DANC 201 History of Western Concert Dance: 1600 to the Present

This course focuses on the historical development of dance as a performing art during the seventeenth through twentieth centuries, with particular emphasis on contemporary dance. Content includes an in-depth look at the artists, their philosophies, and the social context in which they worked.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to enduring and contemporary issues of aesthetics and creativity as they relate to the people and events that have affected the development and content of dance in the past three centuries.
2. Reflect upon personal dance experience, and incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into the analysis of Western concert dance in comparison to non-Western dance forms.
3. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role of dance as an art form and its relationship to other arts as it reveals the human condition.
4. Pose and address questions and formulate ideas related to the historical development of theatrical dance from the seventeenth century to the present with emphasis on twentieth century ballet and modern dance as it reflects creative expression with social and cultural contexts.
5. Evaluate the authority, credibility, and purpose of primary and secondary sources.
6. Research appropriate, relevant sources, and properly attribute content for the purpose of writing about dance.

Course Objectives

1. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to enduring and contemporary issues of aesthetics and creativity as they relate to the people and events that have affected the development and content of dance in the past three centuries.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Homework assignment

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT1
2. Reflect upon personal dance experience, and incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into the analysis of Western concert dance in comparison to non-Western dance forms.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT2
3. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role of dance as an art form and its relationship to other arts as it reveals the human condition.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Research project

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT3
4. Pose and address questions and formulate ideas related to the historical development of theatrical dance from the seventeenth century to the present with emphasis on twentieth century ballet and modern dance as it reflects creative expression with social and cultural contexts.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Written assignment

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT4
5. Evaluate the authority, credibility, and purpose of primary and secondary sources.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Information Literacy Rubric

   Information Literacy

   • IL2
6. Research appropriate, relevant sources, and properly attribute content for the purpose of writing about dance.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Information Literacy Rubric

   Information Literacy

   • IL1
   • IL3