DANCE 020 - Jazz-Contemporary Dance, Beginning 1

    Recent Professors
    Carol R. Abohatab
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    30 students
    Difficulty
    5.5Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    1
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSUCSU GE Area E
    Description
    Students are introduced to beginning skills and terminology of jazz dance technique. The student will integrate beginning positions, isolations, and locomotor movements into full body actions and explore movement qualities, rhythms, and musical phrasing unique to jazz dance. The students will gain an appreciation of their unique bodies in relation to jazz dance as a dynamic art form. Included in this course will be an introduction to the aesthetic, cultural, and historical contexts of jazz dance.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 12:15pm–1:35pm