Intro to Improvisation 1

Course code DNCE 1110

Credit 1.0

Length 22.5 hours

Course outline View

This class focuses on the technique of Contact Improvisation including the principles of: giving and taking weight, transferring weight, counterbalance, momentum, responding to impulse and finding the "pause."

This course is part of the full-time Dance Program.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Use of momentum
  • Descending/Ascending from floor
  • Giving/Taking weight
  • Transfer of weight
  • Counterbalance
  • Physical Points of Initiation
  • Responding to Impulse
  • Use of Space, Shape, Time and Movement Dynamic

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.