DANCE 118: Analysis of Movement

Course Description

This course in movement analysis will explore various aspects of modern dance. The topics that will be introduced are related to: the differences between ballet vocabulary and modern dance vocabulary, the reason and method behind the creation of modern dance, codified modern dance techniques versus non-codified modern dance techniques, Laban Movement Analysis, the principles of the Graham technique versus folding/unfolding, the Doris Humphreys technique and Lester Horton’s fortification. Class discussions, readings, and examples of various works will be used to analyze these topics. Basic improvisational techniques will be utilized to explore these topics.