DNC 168 - Modern Dance III

1. Demonstrate correct placement and alignment for modern dance at a more advanced level.
2. Apply complex modern dance technique, theories, and styles at a more advanced level.
3. Utilize the theory of the body’s relationship to gravity and the center of gravity used in modern dance a more the advanced level.
4. Perform complex locomotor and axial movements in the center and across the floor at the advanced level.
5. Practice the elements of dance: space, time, and energy.
6. Perform modern movement in an expressive manner at a more advanced level.

1. Class Protocol

1. Concepts
   1. Warm-up
   2. Floor work
   3. Standing and center floor work
   4. Locomotor work
   5. Combination
   6. Cool down
2. Class decorum

1. Warm-Up

1.  Placement and centering
2.  Anatomy and physiology of a proper warm-up

1. Floor Work

1. Flexibility techniques
   1. Various types of stretches
   2. Theories of stretching
2. Floor positions
3. Floor isolations
4. Upper body designs
5. Strength concepts

1. Standing and Center Floor Work

1. Placement and centering
2. Positions of the feet
3. Positions of the arms
4. Torso work
5. Leg and footwork
6. Axial work
7. Isolations
8. Turns

1. Advanced Locomotor Work

1. Movements
2. Combinations
3. Traveling movements
4. Aerial (jumping, leaping) movements

1. Elements
   1. Energy
   2. Space
   3. Time
2. Developing the Craft

1. Dynamics
2. Stage Directions
3. Basic Performance Skills
   1. Focus
   2. Style