Dance
Technique Courses:
Intensive
technique studies are essential to a serious dance student’s training.
Intending and current dance majors must register for two credits of dance
technique each semester of their four years at Bard. Technique courses led by New York Live Arts meet four times each week
and carry 2 credits.
Introductory
Dance Courses:
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.
11761 |
DAN 104 A Introduction to Ballet Class
size: 25 |
Jean
Churchill |
. T . Th . |
1:30 -2:50 pm |
FISHER PAC THORNE |
PART |
11762 |
DAN 104 B Introduction to Modern Dance Class
size: 25 |
Jean
Churchill |
. . W . F |
8:30 -9:50 am |
FISHER PAC THORNE |
PART |
11763 |
DAN 104 C Introduction to Modern Dance - The Expressive Body:
Foundations of Moving and Making |
Leah Cox |
M . W . . . T . Th . |
4:50 -6:10 pm 4:50 -6:10 pm |
PAC THORNE CAMPUS MPR |
PART |
2 credits The Expressive Body is for students who want
to engage in an intense experience of dance in the broadest and most
contemporary sense. We will move vigorously in each class in order to develop
our skills as articulate movers, cultivating athleticism, kinesthetic
sophistication, and range. We will place equal emphasis on developing our
skills in improvisation and composition alongside our "dancerly"
capacities. In addition, we will increase our comfort level with dancing
for others and explore what it means to be seen as we explore our physical
power and vulnerability. Readings,
written assignments, and attendance at performances outside of regular class
hours are essential aspects of the course. No movement experience
required, only a commitment to rigorous intellectual, creative, and physical
experiences. Taught as part of the partnership with New
York Live Arts. Led by Vanessa Anspaugh and Jesse Zaritt.
Contact Leah Cox at [email protected] with
any questions. Class size: 25
11767 |
DAN 120 Introduction
to Contact Improvisation |
Amii
LeGendre |
. T . Th . |
1:30 -2:50 pm |
CAMPUS MPR |
PART |
Contact Improvisation (CI) is an improvisational duet dance form
based on immediate response to sensation, weight, touch, and communication.
This course explores states of presence, perception, awareness and
responsiveness to one's self and environment. This course will cultivate these
states as a broader context for a study of physical strategies related to
gravity, momentum, flight, falling and rolling. This
course will touch on creating scores for articulate improvising, witnessing and
performing CI, and making space for open jamming and critical discussion on how
you see and experience contact. CI is a rich opportunity for creative physical
engagement with another person or group and is accessible to people of all
physical abilities and experiences.
Class size: 25
Advanced Beginner level is intended for students who have had at least one
semester, or the equivalent, of dance. Students are urged to confer with
instructors about their dance level prior to registration.
11764 |
DAN 106A Advanced /
Beginning Ballet Class
size: 25 |
Peggy
Florin |
. T . Th . |
8:30 -9:50 am |
FISHER PAC THORNE |
PART |
11765 |
DAN 106B Advanced /
Beginning Modern Dance |
Peter
Kyle |
. T . Th . |
3:10 -4:30 pm |
FISHER PAC THORNE |
PART |
1 credit Advanced Beginning
Modern Dance is intended for students who have had at least one semester, or
the equivalent, of dance. The physical practice class emphasizes technical
skill acquisition and creative exploration of movement concepts. Students are
urged to confer with instructors about their dance level prior to registration. Class size: 25
Intermediate
and Advanced Dance Technique:
11768 |
DAN 212 A Intermediate Ballet Class
size: 25 |
Peggy
Florin |
. T . Th . |
10:10 - 11:30 am |
FISHER PAC THORNE |
PART |
11769 |
DAN 212 B Intermediate Ballet Class
size: 25 |
Maria
Simpson |
M . W . . |
10:10 - 11:30 am |
FISHER PAC THORNE |
PART |
11770 |
DAN 212 C Intermediate Modern Dance Class
size: 25 |
Peggy
Florin |
. . W . F |
1:30 -2:50 pm |
FISHER PAC THORNE |
PART |
11771 |
DAN 216 Intermediate/Advanced
Modern Dance |
Leah Cox |
M . W . . . T . Th . |
3:10 -4:30 pm 3:10 -4:30 pm |
PAC THORNE CAMPUS MPR |
PART |
2 credits This course is designed
for students wishing to experience an intense, three-dimensional study of
modern dance. Technique class is structured as a
laboratory where physical possibilities are explored with a mixture of rigor
and freedom, specificity and abandon. Technique class will
also be a place of critical thinking. The material we study exists
to nourish our creative bodies/minds, challenging us to
re-articulate/re-imagine our relationships to codified movement
systems. Students must have a strong technical foundation, be self-motivated,
and be capable of handling the demands of a four-day-a-week class.
Readings, written assignments, and attendance at performances outside of
regular class hours are essential aspects of the course, augmenting our
intellectual understanding of technique and performance. Course led by
Vanessa Anspaugh and Jesse Zaritt.
Prerequisite: Previous enrollment in a BTJAZ technique class.
Contact Leah Cox at [email protected] with
any questions. Class size: 25
11773 |
DAN 312 Advanced
Ballet Class
size: 25 |
Maria
Simpson |
. T . Th . |
11:50 -1:10 pm |
FISHER PAC THORNE |
PART |
Dance Repertory
11774 |
DAN 316A Dance
Repertory |
Leah Cox |
. . . . F |
10:10 -1:10 pm |
FISHER PAC THORNE |
PART |
2 credits This course offers a
survey of the repertory and creative methods of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company over time. The structure of the course will model the
Company’s working method. Each session
will begin with a warm-up class designed to prepare students for the specific
material. Following the warm-up, we will
engage in a rehearsal modeled after the Company’s process. This will include learning material; manipulating
and adapting material for specific choreographic intentions; and creating
material individually and together using Company creative approaches. Supplementary materials will include videos
of original performances of works; essays that contextualize the works within
the landscape of the dance world and Company; and the viewing of at least one
live out-of-class performance.
Assignments will allow students to synthesize studio work, supplementary
materials, and out-of-class performances.
Course is open to any students who meet the prerequisites. Prerequisites: Prior enrollment in a
BTJAZ/NYLA technique course. Current
enrollment in at least two technique courses required. Led by Leah Cox ([email protected]).
11775 |
DAN 316B Dance
Repertory |
Maria
Simpson |
M . . . . |
11:50 -1:10 pm |
FISHER PAC THORNE |
PART |
11776 |
DAN 316C Dance
Repertory |
Peggy
Florin |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
PART |
FLAMENCO (cross-listed: LAIS)
2 credits Technique classes in flamenco, a dance and
music that has been influenced by many different cultures, including Indian,
Arabic, Cuban, Argentinean, African, and Judaic. Not open for on-line registration,
students should see Prof. Passloff in Fisher PAC
B-51.
(Flamenco shoes required for ALL Flamenco Classes: http://www.freedusa.com/home.html
or e-mail at [email protected].
For Women: 515 Suede by Hijos
de Iborra $125.00 /pair Flamenco pump. For Men:
Botas Suede by Gallardo $250.00 /pair Flamenco boot
with elastic instep.)
11772 |
DAN 244 Flamenco:
Beginner Class
size: 15 |
Aileen
Passloff |
. T . . . |
10:10 - 11:30 am |
FISHER PAC SOUTH |
PART |
11777 |
DAN 344 Flamenco:
Intermediate Advanced |
Aileen
Passloff |
. T . . . |
11:50 -1:10 pm |
FISHER PAC SOUTH |
PART |
Class size: 15
11780 |
DAN 444 Flamenco:
Advanced Class
size: 15 |
Aileen
Passloff |
. T . . . |
8:30 -9:50 am |
FISHER PAC SOUTH |
PART |
DANCE COMPOSITION
Three credits. Dance Composition aims to introduce principles and
theories about choreography in a studio setting. Three levels of Dance
Composition are required of all dance majors, and all students enrolled in
Dance Composition must attend Dance Workshop but should not register for it.
Dance
Composition is open to non-majors with permission of the instructor.
11766 |
DAN 118 Dance
Composition I |
Peter
Kyle |
. T . Th . |
4:50 -6:10 pm |
FISHER PAC THORNE |
PART |
3 credits Dance Composition I for the beginning dance maker aims to introduce
principles and theories about choreography in a studio setting. It is a
requirement for the dance major. All students enrolled in Dance Composition
must also attend Dance Workshop but should not register for it. Dance
Composition I is open to non-majors with permission of the instructor.
Class size: 15
11779 |
DAN 418 Interdisciplinary
Composition |
Aileen
Passloff |
. T . . . |
3:10 -4:30 pm |
FISHER PAC SOUTH |
PART |
Cross-listed: Art,
Film, Music, Photography, Theater 2 credits This class is designed for
students interested in studying the art of composition from an
interdisciplinary perspective. This is a project-based class in which students
from different arts programs will cross back and forth between their “home”
discipline into new art genres in order to deepen and enhance the exploration
of style, content, and craftsmanship.
Pre-requisite: Students with experience in composition courses in their
major course of study. Not open for on-line registration, students should
see Prof. Passloff in Fisher PAC B-51. Class
size: 15
11781 |
DAN WKSHP Dance
Workshop |
Jean
Churchill |
. T . . . |
6:15 -8:00 pm |
FISHER PAC THORNE |
PART |
Non-dance
majors and students not registered for composition courses can register for
Dance Workshop for 1 credit. Class size:
25
11778 |
DAN 350 Junior /
Senior Seminar |
Leah Cox |
. T . Th . |
10:10 - 11:30 am |
FISHER PAC CONF ROOM |
|
Cross-listed: Theater What is the
current landscape of the contemporary performance world? What are
the most relevant models for funding and producing independent work?
Who are the other professionals involved in getting a
performance? What are the options for continuing your learning after
your undergraduate career and when is graduate school the right next step,
if at all? This course will provide students with the knowledge and
skills to begin a professional practice. Among other skills,
students will prepare a portfolio of their work, delve into development,
and imagine future work. Students will explore the range
of jobs that allow for a continuing creative practice and understand
how to interact with professionals in all aspects of the performing
arts. A rotating roster of guest teachers will address
issues relevant to artists entering the field and discuss their own roles
within the professional dance/theater world. This course is
geared towards junior and senior dance and theater majors. Led by Leah Cox ([email protected]) Note: This course will demand 2-4 hours
of project-based homework each week. Class size: 15