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May 14, 2024
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Goucher College 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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DAN 133 - Africanist Dance Technique I (2 Cr.)
An elementary level course in Africanist movement technique for students with minimal training in the genre. Students will learn to identify the aesthetic principles of Africanist dance forms and develop physical and artistic skills such as body isolation, articulation of the spine, dancing with a low center of gravity, polyrhythm, individuality of movement expression and “aesthetic of cool”. Students will be exposed to current and historical concert dance practitioners whose creative work is based in Africanist dance vocabularies. Examples of specific techniques within the Africanist dance genre include, African-Brazilian, African-Caribbean, Hip-Hop, Huffing, Jazz, Rhythm Tap and West African. Repeatable up to three times for credit. Prerequisite: Placement in DAN 115 or DAN 121 or above. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Program faculty.
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