Designed for people with little or no previous training in dance, the class will be a mixture of movement techniques, improvisation, choreography, observing, writing and discussing. Students will investigate their own movement patterns and delve into many facets of dance and cultural questions surrounding it. We will explore the role of dancer, choreographer, audience member, and critic in relation to such topics as aesthetic questions, politics, identity, religion, and complex views of the human body.
Sample reading list:
Roger Copeland & Marshall Cohen, What is Dance?
Ann Dils & Ann Cooper Albright, Moving History/Dancing Cultures
Yvonne Ranier, No Manifesto
John Simon, The Boo Taboo
Susan Sontag, Against Interpretation
Brenda Dixon Gottschild, The Black Dancing Body
See instructor for complete list
Reading/Writing assignments:
Ongoing creative and reflective assignments (approx. 2 hours outside class/week); reading, viewing live and videotaped performances (approx. 2 hours outside classes/week), several short response papers and a final project.
Other information:
DAN 209 is designed for students with little or no dance experience and meets twice a week. ATTENDANCE: Attendance in all classes and completion of all work required including: dance compositions, papers and participation in final demonstration is required to pass the course. There are seats reserved for each class year. All unused reserved seats will be released to all class years for further enrollment during the Drop/Add period.
Reserved Seats:
Freshmen Only 4
Sophomores Only 4
Juniors Only 4
Seniors Only 3
