| Course Title: Intermediate West African Dance |
| Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2025 |
| Description: This course offers in-depth exploration of embodied West African movement principles and their socio-historical and cultural contexts. Students will study select West African movements and rhythms, engaging with a growing genre influenced by these traditions. Students will refine their skills and knowledge of traditional African dance performances and their rhythms. They will examine both traditional and neo-traditional performances to understand the philosophical foundations rooted in African cosmologies. Students will learn how history and knowledge are artistically constructed within traditional African dance forms, oral traditions, songs, and specific gestures. |
| 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 |
| 01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025 | Performance | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | KEND - Kendall Hall/Sports Complex | STTH | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Any 100-level dance technique course. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Repeatable for credit. |
| Course Tags | ||
| 1-2CR0001 | 1-2CR: One and two credit undergraduate courses |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |