Courses in Dance

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

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.