DANC 240. Technique: A Kinesthetic Approach. This modern dance technique course develops an understanding of the use of the physical body in dance. Topics include a basic study of anatomy; the mechanics of movement; and the use of time, space, and energy for efficient and effective movement. Recommended background: previous dance training. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 15. Offered with varying frequency. C. Dilley.

DANC 241. Technique: Art and Expression. A course in the study and practice of modern dance movement focusing on its artistry and expressive potential, and on the individual artistic expression of the dancer. Recommended background: previous dance training. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 15. Instructor permission is required. Offered with varying frequency. C. Dilley.

DANC 250. Early Modern Dance History. At the turn of the twentieth century modern dance emerged as an exciting new art form. From Isadora Duncan to the collaborations of Cage and Cunningham, modern dance has been deeply rooted in innovative exploration. This course focuses on the early dance pioneers, the ideas and conditions that informed their work, and their subsequent influences on the art world. Open to first-year students. Normally offered every other year. C. Dilley.

DANC 251. Dance Composition. An exploration of the craft and the art of making dance performance from human gesture. Readings, critical analysis, and informal showings support the complex process of creating a finished movement-based piece for public performance by the end of the semester. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 9. Normally offered every year. C. Dilley.

AA/DN 252. Contemporary Issues in Dance. This course focuses on current dance works and some of the issues that inform contemporary dance practices. Discussions include the ways in which choreographers, performers, and societies confront matters of political climate, cultural diversity, entertainment, globalization, and the politicized human body in dance. Open to first-year students. W2 Normally offered every other year. C. Dilley.

DANC 253A. Dance Repertory Performance I. Students experience a variety of approaches to making and performing dance through intensive choreographic residencies with professional guest choreographers. The course culminates in a concert of the accumulated pieces at the end of the semester. Recommended background: previous dance experience. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 12. Instructor permission is required. Normally offered every other year. C. Dilley.

DANC 253B. Dance Repertory Performance II. An exploration of the many different ways to approach choreography. Through working with a number of artists, students experience a variety of pieces that expose them to a unique combination of ideas and practices. Prerequisite(s): Dance 253A. Instructor permission is required. Normally offered every other year. C. Dilley.

DN/ED 265. Teaching through the Arts. This course provides students an opportunity to explore teaching in and through the arts. The class addresses education theory and policy, practical aspects of using the arts as teaching practice, and considers career options. Class sessions include large and small group work, participatory experiences, lectures, group discussions, and student-led activities and presentations. Through a thirty-hour field placement in community schools, students experience the challenges and delights of using the arts in teaching. Enrollment limited to 18. Offered with varying frequency. N. Salmon.

DN/TH 269. Movement for Actors. A practical study of movement for actors. Making use of the principles of Laban Movement Analysis and the techniques of contact improvisation, students explore and develop ways to create character through movement in theatrical performance. Work with masks and character-related gesture encourages students to expand their movement vocabularies. The goal of the course is to test and experience a variety of methods through which the actor can achieve full physical expressiveness on stage. Enrollment limited to 16. Instructor permission is required. Offered with varying frequency. Staff.

DANC 270. Studio Dance. This series of studio courses provides instruction in a variety of dance practices. Dance 270 may be repeated. One-half credit is earned for each course completed. Students register for Dance 270A, 270B, 270C, or 270D, or 270E; the appropriate sequential course number (271-278) is recorded on the student's transcript. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 25.

DANC 270A. Studio Dance: Modern. In this modern technique course, students address problems of performance, practice, style, and form in order to build strong technique and enhanced artistry and understanding. Recommended background: experience in dance. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 25. Normally offered every semester. C. Dilley.

DANC 270B. Studio Dance: Ballet. In this ballet technique course, students develop strong technique and enhance artistry through work on the traditional practice, style, vocabulary, and form of classical ballet. Recommended background: experience in dance. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 25. Normally offered every semester. C. Dilley.

DANC 270C. Studio Dance: Modern Partnering. Contemporary partnering techniques, including contact improvisation skills, weight sharing, spatial and physical relationships, and personal responsibility, are combined with modern dance technique. Recommended background: sufficient experience in dance. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 25. Offered with varying frequency. Staff.

DANC 270D. Studio Dance: Repertory Styles. This modern technique course explores a variety of approaches to modern dance training and practice as experienced with different guest teachers throughout the semester. Recommended background: sufficient experience in dance. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 25. Offered with varying frequency. Staff.

DANC 270E. Studio Dance: Jazz. In this technique course, students address problems of jazz dance performance, practice, style, and form in order to build strong technique as well as to enhance artistry and understanding. Recommended background: experience in dance. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 25. Normally offered every semester. Staff.

DN/PL 290. Aesthetics and Dance. This course approaches issues of aesthetic theory in terms of dance and human performance. Using some of the pivotal texts that have advanced aesthetic understanding through time, students draw dance into the ongoing dialogue of the arts and their cultural significance, investigating the experience of art, the making of meaning, aesthetic perception, and the curse of beauty. Not open to students who have received credit for Dance 290. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 12. W2 Offered with varying frequency. C. Dilley.

DN/MU 337. Atelier. The atelier offers composers, performers, choreographers, and other artists the opportunity to collaborate using new technologies. Meeting in the Bates Computer Music Studio, students work together with interactive music and video software to create performances. Work in progress is shown weekly, then performed in public on and off campus. Recommended background for music majors: Music 222 and either 235 or 237. Enrollment limited to 16. Instructor permission is required. Offered with varying frequency. W. Matthews.

DANC 340. Technique: The Body in Motion. Continued study and practice of modern dance technique, focusing on the physicality of movement and the structure of the human body. Prerequisite(s): Dance 240. Offered with varying frequency. C. Dilley.

DANC 341. Technique for Art's Sake. Further study and practice of the artistry and expressive potential of contemporary dance movement. The course focuses on expanding the potential of each individual dancer to reach beyond the mechanics of steps in order to make every movement a unique artistic performance. Prerequisite(s): Dance 241. Offered with varying frequency. C. Dilley.

DANC 351. Advanced Composition Seminar. A further investigation of the compositional tools used in creating dance and the continued development of a better understanding of the intention behind the movement. The course emphasizes the personal exploration of creative process, craft, artistic intention, and integrity in dance making. Prerequisite(s): Dance 251. Offered with varying frequency. Staff.

DN/WS 352. The Cultural Performative Body. Is gender restricted by certain cultural aesthetics? How much control does our sociocultural environment have over our normative bodies? We all perform in some way or another. Whether it is interviewing for a job, teaching, or going on a date, our bodies prepare for performance. This course takes an in-depth look at female and male bodies in dance to further inquire how and why gender is so integral to our understanding of society. Students learn how to observe movement, approach gender concepts, and develop critical thinking skills. Recommended background: one of the following: African American Studies/Dance 252, Dance 250, Dance/Philosophy 290, Philosophy 226, 262, 274, or any women and gender studies course. Offered with varying frequency. Staff.

DANC 360. Independent Study. Students, in consultation with a faculty advisor, individually design and plan a course of study or research not offered in the curriculum. Course work includes a reflective component, evaluation, and completion of an agreed-upon product. Sponsorship by a faculty member in the program/department, a course prospectus, and permission of the chair are required. Students may register for no more than one independent study per semester. Normally offered every semester. C. Dilley.

DANC 457, 458. Senior Thesis. A substantial dance-related project, usually in the form of choreography. Students register for Dance 457 in the fall and Dance 458 in the winter semester. Normally offered every year. C. Dilley.

DANC s25. Ballroom Dance: Past to Present. From 1875 through the turn of the twentieth century, social dancers in America rebelled against proper dance and the court dances of Northern Europe and Great Britain. This gave a new look to dance, introducing exotic, playful music and a new attitude about what social dance in America could be. In this unit, students learn the movements and study the cultures and histories of dances that were inspired by this new music. From swing to today's dancesport. The unit culminates with student performances based on dances studied during the Short Term. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 30. Normally offered every year. Staff.

DN/ED s29A. Tour, Teach, Perform. This unit uses the diverse collective skills of the students in the class as base material for the creation of a theater/dance piece that tours to elementary schools. The first two weeks are spent working intensively with a guest artist to create the performance piece. The remaining weeks are spent touring that piece, along with age-appropriate movement workshops, to elementary schools throughout the region. Open to performers and would-be performers of all kinds. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 20. Normally offered every year. Staff.

DN/ED s29B. Tour, Teach, Perform. Continued study of the integration of dance and other arts for the purpose of producing a performance piece for elementary school children. Students participate in all aspects of creating the performance, encompassing a wide variety of topics and movement-based performance styles, and developing a creative movement workshop to be taught in the classrooms. Open to performers and would-be performers of all kinds. Prerequisite(s): Dance s29A. Enrollment limited to 6. Normally offered every year. Staff.

DN/ED s29C. Tour, Teach, Perform. Further study of the integration of dance and other arts for the purpose of producing a performance piece for elementary school children. Students participate in all aspects of creating the performance, encompassing a wide variety of topics and movement-based performance styles, and developing a creative movement workshop to be taught in the classrooms. Open to performers and would-be performers of all kinds. Prerequisite(s): Dance s29B. Enrollment limited to 4. Normally offered every year. Staff.

DANC s30E. Bates Dance Festival 2009. This unit provides Bates dance students with the opportunity to participate in the Bates Dance Festival Professional Training Program. Full participation in the festival requires four daily courses including a technique course, a composition/creative process course or repertory course, an improvisation course, and an elective from among the festival's offerings in complementary studies. Festival courses are taught by leading scholars, artists, and practitioners in their fields. Students attend concerts, informal showings, discussions, and video presentations in addition to their courses. Enrollment limited to 10. Instructor permission is required. Normally offered every year. C. Dilley.

DANC s50. Independent Study. Students, in consultation with a faculty advisor, individually design and plan a course of study or research not offered in the curriculum. Course work includes a reflective component, evaluation, and completion of an agreed-upon product. Sponsorship by a faculty member in the program/department, a course prospectus, and permission of the chair are required. Students may register for no more than one independent study during a Short Term. Normally offered every year. C. Dilley.