Dance 191A - S- Afro Modern

This course develops technical skill and creativity through the fusion of diverse dance styles, grounded in the tecnica cubana of Ramiro Guerra, Eduardo Rivero, and Arnaldo Patterson. Students will explore techniques from Graham, Cunningham, Limon, and Humphrey alongside ballet and Afro-Cuban dances - both sacred and vernacular - integrating improvisation and expressive breathing. Emphasis is placed on spine articulation, movement isolations, and complex polyrhythms to enhance performance. Risk-taking, collaboration, and openness to experimentation are central to the learning process. Classes include live drumming, journaling, readings, video discussions, and short improvisational or choreographic studies.

This class is open to BA and BFA Dance majors only.