Dance 142 - West African Dance
West African Dance
Spring
2021
01
2.00
Ninoska Escobar
M 09:45AM-11:00AM;TTH 09:30AM-11:15AM;WF 10:15AM-11:15AM
Mount Holyoke College
113320
Kendall Hall/Sports Complex ST3;Kendall Hall/Sports Complex ST3;Kendall Hall/Sports Complex ST3
nescobar@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.