V. 0.00-1.00 points.

Note: This is a variable-point course (0-1 pts).

Intermediate Advanced

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3332
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3332 001/00585 T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Colleen Thomas 0.00-1.00 23/35

DNCE BC3333 MODERN V. 0.00-1.00 points.

Note: This is a variable-point course (0-1 pts).

Intermediate Advanced

Spring 2023: DNCE BC3333
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3333 001/00132 M W 10:10am - 11:25am
305 Barnard Hall
Caroline Fermin 0.00-1.00 14/40
DNCE 3333 002/00140 F 1:00pm - 2:50pm
305 Barnard Hall
Jodi Melnick 0.00-1.00 29/40

DNCE BC3335 MODERN VI. 0.00-1.00 points.

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3335
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3335 001/00586 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm
305 Barnard Hall
Wesley Ensminger 0.00-1.00 17/30
DNCE 3335 002/00587 T Th 8:40am - 9:55am
11 Barnard Hall
Tamisha Guy 0.00-1.00 9/20

DNCE BC3336 MODERN VI. 0.00-1.00 points.

Spring 2023: DNCE BC3336
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3336 001/00133 M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm
305 Barnard Hall
Wesley Ensminger 0.00-1.00 27/35
DNCE 3336 002/00183 T Th 8:40am - 9:55am
306 Barnard Hall
Tamisha Guy 0.00-1.00 12/15

DNCE BC3447 TAP III. 0.00-1.00 points.

Prerequisites: DNCE BC2447, BC2448, or permission of instructor

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3447
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3447 001/00590 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm
110 Barnard Hall
Dormeshia Sunbry-Edwards 0.00-1.00 10/15

DNCE BC3560 SCREENDANCE:COMPOSITION. 3.00 points.

Prerequisites: Must have taken a Dance Department Composition course, have some dance training.
Prerequisites: Must have taken a Dance Department Composition course, have some dance training. This experiential, hands-on course requires all students to choreograph, dance, and film. Focusing on single-shot film-making, the duet of the camera and the dance will create an understanding of the interaction between the two, enabling students to create a final short film

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3560
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3560 001/00592 T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm
Ll020 Milstein Center
Gabri Christa 3.00 14/14

DNCE BC3567 DANCES OF INDIA. 3.00 points.

A range of dance genres, from the traditional to the innovative, co-exist as representations of Indianness in India, and beyond. Identities onstage and in films, morph as colonial, national, and global contexts change. This course zooms from micro to macro views of twentieth century staged dances as culturally inflected discourse. We review how Indian classical dance aligns with the oldest of performance texts, and with lively discourses (rasa as a performance aesthetic, Orientalism, nationalism, global recirculations) through the ages, not only in India but also in Europe, Britain and America. Throughout the course, we ask:- How is culture embodied? How do historical texts configure dance today? How might they affect our thinking on mind-body, practice-theory, and traditional-contemporary divides? How does bodily patterning influence the ways that we experience our surroundings and vice versa? Can cultural imaginaries instigate action? How is gender is performed? What are dance discourses?

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3567
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3567 001/00593 M W 10:10am - 11:25am
409 Barnard Hall
Uttara Coorlawala 3.00 19/24

DNCE BC3576 DANCE CRITICISM. 3.00 points.

This course offers intensive practice in writing on dance and explores a range of approaches to dance criticism from the 1940s through today. Starting from the premise that criticism can be an art form in itself, we ask: What are the roles and responsibilities of a critic? How do our own identities and experiences inform how we see and write? With the proliferation of dance in digital spaces, what new possibilities arise for dance criticism? Class meetings include discussion, writing exercises, and peer workshops. Assignments involve viewing performances outside of class

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3576
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3576 001/00594 Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm
Ll001 Milstein Center
Siobhan Burke 3.00 16/16

DNCE BC3591 SENIOR SEMINAR. 4.00 points.

Research and scholarly writing in chosen topics relating to dance. Methods of investigation are drawn from prominent archival collections and personal interviews, as well as other resources. Papers are formally presented to the Dance Department upon completion

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3591
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3591 001/00595 Th 10:00am - 11:50am
405 Barnard Hall
Paul Scolieri 4.00 5/7

DNCE BC3592 Senior Project: Research for Dance. 4 points.

Independent study for research and writing (35 to 50-page thesis required).

DNCE BC3593 SR PROJECT:REPERTORY FOR DANCE. 3.00 points.

Independent study for preparing and performing repertory works in production to be presented in concert

Spring 2023: DNCE BC3593
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3593 001/00135 W 12:10pm - 2:00pm
306 Barnard Hall
Colleen Thomas 3.00 6/6

DNCE BC3604 REHEARSAL&PERFRMNCE IN DANCE. 1.00-3.00 points.

Prerequisites: Audition See Dance Department webpage for audition dates.
Prerequisites: Audition. Do not register for this course until you have been selected at the audition. Subject to cap on studio credit. Can be taken more than once for credit up to a maximum of 3 credits a semester. Students are graded and take part in the full production of a dance as performers, choreographers, designers, or stage technicians

DNCE BC3605 REHEARSAL&PERFRMNCE IN DANCE. 0.00-3.00 points.

Prerequisites: Audition. Do not register for this course until you have been selected at the audition. Subject to cap on studio credit. Can be taken more than once for credit up to a maximum of 3 credits a semester. Students are graded and take part in the full production of a dance as performers, choreographers, designers, or stage technicians

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3605
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3605 001/00596 M W 6:10pm - 9:00pm
305 Barnard Hall
Paul Scolieri, Norbert De La Cruz 0.00-3.00 16/15
DNCE 3605 002/00597 M W 6:10pm - 9:00pm
11 Barnard Hall
Jennifer Archibald 0.00-3.00 9/15
DNCE 3605 003/00598 T Th 6:10pm - 9:00pm
305 Barnard Hall
Paul Scolieri, Tiffany Mangulabnan 0.00-3.00 8/10
DNCE 3605 004/00599 T Th 6:10pm - 9:00pm
11 Barnard Hall
Paul Scolieri, Jenna Riegel 0.00-3.00 12/15

Cross-Listed Courses - American Studies

DNCE BC2565 WORLD DANCE HISTORY. 3.00 points.

Investigates the multicultural perspectives of dance in major areas of culture, including African, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, Middle Eastern, as well as dance history of the Americas through reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of a wide range of resources. These include film, original documents, demonstration, and performance

Spring 2023: DNCE BC2565
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2565 001/00122 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am
409 Barnard Hall
Paul Scolieri 3.00 36/37

DNCE BC2570 DANCE IN NEW YORK CITY. 3.00 points.

Study of the cultural roots and historical contexts of specific communities using New York Citys dance scene as a laboratory. Students observe the social environments in which various modes of dance works are created while researching the history of dance in New York City. Course includes attendance at weekly events, lecture-demonstrations, and performances

Spring 2023: DNCE BC2570
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2570 001/00124 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm
302 Barnard Hall
Siobhan Burke 3.00 22/20

DNCE BC2575 Choreography for the American Musical. 3 points.

BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
Not offered during 2022-23 academic year.

Prerequisites: Suggested DNCE BC2560, BC2566, BC2570

Explores the history and evolution of American Musical Theater dance, a uniquely American art form, with special focus on the period known as "The Golden Era." Analysis of the genre's most influential choreographers (including Balanchine, de Mille, Robbins), their systems, methodologies and fusion of high and low art on the commerical stages.

DNCE BC2580 Tap as an American Art Form. 3 points.

BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).

Prerequisites: DNCE BC1446 or equivalent experience.

Studio/lecture format focuses on tap technique, repertory, improvisation, and the development of tap explored through American history, jazz music, films, videos, and biographies.

DNCE BC3001 HISTORY OF THEATRICAL DANCING. 3.00 points.

Focuses on the history of theatre dance forms originating in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. Includes reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of sources such as film, text, original documentation, demonstration, and performance

Fall 2022: DNCE BC3001
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 3001 001/00579 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm
409 Barnard Hall
Marjorie Folkman 3.00 24/30

DNCE BC3570 Latin American and Caribbean Dance: Identities in Motion. 3 points.

BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
Not offered during 2022-23 academic year.

Examines the history and choreographic features of Latin American and Caribbean dance forms. Dances are analyzed in order to uncover the ways in which dancing shapes national, racial, and gender identities. Focuses on the globalization of these dances in New York City.

DNCE BC3574 Inventing the Contemporary: Dance Since the 1960s. 3 points.

BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).

Explores modern/contemporary dance in the United States and Europe since the 1960's. Major units are devoted to the Judson Dance Theater and its postmodernist aftermath, Tanztheater and European dance revisionism, and African-American dance and the articulation of an aesthetic of cultural hybridity.

DNCE BC3578 Traditions of African-American Dance. 3 points.

BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS)., BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
Not offered during 2022-23 academic year.

Traces the development of African-American dance, emphasizing the contribution of black artists and the influence of black traditions on American theatrical dance. Major themes include the emergence of African-American concert dance, the transfer of vernacular forms to the concert stage, and issues of appropriation, cultural self-identification, and artistic hybridity.

DNCE BC3583 Gender and Historical Memory in American Dance of the 1930's to the Early 1960's. 3 points.

BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
Not offered during 2022-23 academic year.

Prerequisites: One course in dance history/studies or permission of the instructor.

Explores the question of why so many women dancer/choreographers of the 1930's - to the early 1960's, including relatively well-known ones, have ended up as peripheral rather than central players in what has become the master narrative of a crucial era of the recent dance past.

DNCE BC3980 Performing the Political: Embodying Change in American Performance. 4 points.

Not offered during 2022-23 academic year.

Prerequisites: An introductory course in dance or theatre history or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 12 students.

Exploration into the politics of performance and the performance of politics through the lens of 20th-century American dance.

Cross-Listed Courses - Urban Studies

DNCE BC2570 DANCE IN NEW YORK CITY. 3.00 points.

Study of the cultural roots and historical contexts of specific communities using New York Citys dance scene as a laboratory. Students observe the social environments in which various modes of dance works are created while researching the history of dance in New York City. Course includes attendance at weekly events, lecture-demonstrations, and performances

Spring 2023: DNCE BC2570
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
DNCE 2570 001/00124 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm
302 Barnard Hall
Siobhan Burke 3.00 22/20