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Course: |
DAN 161
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Title: | African Dance I |
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Long Title: | African Dance I |
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Course Description: | Learning traditional dances, rhythms ad songs from Guinea West African and surrounding areas should be expected. Students will explore the functions of these dances in relation to contemporary culture. Class warm-up includes working on core strength, flexibility, stamina and rhythmic sensibility. Clothing for the class should be loose. Students may wear a lappa (cloth wrapped around the waist). All dancing is performed barefoot. |
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Min Credit: | 1 |
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Course Notes: | Entered new course 10/20/10 s@ |
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Origin Notes: | PPCC |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
A. Perform traditional African dances and understand the cultural component of the dances.
B. Comprehend rhythms and songs from Guinea West Africa and surrounding areas gaining rhythmic sensibility.
C. Grasp the complexity of the polyrhythmic nature of traditional African accompaniment.
D. Understand African dance as a cultural component in the past and present.
E. Gain core strength, flexibility, and stamina.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
A. Tradition African dances
a. Perform African dances
B. Music
a. Comprehend rhythms of songs from Guinea West Africa and surrounding areas
b. Gain rhythmic sensibility
c. Traditional African accompaniment
C. Understand African dance as a cultural component in the past and present
a. The history of African dance
b. Contemporary African society
D. Conditioning and Preparation
a. Core strength
b. Flexibility
c. Stamina
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Pikes Peak State College |
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