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• CUL 298B: Culinary Practicum III

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is the final component of the Hospitality Institute practicum experience. Students are required to select a college approved practicum site or remain at their previously designated site and perform 90 hours minimum of practical work experience and provide documentation upon completion to the assigned Faculty. Students are required to maintain the standards of the Hospitality Institute while representing the program at their host site. Sanitary practices and compliance with laws and ordinances of the Department of Health are enforced. Students are required to have a professional chef's uniform to participate in class according to departmental uniform policies. This course is subject to a course fee.
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• DAN 102: Fundamentals of Modern Dance I

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course provides an introduction to the principles and practice of modern dance. Ongoing dance technique classes will incorporate aspects of modern and postmodern dance, dance improvisation, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Pilates mat work and stretching and relaxation techniques. Through these movement experiences, students will develop their technical dance skills; learn basic concepts of dance design, and further their understanding and cultivation of the body as an instrument of expression. The course will provide a basis for understanding the aesthetic principles of modern dance through movement experiences, critical viewing and analysis of masterworks of modern dance choreography, and class discussions.
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• DAN 103: Fundamentals of Modern Dance II

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is a continuation of DAN 102 Fundamentals of Modern Dance I. Students consolidate and refine their skills as they continue the study and practice of modern dance at the elementary level. The class will attend one or more live dance performances.
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• DAN 110: Dance Appreciation

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course offers the basis for understanding and appreciating dance as an art form. It provides an overview of dance as artistic expression in 20th and 21st century America, with attention given to the artistic and cultural influences that have shaped American concert dance. Students will examine the work of major figures in American concert dance including Isadora Duncan, Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Katherine Dunham, George Balanchine, Alvin Ailey, Merce Cunningham, Yvonne Rainer, Steve Paxton, and Bill T. Jones. In this course, students will view, discuss, and analyze significant choreographic works in class. The class will view a professional dance performance and write about their experiences.
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• DAN 121: Fundamentals of Ballet I

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course provides an introduction to the theory, practice, and aesthetic foundations of classical ballet. Students will learn the foundations of classical ballet technique emphasizing correct body placement. The class will include exercises at the barre, center work, simple turns, jumps, and traveling movements. The course will include an overview of ballet history.
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• DAN 122: Fundamentals of Ballet II

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is a continuation of DAN 121 Fundamentals Ballet I. Students consolidate and refine their skills as they continue the study and practice of classical ballet at the elementary level. The class will include exercises at the barre, center work, turns, jumps, and traveling movements.
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• DAN 134: Fundamentals of Hip Hop Dance I

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course provides an introduction to the theory, practice, aesthetics, and historical foundations of hip hop dance. Students will explore the roots of funk and hip hop dance in the social fabric of African, Caribbean, and Afro-Latin cultures while examining reinventions of ragtime, swing, and rock n' roll throughout the 20th century in America. Students will experience hip hop's manifestations across media by viewing dance films, listening to music, and reading essays and books. Historical and philosophical perspectives will be integrated into movement activities. Through movement, students will be introduced to the basic Laban principles of time, space, energy and the kinesphere. Students will explore personal, social, and cultural dynamics of race and the diversity of hip hop culture in the United States as well as political, social, and economic issues in hip hop abroad.
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• DAN 135: Fundamentals of Hip Hop Dance II

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is a continuation of DAN 134 Fundamentals of Hip Hop Dance I. Students consolidate and refine their skills as they continue the study and practice of hip hop dance at the elementary level.
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• DAN 151: Dance Improvisation

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is designed to help students discover and develop their creative movement potential. Through guided movement exercises, the class will explore the basic movement elements of space, time, weight, and flow and the spontaneous use of movement through structured improvisations derived from movement concepts, games, imagery, media sources, chance procedures, and various improvisational practices.
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• DAN 155: Dance Performance Ensemble I

  1.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course introduces students to the process of preparing for and presenting a dance concert. Each student will perform at least two dances for public performance. Students will be introduced to the basics of dance production including costume selection concepts of lighting design, use of sets and props, publicity, and stage makeup for dance. Students will be required to participate in rehearsals and performances outside of class time. Previous dance experience is expected. This course is subject to a course fee.
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