1.  To examine the development of dance, including the changes 
and influences affecting that development;

2.  To discover how dance reflects changes in society and 
historical periods; 

3.  To assimilate the historical information;
	
4.  To understand the broad concepts in/of meaning, reasons, 
and motivations for dance in various cultures throughout the 
world;

5.  To clearly express thoughts and ideas about the 
relationship between the historical information and the broad 
concepts in coherent and cohesive essays;

6.  To investigate, analyze, synthesize, and write 
knowledgeably and coherently on one aspect of dance history 
within the time periods covered in the course in a written 
course project (with feedback on all essay exams and written 
projects);

7.  To have the experience of speaking clearly, effectively, 
and informatively about a chosen subject in dance history 
through an oral presentation which will summarize the written 
project. Feedback will be given on oral presentation.

Primitive Dance
Dance in Eastern Cultures: India and Asia
Dance in Ancient Civilizations: Egypt, Greece, and Rome
Dance During the Middle Ages: Early Roman Christianity, Dance 
of Death
Pre-Renaissance Dance: Courts of Love
Renaissance Dance and the Pre-classic Dance Forms
Ballet du Cour and Catherine de Medici
Dance in England:  Elizabethan and Shakespeare
Louis XIV and the dominance of the French courts: Baroque 
Dance, the Academies, Theatrical Dance
Women in the Theatre
Popular Italian Theatre: Commedia del’Arte
Reformers, Choreographers, and Teachers
The French Revolution
The Romantic Era: Ballet Emerges
Styles and Schools of Dance
Decline of the French Ballet and Emergence of the Russian 
Ballet
The Petipa Legacy
The New Dance
The Ballets Russes
The Birth of Modern Dance
Early 20th-Century Ballet in America
Early 20th-Century Ballet in Europe
Early Modern Dance in Europe
Vaudeville and Burlesque
Emergence of the American Ballet
Emergence of American Modern Dance
The Changing Influence of Dance in the 1930’s
Major Dance Companies in America and Europe
Form and Technique in the 1940’s
Dance Hits the Movie Screen
Happenings and Events
The New Meaning of Dance in the 1960’s and 1970’s
Cross-cultural Influences in Dance
The Dance Boom of the 1980’s
Trends in the 1990’s
Dance in the New Millennium and 21st Century
What’s happening now and where will it go from here?

As a University of Georgia student, you have agreed to abide by 
the University’s academic honesty policy, “A Culture of 
Honesty,” and the Student Honor Code. All academic work must 
meet the standards described in “A Culture of Honesty” found 
at: www.uga.edu/honesty. Lack of knowledge of the academic 
honesty policy is not a reasonable explanation for a violation. 
Questions related to course assignments and the academic 
honesty policy should be directed to the instructor.