This first module introduces the course, the study of dance history and the elements of prehistoric dance as well as tribal dance. There are 7 slide decks based on a 75-minute class.
Readings: Kassing Gayle. "Dance at the Dawn of Time", History of Dance 2nd ed, 2017 Human Kinetics.
Readings: Rangazzi, Interpreting Prehistoric Visual Sources for Dance, Journal of Archeology
Readings: Garfinkel, The Earliest Dancing Scenes in the Near East, Near Eastern Archeology
Readings: Lewis-Williams, J.D.. “The San Shamanic Dance and Its Relation to Rock Art.” The Spirit's Dance in Africa
Readings: Beaman, World Dance Cultures sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.5
Readings: Lopez y Royo, Dance in Ninth Century Java: A Methodology for the Analysis and Reconstruction of the Dance, Near Eastern Archeology and Beaman, World Dance Cultures sections 2.3, 2.4
Readings: time to catch on previous readings