Dance Appreciation

Catalog description

Dance Appreciation is an introduction to dance history that includes the classical era, social, and ethnic dance styles. The course will survey the development of the major dance genres and analyze the elements which have influenced changes in dance historically, culturally, and as an art form. The sociological, cultural, historical contexts of dance within different societies will be studied. The variety of dance documentation in text, film, and video will illustrate the historical events that have influenced the major choreographers of the 20th century.