MUS 125
Music and Social Dance in Latin America Fall 2014
Division I Exploring Diversity Initiative
Cross-listed DANC 125
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This course offers a full-spectrum introduction to the sounds, movements, and social characteristics of a number of Latin American social dance forms, including samba, salsa, tango, and the Afro-Surinamese genre, awasa. Through critical listening and viewing assignments, performance workshops, and readings from disciplines spanning ethnomusicology, anthropology, dance studies, Latin American studies and history, students will combine a technical understanding of the musical and choreographic features of these genres with a consideration of their social impact. Among the questions that will drive class discussions are the following: How do sound and movement interrelate? What aspects of gender, sexuality, class, race and ethnicity arise in the performance and consumption of Latin American genres of social dance? How do high political, economic, and personal stakes emerge through activities more commonly associated with play and leisure? No prior music or dance training is necessary, however this course does require regular engagement in interactive and performance-based assignments and workshops.
The Class: Format: seminar/studio
Limit: 20
Expected: 15
Class#: 1792
Grading: OPG
Requirements/Evaluation: one performance/analysis project, one group project, one paper (10-12 pages)
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: upperclassmen, music majors, and students with concentration in Latio/a Studies
Unit Notes: MUS Group A Electives--classes 15 and 16 MUS World Music/Ethnomusicology--class of 17 and beyond
Distributions: Division I Exploring Diversity Initiative
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
MUS 125 Division I DANC 125 Division I
Attributes: MUS Group A Electives
MUS World Music/Ethnomusicology

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