Section Info: DANCE-142-01

Course Title: Introduction to West African Dance
Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024
Term: Fall Semester 2024
Description: An introduction to the history and vocabulary of West African dance, emphasizing the central role that dance plays in African cultures. This class will introduce students to movements from traditional concepts to neo-traditional West African dance forms and the African Diaspora. Students will learn to identify the aesthetic principles and develop physical and artistic skills such as explicit sound, music, and movement connection; call and response; body isolation; and the individuality of movement expressions. Additionally, they will practice playing an instrument, singing, and learning with an emphasis on community building and individual potential.
Distribution(s): PE - Physical Education
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:2.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Mustapha Braimah             mbraimah@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024   Performance   Monday and Wednesday   03:15PM - 04:30PM   KEND - Kendall Hall/Sports Complex   STTH   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
None                    

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Repeatable for credit.  
Course Tags        
1-2CR0001   1-2CR: One and two credit undergraduate courses    
CRPE0001   CRPE-1: CRPE - Major Pathway/Minor   This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE major pathway and the CRPE minor.  
CRPE0002   CRPE-2: Africana Studies - Major Pathway/Minor   This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE Africana Studies major pathway and the CRPE Africana Studies minor.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted     Capacity: 28     Enrollment: 27     Available: 0     Waitlist: 6
Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.