DANCE 120 - Jazz/Music Theatre Dance

1 humanities OR 1 physical education fitness credits

This course provides dance experiences for students interested in dance and/or theatre by developing the students’ awareness of basic principles of movement, beginning jazz dance technique, and the jazz idiom as part of musical theatre productions. The course includes a brief outline of the history of jazz dance and its role in musical theatre and film. Students learn and perform a jazz dance. Grading is based on attendance, skills, effort, progress, assignments, and exams.

Class Hours: 2
Offered spring and fall semesters and Summer Session I.