Dance 142 - West African Dance
West African Dance
Fall
2021
01
2.00
Alpha Kaba,Charles Flachs
MW 07:15PM-08:30PM
Mount Holyoke College
114945
Kendall Hall/Sports Complex ST2
akaba@mtholyoke.edu
cflachs@mtholyoke.edu
The objectives of the course are for students to understand the profound influence African dance has had on American dance forms, to understand the significance of dance in African culture, and to understand the connection between drummer and dancer and to appreciate and respect a culture that is different yet similar in many ways to American culture.
Repeatable for credit.