DANCE 490 B: Special Studies in Dance

HISTORY OF POPULAR DANCE IN THE UNITED STATES EXPLORE HOW VARIOUS DANCE STYLES BECAME PROLIFIC IN POP CULTURE. DIVE INTO THE ORIGINS OF THE CAKEWALK AN THE CHARLESTON AND GENRES LIKE TAP, LINDY HOP, JAZZ, AND STREET STYLES. DISCOVER HOW THE STYLES BECAME THE DANCES WE SEE AND RECOGNIZE TODAY ON DIGITAL PLATFORM PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE ORIGINS OF AFRICAN DIASPORIC DANCE FORMS IN TH US, THE ROLE DIGITAL DOMAINS PLAYED IN ITS EXPANSION, SYSTEMS OF POWER AND OPPRESSION, AND THE ETHICS OF PARTICIPATION IN APPROPRIATED DANCE FORMS.