Understanding Dance: An Immersive Experience
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2020
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Understanding Dance: An Immersive Experience aims to provide students with information about basic concepts -elements of dance, important roles within dance production, choreographic principles- and encourages deeper investigation of the many roles dance plays within society.
Preface: Uncovering the DNA of Dance
Chapter 1 – The DNA of Dance
Chapter 2 – Elements of Dance and its Choreographic Principles
Chapter 3 – Representations of the Body and Aesthetics
Chapter 4 – Behind the Scenes of a Dance Performance
Chapter 5 – Dance as Religious Practice
Chapter 6 – Educational Functions of Dance
Chapter 7 – Dancing for Social Cohesion
Chapter 8 – Dance as a Performing/Fine Art
Chapter 9 – The Dance of Politics
Welcome to Understanding Dance: An Immersive Experience. With more than twenty years of experience as an educator in post-secondary institutions, I have taught a wide variety of students, from the reluctant freshman who is just beginning their journey in dance studies, to the graduate student who plans to teach others. Once I decided to write this text, I spent a lot of time thinking about what students should learn and appreciate about dance, both as an art form and as a means to engage with the community. Many dance appreciation texts cover essential concepts while others investigate the functions of dance in society; however, a comprehensive dance appreciation course should examine dance in a multitude of ways. Therefore, Understanding Dance: An Immersive Experience aims to provide students with information about basic concepts -elements of dance, important roles within dance production, choreographic principles- and encourages deeper investigation of the many roles dance plays within society.
Dr. Gretchen S. McLaine