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Instructor

Melissa Blanco

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Spring 2008

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Undergraduate

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BALANCHINE BALLET ORAL PRESENTATION

Fall River Legend: Conveying Cultural Mores and Cultural Identity

Gender and Individuality in the 'Gold Section' of Twyla Tharp's The Catherine Wheel

Religion and Social Order in Alvin Ailey’s Revelations

Paper # 1: Due Tuesday, February 26, at the BEGINNING of class

PAPER # 2

Paper # 2 Due March 20 – How does the dance “Fall River Legend” (DeMille, 1950) convey concepts of Cultural Mores and Cultural

21M. 670 – Traditions in American Concert Dance: Gender and Autobiography

21M.670: Traditions in American Concert Dance and Gender Autobiography

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Some ways to consider movement/movement quality

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