Section Info: DANCE-133-01

Course Title: Introduction to Breakin'
Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025
Term: Spring Semester 2025
Description: In this course students will learn about the history and foundation of Hip Hop culture from its birth to both the current underground and commercial scene. Students will work on foundational techniques and dynamic movements to continue to develop their growth in the form. Documentaries shown in class will inform the students about the underground battle scene and its evolution to the big-stage events like the Olympics. Students will learn battle etiquette and, as community engagement, the students will attend a local event where they can showcase what they've learned and be in community. Students will also be prepared for commercial work by practicing choreography in class that includes auditioning techniques and working on-stage presence. The goal of the course is to physically train and educate students in Breakin' as well as prepare them for any path they want to follow in dance.
Distribution(s): PE - Physical Education
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:2.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Andres Ramirez             andresramirez@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025   Performance   Monday and Wednesday   11:30AM - 12:45PM   KEND - Kendall Hall/Sports Complex   ST2   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: 28     Available: 0     Waitlist: 11
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.