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  • Welcome to Dance Appreciation!

    Course Introduction
    Dance Appreciation is an introduction to dance as an art form. Throughout the semester, we'll study the historical, cultural, social, and performative contexts of various dance genres. By engaging in aesthetic, theoretical, and scholarly discourses, we can reflect on how dance functions as a form of personal expression and communication and how dance reflects on contemporary society. 

    Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

    1.     Recognize the elements of dance and apply that knowledge to analyze, explore and experience dance.

    2.     Understand the history of western performance dance and summarize major events in its development.

    3.     Apply knowledge gained in the course to develop a culturally informed dance aesthetic and a personal definition of dance.

    Navigating the Course
    Adopting institution should provide learners information on how to navigate the course. Consider adding an introductory navigation video. Text description could include, for example:
    This course is set up in Modules covering various topics which may be accessed from the course navigation menu on the left or by scrolling below. Modules may be collapsed in the menu and it the body of the course to minimize scrolling. Each module includes the relevant chapters followed by various activities, which may include discussion forums, listening activities and quizzes, practice quizzes, module tests, and other relevant activities as appropriate for each module. Many items are required and may be marked as completed automatically when the activity has been submitted (the broken check box), but others will marked as done by the student (the solid check box). 

    Please move through the items below and continue through the Learner Support and Getting Started modules before moving on to Module 1. Be sure to check for announcements and due dates to stay on track.

    Creative Commons attribution license This course and its contents are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network, except where otherwise noted. 
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