dance 33-1331 - Dance Styles and Forms

Institution:

Columbia College-Chicago

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Description:

Students study specific movement forms and styles that increase their base of abilities as dancers, while broadening their understanding of dance traditions and practices throughout the world. Each semester a different discipline or set of disciplines is featured, such as cultural styles, concert forms, movement sciences, or specific modern techniques. Examples include jazz, tap, Bharata Natyam, flamenco, African, Irish, and tai chi chuan and hip hop. Instruction covers background, history, and current applications of the topic in addition to the actual dance technique. Course develops awareness of movement and aesthetic principles particular to each example and explores social and cultural traditions that evolve from and characterize each dance. 1 CREDIT PREREQUISITES:33-1311 MODERN TECHNIQUE I OR 33-2312 MODERN TECHNIQUE II COREQUISITES: 33-1311 MODERN TECHNIQUE I OR 33-2312 MODERN TECHNIQUE II

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colum.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 663-1600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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