DNC 269 - Dance Ensemble

1 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
0 lecture periods 3 lab periods

Practical experience in all aspects for taking a dance piece from basic choreography and creating a professional performance. Includes rehearsal/performance process, responsibilities of a performer and/or a choreographer, performance skills, production elements, and publicity.

Prerequisite(s): DNC 150  or DNC 166  or DNC 219 .

1. Perform or create choreography for a dance concert.
2. Demonstrate the understanding of one element of dance production (audio, visual, costuming, use of makeup, sets/props, or marketing)

1. Rehearsal/Performance Process
   1. Audition process
   2. Casting
   3. Scheduling
   4. Preliminary rehearsals
   5. Technical rehearsals
   6. Dress rehearsals
   7. Performance
   8. Post-performance process
2. Responsibilities of a Performer
   1. During rehearsal
      1. Attendance
      2. Attitude
      3. Practice
      4. Teamwork
   2. Performance
      1. Call
      2. Preparation
      3. Mental focus
      4. Projection
      5. Professional image
3. Production Elements
   1. Costuming 
   2. Make-up
   3. Stage
   4. Sets/Props
   5. Audio-visual elements
4. Publicity
   1. Public Service Announcements (PSA’s)
   2. Press releases
   3. Photo shoots
   4. Social Media
   5. Posters and flyers
   6. Other

*This class is geared toward producing a dance concert. Students will learn and demonstrate one production skill in addition to performance or choregraphy each semester they are enrolled.