Nov 21, 2024

2022-2023 Scripps Catalog

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Courses in Dance

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Course Descriptions

Only full-credit courses which include history and theory may be used to fulfill the fine arts general education requirement at Scripps.

DANC 068 SC - Intro to Dance/Dance Studies
DANC 076A SC - Modern Dance I
DANC 076B SC - Modern Dance I
DANC 078A SC - Ballet I
DANC 078B SC - Ballet I
DANC 081A SC - Jazz Dance I
DANC 081B SC - Jazz Dance I
DANC 083 SC - West African Dance I
DANC 091 SC - Raqs Al Sharqi Level I
DANC 100A SC - Modern Dance II
DANC 100B SC - Modern Dance II
DANC 101 SC - History of Dance in Western Culture: 1600-present
DANC 102 SC - Dynamics of Human Movement
DANC 103 SC - Language of the Body: Analyzing Human Movement
DANC 106A SC - Modern Dance III
DANC 106B SC - Modern Dance III
DANC 108A SC - Movement Improvisation
DANC 108B SC - Movement Improvisation
DANC 110A SC - Ballet II
DANC 110B SC - Ballet II
DANC 111A SC - Advanced Contemporary Dance Practice
DANC 111B SC - Advanced Contemporary Dance Practice
DANC 112A SC - Jazz Dance II
DANC 112B SC - Jazz Dance II
DANC 114A SC - Yoga: Evolving Practices
DANC 114B SC - Yoga: Evolving Practices
DANC 121 SC - Raqs Al Sharqi Level II - Egyptian Style Belly Dance
DANC 131 SC - Critical Perspectives on Dance: Gender, Race, and Sexuality
DANC 134 SC - Movement as Culture: Dances from the Near and Middle East, North Africa, and the Diaspora
DANC 136B SC - West African Dance II
DANC 137 SC - Latin American Dance Practices
DANC 142 SC - Feminist Ethnography and Performance
DANC 151 SC - Dancing Social Justice
DANC 152IO SC - Choreographing Our Stories
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 180 SC - Selected Topic in Dance (Studio)
DANC 190 SC - Senior Seminar in Dance
DANC 191 SC - Senior Thesis
DANC 193 SC - Production Experience
DANC 199 SC - Independent Study in Dance: Reading and Research

Courses Available at Pomona College

Dance courses available at Pomona College are not all listed below. See the Pomona College Catalog for a comprehensive listing of courses at Pomona. Consult with your major adviser in course selection.

* DANC 010 PO - Beginning Modern Dance
* DANC 012 PO - Beginning Ballet I
* DANC 050 PO - Intermediate Modern Dance
DANC 051 PO - *Intermediate Ballet Technique
DANC 120 PO - Modern Dance Technique III
DANC 122 PO - Modern Dance Technique IV
DANC 123 PO - Advanced Ballet Technique and Theory
DANC 124 PO - Advanced Ballet Technique
DANC 130 PO - Language of the Body
DANC 135 PO - Traditions of World Dance
DANC 137 PO - Performing Arts: Issues of Sexuality and Gender in Music, Theatre and Dance
DANC 138 PO - Concert Dance in the Global Age
DANC 139 PO - Choreographic Politics: Dance, Ethnicity, Nationalism
DANC 140 PO - Beginning Creative Movement Exploration
DANC 141 PO - Dance Composition
DANC 150A PO - Cultural Styles
DANC 150C PO - Music and Dance of Bali
DANC 151 PO - African Aesthetics
DANC 152 PO - Hip-Hop Dance
DANC 160 PO - Anatomy and Kinesiology
DANC 166 PO - Somatic Movement Techniques
DANC 170 PO - The Mind in Motion
DANC 175 PO - Alexander Technique in Motion-Group
DANC 176 PO - Alexander Technique in Motion-Group
DANC 180 PO - Dance Repertory
DANC 181 PO - Dance Repertory

Theatre Courses Available in Movement

THEA 013 PO - Corporeal Mime

Chicanx Latinx Studies Courses Available in Dance

CHST 066 CH - Fandango as a De-Colonial Tool

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.