Director of Undergraduate Studies: Prof. Lynn Garafola; 854-9770

Departmental Administrator: Sandra Dos Santos; 854-2995

Departmental Office: 310 Barnard Hall; 854-2995

• http://dance.barnard.edu

The Barnard College Department of Dance, located in a world dance capital, offers an interdisciplinary program that integrates the study of dance within a liberal arts setting of intellectual and creative exploration. The major builds upon studio courses, the department's productions at Miller Theater, Dance Theater Workshop, and other venues, as well as a rich array of dance studies courses, allowing students' creative work to develop in dialogue with critical inquiry into the history, culture, theory and forms of western and non-western performance, typically enhanced by study in other disciplines. Students work with accomplished artists whose work enriches contemporary American dance; they also study with outstanding research scholars. Making, thinking about, and writing about art are an essential part of the liberal arts education. For this reason the Department of Dance offers technique courses for students of all levels of expertise, while opening its other courses to majors and non-majors alike, who may also audition for its productions. The department partners with cultural institutions in New York City to connect students with the professional world.

The Department of Dance is fully accredited and in good standing with the National Association of Schools of Dance.

Dance Technique Courses

Level I courses, except for global and somatic courses, receive a Pass/Fail grade and have no prerequisite. All other courses will receive a letter grade and require a placement audition (held at the first meeting of classes) or permission of the instructor. Courses may be taken to fulfill the physical education requirement. One-point dance technique courses taken by a non-dance major for credit over and above the physical education requirement are included in the existing maximum of 18 points of studio, performing art, or professional school courses which may be credited toward the degree; a maximum of six courses in dance technique can be credited. A student may receive academic credit for a dance technique class only if she has completed or is concurrently completing the Physical Education requierement.

BALLET

Technique of classical ballet emphasizing proper alignment and graduated study of its vocabulary. Artistry of articulation, phrasing, dynamics, and nuance in the broad range of classical materials are addressed at each level.

MODERN

The study of contemporary dance based on the work of 20th-century innovators— Cunningham, Brown, Humphrey, Limón, and others. Aesthetic principles of modern dance are taught with increased technical demands required in each successive level.

Global and somatic forms

The study of dance forms including classical Spanish, Jazz, Tap, West African, Afro-Cuban, and Indian.

NOTE:

GS students registering for a dance class must register for at least one credit: GS students may not register for a 0-credit dance class.