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Course Description: Introduction to Dance Studies
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Course Description: Introduction to Dance Studies

Introduction to Dance Studies

33-1351

This course orients students to the field of dance as an academic discipline, profession, and art form. To this end, this course arms students with information and processes of inquiry so as to facilitate their own decision making as they proceed in the department. Topics to be covered include: an introduction to dance as an art form; dance history; dance as a product of culture; the relationship of dance technique to the overall field; and strategies for effective learning, professional engagement, and longevity in the discipline. Class sessions will be augmented by guest lectures led by a number of different Dance Department faculty, staff, students, and alumni in an effort to bring new students fully into our learning community.

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