Dance 218 - Improvisation from an Africanist Perspective
Improv./Africanist Perspect.
Spring
2024
01
2.00
Shakia Barron
MW 10:00AM-11:15AM
Mount Holyoke College
123656
Kendall Hall/Sports Complex STTH
shakia@mtholyoke.edu
This course is a contemporary exploration of the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of the African-rooted community dance circle. Through movement, literary, and media-based explorations, students will examine the history of the circle and investigate dance improvisation as a practice of deep listening, researching the potential of the circle to engage people across many cultures, races, and backgrounds.
Prereq: One course in Dance.
Repeatable for credit.