Dance 133 - Dance for Every Body
Dance for Every Body
Fall
2023
01
2.00
Maddy Sher,Laura Pattee David
TU TH 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM
Smith College
DAN-133-01-202401
Berenson Studio
msher@smith.edu,ldavid@smith.edu
This course serves as an accessible dance course for all students interested in dance, regardless of ability and dance experience. Throughout the semester, students are introduced to a variety of dance forms and approaches (contemporary dance, salsa, jazz/funk, improvisation). The course promotes the development of dancing skills, aesthetic appreciation, community connection and cultural literacy. In these studio classes, students learn dance techniques while cultivating physical competencies, artistic creativity and bodily expressivity as a part of a community experience. Assignments, class discussions and movement material are designed to foster critical analysis of contemporary issues related to the interaction of dance and society.