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Class 1 - 3/3
OBJECTIVE: GROUNDING/CONTEXT/BASELINE

• What is Dance Criticism? Watching, Reading, Writing, History, Responsibility
• Exercise: Video viewing (West Side Story sequence/Music Video sequence) Short description, reading aloud, building a review
• Handouts: Miguel Gutierrez, The Perfect Critic; Wendy Perron, The Critic's Ego

Class 2 - 3/10
OBEJCTIVE: MOTIVATION+COMPONENT ANALYSIS
GUEST = AMANDA LOULAKI

• Why write? Seeking sources of inspiration
• Elements of the production - choreography, movement, performance, scenic design, music or other accompaniment, costumes, etc.
• Form - How is the dance organized? Narrative? Abstract? Characterization? Drama? Relationships? Score? ABA/Theme & Variation, Motif & Development? Style? (Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Tap, Ballroom, Ethnic, Hip-Hop, Folk)
• Exercise: Approaches & Styles - Poetry, essay, critique, elegy, exposition. Finding your voice and comfort with different forms
• Handouts: Various reviews

PERFORMANCE - 3/10 YIN MEI
7:30 @ DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP

Class 3 - 3/17
OBJECTIVE: VOCABULARY - LEXICON of DANCE (VERBS)
GUEST = JANET STAPLETON

• Movement Qualities:
  • Time-Rhythm-Speed-Phrasing
  • Space-Levels-Focus-Direction
  • Shape-Round-Linear-Soft-Hard-Symmetrical-Undefined
  • Energy-Force-Weight-Light-Heavy-Sharp-Gentle
  + How does it relate to the score?
• Handouts: Press releases (various individual and institutional)

PERFORMANCE - 3/27 STEPHEN PETRONIO
2PM @ THE JOYCE THEATER

Class 4 - 3/31
OBJECTIVE: BECOMING an EXPRESSIVE SPECIALIST

• Discussion of Petronio
• WRITING A GOOD LEAD LINE
• Turning notes into an outline
• Evaluating the work from a historical/social/cultural perspective

PERFORMANCE - 4/2 BHARATA NATRAM DANCE OF INDIA
8pm @ SYMPHONY SPACE

Class 5 - 4/7
OBJECTIVE: PROOFING + EDITING
GUEST = TBA

• First Review Due!
• Editing: fact checking, technical writing, word count + space issues, what to keep, cut, add, and amend, getting published.

Class 6 - 4/14
OBJECTIVE: GETTING INTO THE WRITER'S GROOVE
GUEST = MIGUEL GUTIERREZ

• Reviews and Previews - Taking good notes and writing a good lead
• Handouts: Various examples
• Exercise: Various 5 minute screenings + Lead line writing

Class 7 - 4/28
OBJECTIVE: BEING PREPARED + AWARE

• First Rewrite Due!
• A primer from Elizabeth Zimmer, Dance Editor at The Village Voice

PERFORMANCE - MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP AT BAM

Class 8 - 5/5
OBJECTIVE: CLOSURE, NEXT STEPS, + ASSESSMENT

• Second Review Due!
• Presentation of final reviews, discussions, revisions, evaluations, feedback, bibliography + celebration.