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-pollenation 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.