Academic Bulletin 2024-2025 
    
    May 09, 2025  
Academic Bulletin 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FSDMS 201 - Dance: Ritual of Experience


Credits: 4
An exploration of ritual and ceremonial dances from multiple cultural perspectives, drawing upon insights into dance as human thought and as physical, cultural, social, economic, psychological, political and communicative behavior. Of particular interest is the role dance plays in the expression of both resistances to and maintenance of cultural expressions of power and value. Special emphasis is placed on relating each student’s personal experience of dance to the topics covered. Effective writing and speaking within the guidelines of the discipline is emphasized. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.

Distribution Requirements: none.

May count toward a minor in Dance and Movement Studies.