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Performance Project: Dancing Chavela Vargas — DAN4375.01

Instructor: Levi Gonzalez
Days & Time: TU,FR 4:10pm-6:00pm
Credits: 2

Chavela Vargas has often been called 鈥渓a voz de M茅xico鈥. An iconoclastic figure, a publicly queer woman singing rancheras and comporting with radical artists and activists, her life is a study in refusing to submit to social norms and embracing the power of art as an act of solidarity, resistance and love. 

Movement Practice: S茅n茅mali I- Drumming & Dancing — DAN2423.01

Instructor: Kaolack Ndiaye
Days & Time: TU,FR 8:30am-10:20am
Credits: 2

This course provides a vibrant introduction to the traditional West African rhythms and movements of the Mandingo and Wolof communities. Students will embark on a journey through both drumming and dancing disciplines, mastering intricate rhythms that will expand their musical vocabulary and enhance their dance techniques.