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Apr 27, 2024
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MCCC College Catalog 2022-23 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DANCE 251 - History of Dance
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090 and ENGL 090 or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
C5 General Education Human Experience Satisfier Y
Session Cycle: FW
This course serves as a foundation in which to develop a greater understanding of the chronological events, people and places that shaped dance into an art form, a medium of expression and aesthetic experience. Students will examine dance as it has served as ritual, play and art from primitive societies to present. Participants will investigate the major genres including ballet, modern, jazz, tap, musical theater, social dance and world dance forms. The course promotes research and discoveries of key figures, major contributors and collaborators. The relevance of dance education and dance career options are also discussed.
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