AAST 190 - West African Dance Forms in the Diaspora I: Survey

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD

This course will survey dance movement forms and technique from West Africa to the New World through dance performance. A survey of dance performance using academic discourse as well as a movement vocabulary will be used. The influence of West African movements on the New World will include forms from Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti. This class will be taught from a traditional West African perspective and Pan-African world view.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: M. Sharpley