DANC 191 World Dance

World Dance develops knowledge, skills and appreciation of world dance forms through presentation of fundamental techniques, music and culture. Specific dances are analyzed for their cultural traditions, sacred/ceremonial import and or/theatrical impact within its society. With emphasis on movement, vocabulary, rhythms and styles of each dance form, the cultural, sociological, economic, and geographical perspectives are also covered. The area of concentration varies to include as many cultures as possible. One or more, up to four, will be chosen for a full semester of study.

Credits

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to the history and evolution of
selected dance idioms, and basic rhythmic and musical concepts as they apply to these
idioms.
2. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into analysis of world dance.
3. Pose and address questions related to aesthetic understanding and cultural literacy through
culturally-specific dance forms, music, and oral traditions.
4. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role gender, age, and socioeconomic class play
within the structure of the specific society and how it affects and influences the specific
structure of traditional dances (religious and secular).

Course Objectives

1. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to the history and evolution of
selected dance idioms, and basic rhythmic and musical concepts as they apply to these
idioms.
2. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into analysis of world dance.
3. Pose and address questions related to aesthetic understanding and cultural literacy through
culturally-specific dance forms, music, and oral traditions.
4. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role gender, age, and socioeconomic class play
within the structure of the specific society and how it affects and influences the specific
structure of traditional dances (religious and secular).