Thinking Through Dance

Catalog description

In this course, students will examine performance as an aesthetic and social phenomenon, with a special emphasis on dance. They will respond critically to issues raised by various human movement practices through discussion and writing, analyzing aesthetic, cultural, social, philosophical, historical, and political issues vis a vis dance and other arts. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Course Learning Outcomes 1. Recognize that dance is a form of human cultural expression. 2. Demonstrate appreciation of dance as an art form. 3. Analyze an aesthetic, cultural, social, philosophical, historical, political issue vis a vis dance and other arts. 4. Explain dance’s facility for expressing aesthetic and cultural values. View Class Schedule