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DANC115
May I Have the Pleasure?: 16th-19th Century Social Dance
DANC115 FA
Photo Caption and Credits
Next Offered in 9798 FA
An introduction to social dance as a fine art, playing a
major role in the education of the elite, the political
influence of governments, and the formation and projection
of self-image for men and women in Renaissance and Baroque
Europe and early 19th-century America, as compared with what
social dance today reveals about our education, politics,
and concept of self in relation to society.
Highly energetic; dances will be presented to accomodate
a wide range of technical ability in students. Some
knowledge of 20th century ballroom dance - Waltz, foxtrot,
polka - is required.
MAJOR READINGS
Roy Strong, SPLENDOR AT COURT
Madame de Lafayette, THE PRINCESSE DE CLEVES
E.M.W. Tillyard, THE ELIZABETHAN WORLD PICTURE
Thoinot Arbeau, ORCHESOGRAPHY
Selected articles and excerpts
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Bi-weekly discussion groups
and one weekly required one hour practice sessions with a TA
(Mon or Thurs 8-9 PM), short written assignments, and
projects.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Permission of
Instructor is required for In-Semester registration only.
Preregistered students must attend a short conference with
instructor either the Monday or Tuesday before classes begin
in the fall.
This is an ampersand course with DANC116.
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: Discussion Performance Seminar Studio
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA DANC
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
About the Photo:
The team of Veloz and Yolanda at the start of their exhibition
waltz
Reference:
Malnig, Julie. DANCING TILL DAWN, Connecticut:
Greenwood Press, 1992
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