CRWR 51
SCREENPLAY WRITING
4 Units
Formerly: CRWR 36C Advisory: Not open to students with credit in CRWR 36C, DRAM 5C, F TV 5C or VART 5B. May be taken 6 times for credit. 4 hours lecture. (48 hours total per quarter) Intermediate writing for television and film. Examination and practice of story structure, character development, dialogue crafting, with an emphasis on understanding the visual nature and unique requirements of writing for television and film. [FHGE: Non-GE; Transferable: CSU]
DANCE Kinesiology & Athletics
DANC 1A
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FUNDAMENTALS OF BALLET I
1 Unit
Advisory: Enrollment is limited to 6 times within the DANC 1 group. May be taken 6 times for credit. 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter) Introduction to the elementary fundamentals of ballet technique and training. Includes the basic vocabulary and practice of barre and center floor exercises. [FHGE: Lifelong Learning; Transferable: UC/CSU]
DANC 1B
FUNDAMENTALS OF BALLET II
1 Unit
Advisory: Enrollment is limited to 6 times within the DANC 1 group. May be taken 6 times for credit. 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter) Continuation into the intermediate/advanced fundamentals of ballet technique and training. Includes the intermediate/advanced vocabulary and practice of barre and center floor exercises. [FHGE: Lifelong Learning; Transferable: UC/CSU]
DANC 2
BEGINNING MODERN DANCE
1 Unit
Formerly: H P 32 May be taken 6 times for credit. 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter) This course is designed to develop the student’s ability to integrate expressive body movement in a creative dance form. Fundamental modern dance locomotor and axial movement are presented and practiced in class. [FHGE: Lifelong Learning; Transferable: UC/CSU]
DANC 3A
BEGINNING JAZZ DANCE
1 Unit
Formerly: H P 33 Advisory: Enrollment is limited to 6 times within the DANC 3 group. May be taken 6 times for credit. 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter) Introduction to the fundamental technique of jazz dance. Emphasis is placed on class participation so that students may develop their knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of jazz dancing, including warm-up, stretch, isolations and choreography. [FHGE: Lifelong Learning; Transferable: UC/CSU]
DANC 3B
INTERMEDIATE JAZZ DANCE
1 Unit
DANC 4
BALLROOM & SOCIAL DANCE
1 Unit
Formerly: H P 33A Advisory: Enrollment is limited to 6 times within the DANC 3 group. May be taken 6 times for credit. 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter) Designed to give students an opportunity to practice and perfect intermediate jazz techniques. Emphasis on techniques presented as well as information on historical and stylistic perspectives of this dance form. [FHGE: Lifelong Learning; Transferable: UC/CSU] May be taken 6 times for credit. 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter) Introduction to ballroom andsocial dance techniques. Instruction and practice in Swing, Cha-Cha, Waltz, Fox Trot, Rhumba and Tango dances. [FHGE: Lifelong Learning; Transferable: UC/CSU]
DANC 5
WORLD DANCE
1 Unit
DANC 6
BEGINNING COUNTRY-WESTERN LINE DANCING
1 Unit
DANC 7
CHOREOGRAPHY
1 Unit
DANC 8
DANCE PRODUCTION: REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE
2 Units
DANC 9
MOVEMENT FOR ACTORS
2 Units
DANC 10
TOPICS IN DANCE HISTORY
4 Units
DANC 11
FOOTHILL REPERTORY DANCE COMPANY
3 Units
Formerly: H P 47D May be taken 6 times for credit. 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter) Introduction to the history and origins of multicultural dance forms. Students will learn the basic steps, combinations, and finished dances of many traditional world dance forms. [FHGE: Lifelong Learning; Transferable: UC/CSU]
Formerly: H P 47 May be taken 6 times for credit. 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter) Introduction to the fundamental skills for Country and Western Line Dancing. Students will participate in a variety of dance steps designed to develop the coordination, skill, choreography and timing necessary for social line dancing. [FHGE: Lifelong Learning; Transferable: UC/CSU] Formerly: H P 34 May be taken 6 times for credit. 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter) Exploration of the basic principles and theories of choreography and composition and the tools for defining the creative process. [FHGE: Lifelong Learning; Transferable: UC/CSU]
Formerly: H P 52 May be taken 6 times for credit. 6 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter) Foothill repertory and touring dance company. Students gain professional- and advance-level technique training in various dance disciplines and work with master guest artists. [FHGE: Non-GE; Transferable: UC/CSU] Formerly: H P 72 Advisory: UC will accept for transfer credit either THTR 38 or DANC 9, not both. May be taken 6 times for credit. 4 hours lecture-laboratory. (48 hours total per quarter) Principles and practice of body awareness and movement for actors focusing on movement derived from jazz, musical theater, contemporary dance. Emphasis on alignment and centering, concentration and relaxation, development of the kinesthetic sense and exploration of the body/mind connection. [FHGE: Non-GE; Transferable: UC/CSU] Formerly: H P 70 Not Repeatable. 4 hours lecture. (48 hours total per quarter) A comprehensive study of the evolution of theatrical dance in the western world from the 16th century through the present day. Includes the eras of French court ballet, ballet d’action, romantic and classical ballet, modern, post-modern and contemporary dance. Examines topics in dance as an art form, including history, traditions, trends; outstanding artists and works; practice in observing and understanding dance in a historical and cultural context. Analysis of dance as an expression of social order, power, classical art, a medium of cultural fusion, and as an expression of individual artists. [FHGE: Humanities; Transferable: UC/CSU]
Formerly: H P 40P Advisory: Not open to students with credit in PHED 34G. May be taken 6 times for credit. 15 hours laboratory. (180 hours total per quarter) Supervised participation in scheduled productions of the dance department, in cast or crew. A laboratory course for the resident and touring company of the college, including instruction on the how to of a full-scale theatrical production for public performance. [FHGE: Non-GE; Transferable: UC/CSU]
All courses on this page are Title 5 degree applicable credit courses unless otherwise noted. Foothill College 2012–2013 • www.foothill.edu
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