DANC 265 - Dances of Africa and the African Diaspora

This course will explore dance practices and cultural traditions of West Africa and this cultural influence on Brazil, Cuba, and the United States. This course will combine geographic, cultural, political, and social studies through the platform of dance. Discussion, readings, and physical practice will frame our investigation of the ways that dance informs social practice and political change and affirms diasporic linkages. Coursework includes studio assignments, readings, guest artists, and dialogue. This course will examine racial and ethnic dynamics in these dance practices.

Unit(s): 1
Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I
Instructional Method: Conference-studio
Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F)
Repeatable for Credit: May be taken up to 2 times for credit.
Cross-listing(s): CRES 265
Notes: This course may be applied toward either the dance studio or studies requirements.
Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s):

Understand how arguments can be made, visions presented, or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols, movement, images, sounds, etc.).
Analyze and interpret texts, whether literary or philosophical, in English or a foreign language, or works of the visual or performing arts.
Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical, in English or a foreign language, or works of the visual or performing arts).