Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour; written work, 1 hour
Catalog page 245
Prerequisites: DNCE 019 (may be taken concurrently); or consent of instructor
Description: Explores street dance as a lens to consider issues of cultural transmission, ritual practices, gender and sexuality, Western and non-Western aesthetic influences, market forces, and local interests. Familiarizes students with Hip Hop dance scholarship; reconsiders Hip Hop historical narratives through collective enactments; and develops students’ critical analysis skills.