Dance Appreciation - DAN 121
https://courses.vccs.edu/courses/DAN121-DanceAppreciation
Effective: 2022-05-01
Course Description
Explores the language of dance through an introduction to basic elements, forms, and diverse styles across time. Develops techniques for observing dance analytically and critically.
Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits
The course outline below was developed as part of a statewide standardization process.
General Course Purpose
DAN 121 introduces the student to the foundations of dance through multiple genres. The course is a survey of numerous dance genres and their history.
Course Objectives
- Critical Thinking
- Analyze the basic markers that denote the main dance genres
- Develop, through experience, the ability to formulate individual aesthetic judgments pertaining to dance
- Written Communication
- Express, in writing, an appreciation for the rich variety of human movement called dance
- Dance History
- Categorize dance genres and styles and discuss their purpose and effects
- Analyze a wide body of performances and determine the technical and artistic strategies and resources used by a variety of choreographers and dancers throughout history
- Identify, compare, and contrast dance performances from the global perspective, past and present
- Performance Analysis
- Compare technical and aesthetic values in theatrical performances and analyze them for methods of interpretation and production qualities
Major Topics to be Included
- Dance History
- Performance Analysis