Dance 234 - House Dance
House Dance
Fall
2023
01
2.00
Shakia Barron
TTH 01:45PM-03:00PM
Mount Holyoke College
122038
Kendall Hall/Sports Complex ST3
shakia@mtholyoke.edu
This course is designed for dancers to learn the fundamentals of House dance. Students will learn the history and culture of House along with terminology of the dance movements. Class will include across the floor drills and center combinations, which will ask the dancers to find their relationship to musicality, athleticism, dynamics, and articulation of the body. Improvisation is a critical component of this course. This will empower them to embody the movement, feel comfortable improvising, and have a greater capacity to learn more intricate choreography.
Repeatable for credit.