Contemporary African Dance I

DAN2124.02
Course System Home Terms Spring 2016 Contemporary African Dance I

Course Description

Summary

Students are guided through a series of isolations, progressions, and concepts that demonstrate neo-traditional African dance styles combined with Solo Badolo鈥檚 own movement approach. Cultural, philosophical and aesthetic concepts are shared to assist in understanding and embodying the technique. With emphasis placed on grounded movement, articulation (head, torso, legs, arms) and polyrhythms, students experience fast moving, high impact, cardiovascular dance.  In addition to learning fundamental movement vocabulary, each student will develop a practice that facilitates whole body awareness, attention to breathing, and an acknowledgment of self as a citizen of the world.  

Prerequisites

None.

Please contact the faculty member : dreitz@bennington.edu

Instructor

  • Dana Reitz

Day and Time

Academic Term

Spring 2016

Area of Study

Credits

1

Course Level

2000

Maximum Enrollment

20