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Timeline - Spring
| Week 1 | Week 5 | Week 9 | Week 13 |
| Week 2 | Week 6 | Week 10 | Week 14 |
| Week 3 | Week 7 | Week 11 | Week 15 |
| Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 12 | Week 16 |
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(Jan 5-7)
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One: Introduction to: What Is Dance?
Dance Exercises on the Foxtrot Technological Exercises: Get to know the functions of BB and Powerpoint; preparatory exercises for Week 2 will be posted.
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(Jan 10-14)
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Topic Two: Introduction to: Issues of Embodiment and the Gaze in Relation to Dance Dr. Picart will be gone on
a professional engagement on January 13; all lecture materials will
be discussed on Tuesday, January 11.
Dance Exercises on the Single Swing Technological Exercise: An in-class powerpoint quiz will be given, which substitutes for the weekly threaded conversation.
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(Jan 17-21) [top] |
Topic Three: Introduction to Dance in Relation to Literature and Film Jan. 17- Martin Luther King Jr. Day- No Class
Video: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Dance Exercises on the Waltz Technological Exercise: First Threaded Conversation occurs from January 23-24 (midnight)
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(Jan 24-28) [top] |
Topic Four: Dance as a Symbolic System and Its Limits Session 1:
Dr. Picart will lecture. Dance Exercises on the Rumba. Session 2: Group reports begin.
Dance Exercises on the Rumba; Excerpts from Balanchine Ballets. An in-class powerpoint quiz will be given within this week, which will substitute for threaded conversations.
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(Jan 31-Feb 4) [top] |
Topic Five: Dance, the Mind-Body Connection, Modernity and Postmodernity Session 1:
Dr. Picart will lecture. Dance Exercises on the Merengue; Excerpts from Martha Graham Dances. Session 2:
Dance Exercises on the Merengue; Excerpts from Dirty Dancing An in-class powerpoint quiz will be given this week, which will substitute for threaded conversations.
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(Feb 7-11) [top] |
Topic Six: Dance as a Visual Art: The Politics of the Gaze and Embodiment in Relation to Gender and Culture Session 1:
Dr. Picart will lecture. Dance Exercises on the Tango Session 2:
Dr. Picart will lecture.
Dr. Picart will lecture. Dance Exercises on the Tango, Excerpts from DreamworldsII An in-class powerpoint quiz will be given this week, which will substitute for threaded conversations.
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(Feb 14-18) [top] |
Topic
Seven: Literature, Painting and the Body in Relation to Dance
Session 1: Individual Reports Begin.
Dance Exercises on the Salsa/Mambo Session 2:
Dance Exercises on the Salsa/Mambo I will be away on a conference; threaded conversation will substitute for the in-class session; extra time should be spent working on your drafts. No report will be done.
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(Feb 21-25) [top] |
Session 1:
Dance Exercises on the Waltz (II) Session 2:
Dance Exercises on the Waltz (II) Because your draft is due shortly, the threaded conversation is canceled; use the time to work on that drafts.
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(Feb 28-Mar 4) [top] |
Topic Eight: Genre, Style and Dance Criticism Drafts are due on March 4, 12 noon at Williams 405; have them sign, date and time the receipt. NO late papers will be accepted. Session 1:
Dr. Picart will lecture.
Dr. Picart will lecture. Dance Exercises on the Triple Swing; Excerpts from Merce Cunningham's "Points in Space"; possible excerpts on Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham Session 2:
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(Mar 7-11) [top] |
Spring Break - no classes |
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(Mar 14-18) [top] |
On March 18,
6-9 p.m., Dr. Picart will have a performance-exhibition, with other
performance and visual artists at Gallery 621 at Railroad Square.
You are invited to come. Attendance will not be checked this is
purely voluntary. http://www.lenaphotography.com/bodies_in_motion.htm Topic Nine: Dance as a Social, Political and Linguistic Phenomenon Session 1:
Dr. Picart will lecture. Dance Exercises on the Foxtrot (II); Excerpts from Ballroom Competitions Session 2:
Dr. P. will lecture.
Threaded Conversation is canceled for this weekend. Use the time to polish your drafts.
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(Mar 21-25) [top] |
Topic 10: Body Politics Session 1: Drafts are due. The reporters have an extra 24 hours to turn in their papers to me: the deadline for these reporters is March 22, 11 a.m. at Williams 227 (my office).
Dance Exercises on the Chacha; Excerpts from Shall We Dance Session 2:
Dance Exercises
on the Chacha Threaded Conversation on March 27-28 (midnight)
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(Mar 28-Apr 1) [top] |
Topic 11: Race and Colonialism in Relation to Dance Session 1:
Dance Exercises on the Single Swing (II); Excerpts from Swing Kids Session 2:
Dance Exercises on the Single Swing (II) Threaded Conversation on April 3-4 (midnight)
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(Apr 4-8) [top] |
On April 8th, at the International Student Center at 12:15 p.m., Dr. Picart will co-host and perform on 'Global Gatherings' "Ballroom with a Twist II." You are invited to come, but not required. Attendance is purely voluntary. Session 1:
Dr. Picart will lecture. Dance Exercises on the Triple Swing (II) Session 2:
Dance Exercises on the Triple Swing (II)
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(Apr 11-15)
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Topic 12: Ethnography and Story Telling in Relation to Dance Session 1:
Dr. Picart will lecture. Dance Exercise on the Tango (II); Clips from Tango Lesson An in-class powerpoint exercise will occur this week, which will substitute for this week's threaded conversation. Session 2:
Dr. P. will lecture. Dance Exercise on the Tango (II) SUSSAI evaluations; class party; final papers are due.
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(Apr 18-22)
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Last day of class (April 22): SIRS/SUSSAI
Evaluations and Self-Evaulations for Attendance and Participation;
Class Party on the 19th;
final papers are due by Friday,
April 22nd, 12 noon Williams 405, the English Department Office. NO
late papers will be accepted. Drafts must be returned together
with the revised versions, with a cover page indicating a bibliography
of "new" and "old" texts, and an abstract; changes
made must be indicated using both boldfaced and underlined text. |
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