PSCI 15
Introduction to Tap Dance Winter 2020

Cross-listed DANC 15
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This course introduces those with little or no experience in tap dance to the basic techniques and movement/rhythm vocabularies of this musical and quintessentially American style of dance. In twice-weekly studio sessions, students will gain facility with the fundamentals of tap technique, practice basic combinations, and experiment with improvisation. To develop a richer sense of the American cultural context from which tap grew–particularly its roots in African American movement and music traditions and its appropriation by Broadway and the film industry–we will discuss film and writing on the genre’s past and present in once-weekly classroom sessions. Students should expect to gain balance, rhythm, improvisational freedom, and confidence in public performance through practicing tap. Evaluation will be based on effort and improvement in studio sessions, participation in discussions, weekly journal reflections, and a final group performance of the shim sham, tap’s so-called national anthem.
The Class: Format: lecture
Limit: 15
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: final project or presentation
Prerequisites: none; course is only open to those will little or no tap experience
Enrollment Preferences: brief personal statements
Materials/Lab Fee: approximately $50 for books
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
PSCI 15 DANC 15

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