Topic: The Gospel of Memory

Compare and contrast “traditional”, “neotraditional”, and “contemporary” African dance.

Discuss the confluence of dance, history, memory, and tradition as they relate to African aesthetic.

Restate the importance of the use of the body and its parts in “African dance.”

Name two culture bearers and their contribution to African dance in the Unites States.

How do you thing memory, “trace”, contemporary African dance, spirit and identity will factor the second half of this course?