Course Description
Examine various aspects of the dance experience and explore the mover, dance maker/choreographer, and viewer. Historical and critical readings, video viewings, and assignments investigating the art of dance and dance as part of the human experience; develop skills in articulating personal responses to dance.
Athena Title
Dance Appreciation
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in DANC 2010
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Semester Course Offered
Offered summer semester every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
• To provide an opportunity to view dance through anthropological, psychological, sociological, and aesthetic points of view. • To provide experiences that will understand the kinesthetic, physical, artistic, spiritual, and compositional aspects of dance. • To provide an overview of dance in various forms and develop skills to speak and write about dance. • To provide an understanding of dance as a form of recreation and a source of entertainment. • To provide an understanding of dance as a component of the human experience.
Topical Outline
• View, discuss, and write about dance • Functions of dance in society • Dance and politics • Dance and religion • Social dance • Concert dance: ballet, modern, jazz/musical theatre, and tap • Dance in the 21st-century dance, including dance in social media
General Education Core
CORE IV: Humanities and the ArtsSyllabus