Courses in Dance

Course Descriptions

Only full-credit courses which include history and theory may be used to fulfill the fine arts requirement of Scripps. Courses marked with an asterisk may not be counted in the major or minor.

• *  DANC 068 SC - Beginning Dance
• *  DANC 076A SC - Modern Dance I
• *  DANC 076B SC - Modern Dance I
• *  DANC 077A SC - Modern Dance II
• *  DANC 077B SC - Modern Dance II
• *  DANC 078A SC - Ballet I
• *  DANC 078B SC - Ballet I
• *  DANC 081A SC - Introduction to Jazz
• *  DANC 081B SC - Introduction to Jazz
• DANC 100A SC - Modern Dance III
• DANC 100B SC - Modern Dance III
• DANC 101 SC - History of Dance in Western Culture: 1600-present
• DANC 102 SC - Dynamics of Human Movement
• DANC 103 SC - Laban Movement Analysis
• DANC 108A SC - Movement Improvisation
• DANC 108B SC - Movement Improvisation
• DANC 110A SC - Ballet II
• DANC 110B SC - Ballet II
• DANC 111A SC - Modern Dance IV
• DANC 111B SC - Modern Dance IV
• DANC 112A SC - Jazz Dance II
• DANC 112B SC - Jazz Dance II
• DANC 114A SC - Somatics of Yoga: An Integrated Approach
• DANC 114B SC - Somatics of Yoga: An Integrated Approach
• DANC 131 SC - Critical Perspectives on Dance: Gender, Race, and Sexuality
• DANC 135 SC - Introduction to West African Dance
• DANC 136B SC - West African Dance II
• DANC 140 SC - Music for Dancers
• DANC 151 SC - Dancing Social Justice
• DANC 159 SC - Dance Composition I
• DANC 160 SC - Dance Composition II
• DANC 161 SC - Dancing the News: Choreographing Women’s Lives
• DANC 162A SC - Repertory
• DANC 162B SC - Repertory
• DANC 163 SC - Kinesiology as Related to Dance
• DANC 168 SC - Dance Production
• DANC 190 SC - Senior Seminar in Dance
• DANC 191 SC - Senior Thesis
• DANC 193A SC - Production Experience
• DANC 193B SC - Production Experience
• DANC 193C SC - Production Experience
• DANC 193D SC - Production Experience
• DANC 199 SC - Independent Study in Dance: Reading and Research

Note:

In addition, numerous recreational dance/exercise classes, such as pilates, yoga, capoeira, Tai Chi, and ballroom, are offered through the physical education programs of The Claremont Colleges.