DANC 113L1 - Jazz I [GEKA and GELB]
Jazz I provides the non-major student with the execution of jazz technique and choreography while academically incorporating the foundational history and development of jazz as an art form. This course also provides the student with cutting-edge trends in the field.
Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation
Prerequisites -
Restriction by Major -
Restriction by Class - Undergraduate standing
Dance is the universal, unspoken language of the body that is common to all people in the global community, Jazz dance is a distinctly American form of dance that involves all the arts including music, theatre, and visual production values, Students in Jazz will actively participate by dancing in a variety of traditional, modern, and contemporary jazz styles. Through this participation and supplemental lectures, discussions, video viewings, students will learn how to critically view their own Jazz performances and those of others. Students will also learn codified Jazz vocabulary, learn how to embody that vocabulary kinesthetically, and learn how to creatively and critically problem solve with Jazz movement, Students will also learn the history of the art form. Therefore, an inquiry into Jazz dance, through DANC 113L1 (Jazz I) is included in the General Education curriculum in the Knowledge of the Disciplines - Arts category.
Keywords: dance , L1 , Knowledge of the Disciplines - Arts (GEKA)
Equivalent Courses: DANC 101L1, DANC 101
Updates: Approved for GEKA 3/2017, Change to number, credit hours, and description 8/2016, effective Fall 2017; Change to number 4/2015, effective Winter 2016
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