DAN 104 - West African Dance

Through a social context, this participatory course provides a performance-oriented exploration of traditional West African dance forms most widely taught in the United States. Focusing on dance movements that originated in such West African countries as Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea, and Liberia, this course emphasizes the language of drum and dance movements as artistic expressions of the daily social-cultural experiences of traditional West African societies.

General Education Elective(s): Humanities
Note(s): Required proper dance attire may include wrapped skirts over leotard, other garments, or loose, baggy pants and tops.

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