Intensive technique studies are essential to a serious dance student’s training. Intending and current dance majors must register for four credits of dance technique each semester of their four years at Bard. Students are welcome to watch classes currently being offered to learn about the different modern dance styles/methods of teaching and the ballet training offered.

98890

DAN 261 Ballet: A History

Mark Franko

. T . Th .

10:30 – 11:50 am

AVERY 117

AART

A critical, aesthetic and historical overview of ballet in relation to issues of design (costume, set, and choreography), technique, and dramaturgy. The course progresses from the fifteenth century to the present, from the European courts to the bourgeois opera house; from the independent impresario to the contemporary choreographer and dance company. All class meetings will include video and power point presentations. Weekly film screenings will be scheduled to complement in-class viewings (day & time TBA).

98355

DAN 221 American Folk Music & Dance

Bill Vanaver

M . . . .

10:30 - 12:50 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

2 credits An experiential survey course, offering an examination of the great American music and dance traditions. Students explore, for example, how mountain ballads joined with gospel music and blues to become Bluegrass, and how English miners’ wooden soled shoe dances joined with Native American and African styles to become “Appalachian clogging.” We will examine how Irish reels become hoedowns, how tap dancing was born, and learn to recognize the basic difference between the song and dance styles of the Eastern Woodlands and Plains Native Americans. Protest songs from revolutionary times will be followed through the great labor, civil rights, women’s movements and beyond. Students will join their own singing, dancing and playing music to these traditional songs and dances, studying the unifying forces of music and dance in different American communities throughout history. Open to students with some experience in dancing, singing, or playing an instrument. (Enrollment limited to 20.)

98384

DAN 250 Anatomy for the Dancer

Maria Simpson

. . . . F

12:00 -2:20 pm

Fisher PAC

AART

This course is designed as an anatomy class for dancers, prospective dance teachers, and anyone interested in the application of anatomy to dance technique. Scientific information is limited to a need to know basis, focusing on the musculoskeletal system, with immediate transfer of lecture material to dance-movement concepts. This course will present a scientific basis for the human body that will aid in the technical and aesthetic growth of dance performance. In addition to the weekly lecture, the class will make frequent visits to the dance studio, in which students will be guided in applying scientific concepts to movement.

DAN 103- Introduction to Dance (One credit each) Classes in modern dance and ballet intended for the beginner; no previous dance experience necessary. Open to all students. New students with previous dance experience should speak with the dance professors before registration. Although each class earns one credit, students must enroll in at least two, and thereby earn 2 credits, in a given semester.

98360	*DAN 103* SO Introduction to Dance	Susan Osberg	M . . . .	3:00 -4:20 pm	Fisher PAC	PART
98365	*DAN 103* MS Introduction to Dance	Maria Simpson	. T . . .	9:00 - 10:20 am	Fisher PAC	PART
98375	*DAN 103* LB Introduction to Dance	Leslie Boyce	. T . . .	10:30 –11:50 am	Fisher PAC	PART
98377	*DAN 103* LB2 Introduction to Dance	Leslie Boyce	. T . . .	1:30 – 2:50 pm	Fisher PAC	PART
98372	*DAN 103* LL Introduction to Dance	Lenore Latimer	. . W . .	10:30 - 11:50 am	Fisher PAC	PART
98367	*DAN 103* PF Introduction to Dance	Peggy Florin	. . W . .	3:00 – 4:20 pm	Fisher PAC	PART
98383	*DAN 103* PF2 Introduction to Dance	Peggy Florin	. . . . F	10:30 - 11:50 am	Fisher PAC	PART

DAN 211 and 311 Intermediate and Advanced Dance technique

One credit each. Intensive technique studies are essential to a serious dance student’s training. Except semester I when only two credits of technique are required, intending and current dance majors must register for four credits of dance technique each semester. Open to non-majors with experience, inclination, and permission of the instructor. Although each class earns one credit, non-majors must enroll for at least two classes in a given semester.

98354	*DAN 211* MS Intermediate Dance	Maria Simpson	M . . . .	9:00 - 10:20 am	Fisher PAC	PART
98361	*DAN 211* SO Intermediate Dance	Susan Osberg	M . . . .	4:30 -5:50 pm	Fisher PAC	PART
98371	*DAN 211* LL Intermediate Dance	Lenore Latimer	. . W . .	9:00 - 10:20 am	Fisher PAC	PART
98378	*DAN 211* LB Intermediate Dance	Leslie Boyce	. . W . .	12:00 - 1:20 pm	Fisher PAC	PART
98382	*DAN 211* PF Intermediate Dance	Peggy Florin	. . . . F	9:00 - 10:20 am	Fisher PAC	PART

98356

DAN 311 MS Advanced Dance

Maria Simpson

M . . . .

1:30 -2:50 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98368

DAN 311 LL Advanced Dance

Lenore Latimer

. T . . .

3:00 -4:20 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98376

DAN 311 LB Advanced Dance

Leslie Boyce

. . W . .

1:30 - 2:50 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98373

DAN 311 PF Advanced Dance

Peggy Florin

. . Th .

3:00 – 4:20 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98385

DAN 311 JC Advanced Dance

Jean Churchill

. . . . F

3:00 -4:20 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

Dance Composition / Dance Workshop in Performance and Production

Two credits. The Dance Program aims to prepare students, in as versatile a way as possible, to understand and practice the art of dance and performance. To this end, the Program presents four productions that are open to the Bard community and the public. Moderation and Senior Project work is prepared for and performed in these four productions. Dance Composition aims to introduce principles and theories about choreography in a studio setting. Dance Workshop in Performance and Production creates and sustains our community of performers and collaborators, on stage and behind the scenes. All members of the community are welcome to visit or participate in Dance Workshop, and may earn one credit by registering in a tutorial with Professor Churchill. Dance Composition is open to non-majors and second semester First-Year students with permission of the instructor. Dance Composition/Dance Workshop in Performance and Production are required of all dance majors, and all students enrolled in Dance Composition must attend Dance Workshop. Sophomore intending dance majors register for both sections of 217 to earn four credits; Juniors register for 317 to earn two credits.

98366

DAN 217 JC Dance Composition

Jean Churchill

. T . . .

12:00 -1:20 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98379

DAN 217 PF Dance Composition

Peggy Florin

. . . Th .

12:00 -1:20 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98369

DAN 317 LL Dance Composition

Lenore Latimer

. T . . .

4:30 -5:50 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98370

DAN WKSHP Dance Workshop

L. Latimer / J. Churchill

P. Florin / M. Simpson

. T . . .

6:15 -8:00 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

DANCE REPERTORY

Interested students should speak with the professor before registration. Some professors hold auditions.

98546

DAN 215 Intermediate Dance Repertory

Dance Faculty

. . . Th .

1:30 – 2:50 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98362

DAN 315 SO Dance Repertory

Susan Osberg

M . . . .

6:15 -8:00 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98374

DAN 315 JC Dance Repertory

Jean Churchill

. . W . .

1:30 -2:50 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98381

DAN 315 Dance Repertory

TBA

. . . Th .

4:30 -5:50 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98359

DAN 316 Spanish Dance Repertory

Kati Garcia-Renart

M . . . .

6:10 -9:00 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

FLAMENCO

98539

DAN 243 Flamenco: Beginner

Kati Garcia-Renart

. T . . .

10:30 - 11:50 am

Fisher PAC

PART

98537

DAN 284 Flamenco: Adv. Beginner

Kati Garcia-Renart

M . . . .

3:00 -4:20 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98363

DAN 344 Flamenco: Intermediate

Kati Garcia-Renart

M . . . .

4:40 -5:50 pm

Fisher PAC

PART

98364

DAN 444 Flamenco: Intermed / Advanced

Kati Garcia-Renart

. T . . .

1:30-2:50 pm

Fisher PAC

PART