DANC 106 - Cultural Dance Forms I

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

DANCE

Description:

This course serves as an introduction to basic steps, patterns and formations found in the dances of selected nations or ethnographic region, including non-western dance forms. Supplemental information will include geographic, historic and cultural context with additional emphasis on musical forms and meters. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Execute each dance or combination of steps. (2) Commit the combination to memory. (3) Recognize the music for a particular dance and know its meter. (4) Know the name of each dance and its country of origin.

Credits:

1.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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