Goucher College 2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
Goucher College 2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

DAN 250 - Engaging in the Dance of the Past: Early Roots through the Renaissance (3 Cr.)


From the earliest caves paintings to the present day, this course examines the social, political, and cultural structures of dance practices and forms in both non-western and western societies along with events during the 17th and 18th centuries that set the stage for dance as a bona fide art form. In order to understand why people dance and for what purpose, study includes dance as ritual for religious, practical, and entertainment functions in daily lives of people around the world. Prerequisites: none. Fall semester 2016 and alternate years. Southerland.