History of Dance

Catalog description

This course will guide students through an exploration of dance history and its associated socio-cultural aspects. Close attention will be paid to the correlation between dance and people, particularly in the ways in which they relate to and influence one another. Great effort will be made to present the material from a variety of perspectives and to demonstrate its symbolic nature. While focusing on the 20th century this course will show how a historical foundation must underlie any venture into a holistic understanding of both popular and artistic movement expressions and events.