DANCE HISTORY II: DIRECTIONS AND ISSUES OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify key approaches and pioneers in dance practices of the 20th and 21st century Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze, discuss, and compare performance in various geographical and historical contexts Audience: Undergraduate 3. Situate performance practices and choreographic approaches in broader historical contexts Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critically contextualize performance approaches in relation to prevalent dance studies discourses Audience: Undergraduate 5. Research and critically evaluate and compare primary and secondary sources Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify key approaches and pioneers in dance practices of the 20th and 21st century Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze, discuss, and compare performance in various geographical and historical contexts Audience: Undergraduate 3. Situate performance practices and choreographic approaches in broader historical contexts Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critically contextualize performance approaches in relation to prevalent dance studies discourses Audience: Undergraduate 5. Research and critically evaluate and compare primary and secondary sources Audience: Undergraduate