Dancing Culture
Dancing Culture In this course we will engage with how the practice and performance of contemporary dance both reflects cultural meaning and produces cultural change. Using case studies from around the world, we will investigate dances in their local historical and social contexts, and how they shift and change amidst global political economies and communication networks. This course consists of both seminar discussion of readings and viewings, as well as studio work where students will learn the fundamentals of contemporary dance technique and composition in order to synthesize learning into embodied form.
Really enjoyed this class as an intro to dance. Plus, hearing how the FYS’ of my friends went, this class was pretty chill by comparison. We met two days a week, with one day discussion based on a reading, and one day in the studio working on rhythm and different movements. Class wrapped up with a performance at the first year symposium, which honestly was a bit rough due to some factors out of our group’s control, but all in all I enjoyed my time and felt as if I got to know my classmates well compared to other classes.
Really enjoyed this class as an intro to dance. Plus, hearing how the FYS’ of my friends went, this class was pretty chill by comparison. We met two days a week, with one day discussion based on a reading, and one day in the studio working on rhythm and different movements. Class wrapped up with a performance at the first year sympos …Read more