Courses

Comparison of various world dance forms with some contemporary and historical dances in the United States. The aim of this course is to bring the field of dance to life by showing a wide range of cultural, aesthetic, and historical worlds from which dance is born and which are created by dance.

This interdisciplinary seminar explores dance aesthetics and performance styles in the Americas from Brazil, through the Caribbean, to the U.S. South.

Intended for students who have completed a dance technique course but whose instructor feels the student needs to improve technique before moving on to the next course in the sequence. May not be used for credit towards the major or minor in dance, and no more than 12 credits of DANCE 199 may be used towards the Baccalaureate degree.

A beginner studio course in specific dance forms of Africa. Emphasis on the fundamentals of polyrhythmic body articulation, fluidity, style, and control. Improvisation is introduced.

An intermediate-advanced studio course in specific dance forms of Africa. Continued emphasison the fundamentals of style, polyrhythmic body articulation, fluidity, and control. Includes a more in-depth exploration of improvisation and the relationship between drumming and dancing.

A beginner studio course in various dance forms of the Caribbean. Emphasis on the fundamentals of style, fluidity, and control. Personal expression and creativity are encouraged.

An intermediate-advanced studio course in various dance forms of the Caribbean. Continued emphasis on the fundamentals of style, fluidity, and control. Special attention also given to quality, improvisation, and performance.

Introduction to photography as a creative medium covering basic camera techniques, film development, and black-and-white darkroom work.This course has an M&T Fee. For more info visit: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=JU9F

Additional and more advanced statistical methods applied to the analysis of sociological data; multiple and partial correlation, analysis of variance, etc. Not open to students who have taken SOC 306

The course utilizes various data-analytic tools and software used by accountants to transform, extract, load, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize large data sets. The emphasis is on hands-on learning by completing projects in the classroom and for homework to develop the data-analytic skills valued by employers.