THEA 329 - Advanced African Dance

Credits: 4

Dance is one of the oldest art forms in Africa. This course expands on intro class in African dance traditions from Ghana. It explores the meaning, values and various contexts in which dance is performed among Ghanaian societies. Advanced class offers more in depth study of various movements, gestures and expressions as a significant means of communicating ideas and enforcing social bonds, as well as learning new songs that accompany the dances to deepen understanding of the interrelatedness of holistic African and Ghanaian music/dance cultures. Prerequisite: THEA 229. and spring semesters.