General Information

• Name: Dance Appreciation
• Discipline: Dance (DAN)
• Units (Credits): 3
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Communications and Fine Arts
• Prerequisites: None

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Provides a non-technical course which offers an understanding and appreciation of the art of dance, with special focus on the artists and styles.

II: Course Objectives

By the completion of the class, the students should, with an accuracy of 75%:

• Know key developments in the history of dance
• Understand the different genres of dance: ballet, jazz, tap, modern and ethnic
• Understand the behind-the-scenes activities of a dance production

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Students should:
1. Succeed at transfer institutions
2. Understand the importance of cultural traditions, diversity, and ethics in the modern world
3. Have an understanding of fine arts or performing arts

Personal Development:
* develop creative capacities

Community Commitment:
* participate in a cultural or artistic event
* appreciate the unique role of the fine arts and humanities in the development of cultural values