THTD 20200 - Dance in World Cultures

Course Credit: 1
DANCE IN WORLD CULTURES An introductory overview to selected dance traditions of the world. The course will examine such issues as the role of the physical text in dance, influences from other cultures, and culture-specific choices of the physical body. Students will gain understanding of how dance is embedded in the belief systems of the people who created it, how dance forms have changed and why, and develop skills in communicating about dance orally and in written form. Fall and Spring. [AH, C]

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