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NCCCS Combined Course Library Dance Courses

Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hrs. (Lecture Hrs.-Lab Hrs.)

DAN 110 Dance Appreciation 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

This course for non-dance majors surveys diverse dance forms and the religious and cultural values that shape them. Topics include dances from Europe, Africa, Asia, and America. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the diverse forms and values that dance embraces. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in humanities/fine arts.

DAN 211 Dance History I 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

This course provides an in-depth study of world dance from pre-history to 1800. Emphasis is placed on examining the dance and dancers of diverse cultures including Africa, Asia, and Europe. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze the common need to dance and the forms, religions, and cultural values it embodies. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in humanities/fine arts.

DAN 212 Dance History II 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

This course provides an in-depth study of world dance from 1800 to the present. Emphasis is placed on Western theatrical dance ballet, modern dance, tap, and jazz) and the personalities that shaped it. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze culturally diverse dance forms and their cross-pollination which have produced the "pan world dance of today." This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in humanities/fine arts.


Updated November 15, 2008
 

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