World History of the Dance / Fall 2023

   I   Introduction     Cultural retention is the act of retaining the culture of a specific ethnic group of people, especially when there is reason to believe that the culture, through inaction, may be lost . Many African-American cultures experience cultural retention as a result of the influx of Africans during the slave trade.     There is no movement without rhythm. Link:  https://youtu.be/lVPLIuBy9CY Question 1 What does the expression "there is no movement without rhythm" mean within the context of African dance?    II   Learning Objectives      Understand the importance of the God of metals  Explain the relationship between dance and rituals in the context of Yoruba rituals Gather an awareness of the influence that Yoruba dances have had on Caribbeans cultures  Experience the explorations of dance moves from the Yoruba pantheon .     III   Main Lesson   1       W...

  I   Unit: Iron Age Theme: Dokwasa / The Last Iron Master   Introduction The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. The concept has been mostly applied to Iron Age Europe and the Ancient Near East, but also, by analogy, to other parts of the Old World (1200 BC - 550 BC).     II  Learning Objectives   Understand why the Bantu migration was so important Explain the role of dance withing the iron smelting process  Gain an awareness of the function of a smelting master within a large ritual context Experience the creation of a three act dance/performance in which you re-enact the three stages of the smelting process   III Main Lesson 1 Nok Culture / Iron Age   The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. Th...

   I  Unit: Assessment  Theme: Mid-Term Quiz   Introduction Every semester I assess your understanding of the content covered so far. Just right before the progress report's dead line, you test your own abilities to retain some of the themes we have learned and experienced together.   Today's quiz evaluates how efficient I have been in communicating ideas about World History of the Dance based on your responses to the questions below.   II Objectives Understand the nature of self-assessment Make sense of the various concepts explored in class Gather an awareness of assessment that is conducive to further learning Experience what is like to put into practice the content learned in class   III Main Lesson    1   The Age System   Natufian Culture / Neolithic Period The Natufian culture is a Late Epipaleolithic archaeological culture of the Levant, dating to around 15,000 to 11,500 years ago. The culture was unusual in that...