VPA 244 - Forms of Movement

Institution:

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Description:

A workshop in various physical disciplines, ranging from dance forms to the martial arts. Certain of the disciplines, such as yoga and T'ai Chi Chu'an, arealso techniques of meditation. In any given semester, concentration may be on a single form of movement (sometimes involving sound) or on a range of movement experience. Connections are explored between movement ideas and, where relevant, their philosophical and social roots; for instance, the dependency of the T'ai Chi Chu'an on Taoism or the relation between the idea of body language and Gestalt thought. Notes: Repeatable for credit.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.umbc.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 455-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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