DAN 217 - Middle Eastern Dance IV

Institution:

Greenfield Community College

Subject:

Dance

Description:

A conclusion of the intermediate study of Middle Eastern Dance. Students continue to practice the movements, rhythms and choreography of the dance. The course emphasizes personal performance style, based on informed choices and improvisational and creative responses to both contemporary and traditional Arabic or Arab-influenced music and rhythms. Students learn extended dance sequences, group choreographies for performance, and to play zills as an accompaniment to the dance. The course incorporates the study of the history, meaning and function of Middle Eastern dance in the various cultures and countries in which it is performed. Video viewing and outside of class reading assignments augment in-class practice. (Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring) Prereq: DAN 216, or permission of instructor

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.gcc.mass.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 775-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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