DANS 323 — Popular Dance 1
Dance Studies · University of Ghana
This course deals with the theory and practice of selected Ghanaian popular dances. Students will study both the history and transformation of selected traditional dance forms into contemporary constructs. Both the practical and theory sessions will trace the relationship of particular popular dance movements to existing traditional African dances such as Kpanlogo and Oge; and Azonto and Kpanlogo, all of the Ga people of Accra.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- DANS 301 — Anatomy and Physiology for the Dancer
- DANS 302 — Historical and Comparative Dance Studies
- DANS 303 — Introduction to Dance Composition
- DANS 304 — Intermediate Dance Composition
- DANS 305 — African Dance Performance I
- DANS 306 — African Dance Performance II
- DANS 307 — Intermediate Dance Technique I
- DANS 308 — Intermediate Dance Technique II
- DANS 309 — Lighting Design for Dance
- DANS 310 — Dance Production
- DANS 311 — Traditional Drumming I
- DANS 312 — Traditional Drumming II
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).