From grand plié to grand jeté, Introduction to Ballet is for students with a curiosity for the study of classical ballet.
Dance Courses
Dance
Designed for people with little or no previous training in dance, the class will be a mixture of movement techniques, improvisation, choreography, observing, writing and discussing.
A studio course introducing students to American dance aesthetics and practices, with a focus on how its evolution has been influenced by African American choreographers and dancers.
Open to beginning and advanced dancers, this course explores dance as a way to deepen both our self-knowledge and engagement with others.
This class in contemporary dance technique emphasizes strong fundamentals of proper alignment to achieve increased movement efficiency, strength and flexibility.
Students will create dance works and sculptures that challenge the boundaries between the two disciplines of dance and visual arts.
This composition course applies the method of sketching—a common practice in the visual arts—to contemporary performance making.
This interdisciplinary course uses texts and methods from history, theatre, and dance to examine artists and works of art as agents of change in New York (1960-present) and contemporary Detroit.
Dance technique and choreography, with a focus on contemporary practices and performance.
Students are exposed to distinct choreographers by learning and performing repertory and creating choreography.
Advanced students will learn and perform dances that represent diverse approaches to contemporary choreography.