?Students will also develop an understanding of how dance functions as a powerful vehicle for community/cultural development, and appreciate the role of the arts in fostering social change.They will demonstrate mastery of improvisation, composition, and production elements (venue, lighting, sound, costuming, audience), in order to show deep understanding of human role of movement in societies.?

What You'll Learn

Through this program students will:

• Develop advanced skills in dance
• Understand the role of the human body in dance (anatomy/kinesiology/growth)
• Create powerful original work through movement
• Demonstrate the ability to use technology to capture dance processes and products
• Augment the visual and aural components of dance production
• Become sensitive evaluators of dance processes and concert dance productions
• Demonstrate an understanding of formal and informal global dance trends
• Comprehend how dance functions within the context of community cultural development
• Gain knowledge of key individuals, companies, and contexts of Western theatrical dance, non-Western world dance traditions, and the role of the arts in diverse societies
• Increase your artistic creativity, understand how to draw inspiration from visual and aural stimuli, and be able to lead others through this process
• Understand the internal workings of arts and community organizations and how cultural policy impacts these organizations Students will be able to manage and produce formal and informal dance concerts, effectively teach dance, use digital platforms to showcase dance events, and create dance projects with diverse populations (e.g., youth, individuals with disabilities, senior citizen centers, etc.