Dance · Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027, & Summer 2027
SDSU DANCE 481W — Performance Writing
Examination of contemporary dance through the related perspectives of criticism and aesthetics. This writing-intensive course enhances critical thinking and analytical skills, and develops a vocabulary with which to examine, address, and articulate a fundamentally non-verbal art form. Not open to students with credit in DANCE 481. Satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) for students who get a minimum grade of C or Cr. Upper-division courses should only be taken by students who have completed 60 semester units or more. In exceptional cases, a student who has completed fewer than 60 units may enroll in upper division courses.
Course requirements
Prerequisites: DANCE 380. Completion of lower division GE Area 1. Junior or Senior standing.
- DANCE 380. Completion of lower division GE Area 1. Junior or Senior standing.