Call Number | 00412 |
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Day & Time Location |
MW 2:40pm-3:55pm 305 Barnard Hall |
Points | 1 |
Grading Mode | Standard |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructor | Gabri Christa |
Type | STUDIO |
Course Description | Course Description: This intermediate Contemporary Caribbean Dance class draws from different Caribbean dance styles. This Caribbean fusion class explains different cultural dances, focusing on African Diaspora principles and practices such as syncopation in body and in music. Based on many of the dance of the Caribbean Islands, students learn to identify dances and rhythms that draw from traditions, such as Arara, Palo, Salsa, Rumba, Tambu, Tumba, Merengue, Reaggaton, Cha Cha Cha, Zouk and Afro Dance, as well as more contemporary styles such as “Technica Cubana” and learn to apply them in contemporary combinations. The course is designed for students who have some dance training and are looking to widen their understanding of different dances and learn to use different body parts that are not traditionally used in modern dance but are recognizable in Jazz, hip hop and current offerings in popular
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Web Site | Vergil |
Department | Dance @Barnard |
Enrollment | 32 students (40 max) as of 11:06AM Saturday, December 7, 2024 |
Subject | Dance |
Number | BC2340 |
Section | 001 |
Division | Barnard College |
Section key | 20241DNCE2340X001 |