Evaluation procedures announced in class. May be taken up to three times for credit. Fulfills HPED requirement. The dances will engage the student in various rhythms and tempos through the traditional music of each culture. In addition to learning the dances, students will become familiar with how the dances came to the US and Canada, and the significance of the folk dance movement.
Students participate in an informal presentation as a final assignment.
Required course for dance and movement studies majors. Fulfills HPED requirement. An investigation of your body's potential to move without preconception. Explorations in a variety of improvisational forms emphasize group interplay, problem-solving, and inner listening in order to reveal new movement vocabularies and increase kinesthetic awareness. Required course for dance and movement studies majors and minors.