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May 15, 2024
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DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation (3 units) CO7, CO11
Non-technical course providing understanding and appreciation of the art of dance, special focus on artists and styles, leading to the understanding of dance as an artistic, social and cultural form.
Units of Lecture: 3
Core Status: Core Fine Arts, CO7, CO11
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to identify and define dance genres, fundamental concepts, and terminology.
2. Students will be able to compare and contrast the artistic elements of various traditional, social, and theatrical dance performances.
3. Students will be able to analyze the origins, diversity, and creativity of the world’s dance forms.
4. Students will be able to distinguish ways in which dance functions as a means to explore, affirm, and/or celebrate individual and group identities.
5. Students will be able to critically examine dance issues in historical and contemporary global contexts through comparing and contrasting contexts.
6. Students will be able to demonstrate how local and global contexts of dance result in nuanced and/or conflicting understandings of contemporary and historical ideas and events in dance.
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