Dance and Interdependent Community

4.0 credits

In this course, students dance and move with women in recovery who are living in transitional housing, as well as elders in the community. It is meaningful work that supports the well-being of everyone involved, while providing practice in fieldwork. We work in collaboration with one another and with the partners to create dance experiences that build community, invite agency, mindfulness, and personal expression, and in doing so, we challenge our biases and develop understanding and empathy. Students are expected to visit community sites and carry out project activities that fall outside of regular class meetings. Transportation will be provided where necessary.