TAPS 1281U S01 [CRN: 26059]
In this course we will seek to gain an embodied, historico-cultural perspective on Africana dance in the U.S. through reading dance scholarship and also engaging in dance practice. We will consider "vernacular" dances hip-hop and break dancing as well as works by choreographers including Katherine Dunham, Bill T. Jones, Urban Bush Women, and Alvin Ailey. Encountering the early reception and continuing influence of traditional African dance, we will investigate whether African-American dance might embody a narrative or distillation of black bodies' histories in the U.S.
- Course Syllabus
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- Term
- Spring 2013
- Credit Hours
- 1.0
- Maximum Enrollment
- 999
- Primary Instructor
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- Meetings
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10:30 am - 11:50 am Tue, Thu - from Jan 23, 2013 to May 17, 2013
- Exam Group Code
- 09 (May 8, 2013 9:00am)
