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Academic Year 2002/2003

Dancing Times: The Transformation of Representation in Western Dance 1200's - 1900's
DANC 253 FA

This course will examine the gradual development of dance from its social forms/functions into a fine art between the 13th and 20th centuries. Particular attention will be paid to the shifting assumptions about bodies and their representation in society. This course requires students to be able to perform and analyze dances from the Middle Ages through present and to understand the development of dance in the context of concurrent developments in the arts, political life, education, technology, and social customs.

MAJOR READINGS

TBA

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Bi-weekly short papers, some quizzes, and a final research paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This is a lecture/studio class. Materials will be presented through lectures, readings, videos and through the learning of specific dances. Participants will learn dances representative of different time periods. No prior dance experience is required.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA DANC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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