THTR 1150 — Dance History

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath EINUpath ICusually offered: falltypical days: W/FBostonTraditional

Examines how different movement traditions─ballet, modern, postmodern, jazz, hip-hop, social dance, and contemporary experiments─embody distinct artistic, cultural, and political priorities. Investigates how evolving concepts of beauty, virtuosity, and expressivity have influenced dance practice and reception through the course of the 20th century and into the 21st. Explores how dance reflects and shapes broader cultural values through the lens of specific dance artists including Marius Petipa, George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, Pina Bausch, Kyle Abraham, Crystal Pite, Alexander Ekman, and Ohad Naharin, among many others. No prior dance experience required.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Spring 20251151979%4.0
Fall 20251121963%7.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 44% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 0% · F 56%

Common patterns: WF (56% of sections), MW (44% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

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