Task: Answer does not require a paragraph, as long as question is fully answered it is ok to move on.
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BEYOND DESCRIPTION ASSIGNMENT
Read “Writing beneath the Surface” by Deborah Jowitt. The file is attached.
Write/specify Assignment title
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Please answer questions below
What are three things you learned from this article? Why did these ideas resonate with you?
Though we focus on dance writing for this course, how can you apply the skills Jowitt discusses in her chapter to help your writing for your major/career.
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NON- DANCE DESCRIPTION ASSIGNMENT
Read “Modern and Contemporary Dance” from Learning About Dance. The file is attached below.
Tasks:
Choose one activity that includes movements from your non-dance life (e.g. washing your face, getting ready to drive, playing a sport, making a sandwich)
Describe the movements as accurately as possible. One method is the three-component description (body part-verb-adverb). Avoid using general words such as “movement,” “move,” “action,” or “gesture.”
Edit and revise into a short narrative.
Example of three-component descriptions and the revised description:
fingertips grasped the pencil gently
wrist glided smoothly and flicked rapidly
thumb pressed strongly
“My fingertips gently grasped the pencil intentionally and familiarly. Gliding smoothly and flicking rapidly from the wrist, I created traces of markings on the page. I was unaware that my thumb pressed too strongly causing the angular shape of the pencil to leave an indentation on my ring finger.”
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MARCH OF THE SEASONS Assignment
Watch an excerpt from March of the Seasons by Pina Bausch (0:14-1:46 only). The video is embedded below. Watch it as many times as you need to.
Label the parts of your assignment for easy readability.
Describe the movements as accurately as possible. One method is the three-component description (body part-verb-adverb). Avoid using general words such as “movement,” “move,” “action,” or “gesture.”
Revise and edit the description into a short narrative
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Five Premises for a Culturally Sensitive Approach to Dance assignment
Read
Five Premises for a Culturally Sensitive Approach to Dance attached below
Write/specify Assignment title
# and write answers only
What are three things you learned from this article? Why did these ideas resonate with you?
Describe an event (either from the news or your personal history) in which people did not engage with one another in a culturally sensitive way. Explain how the event would have ended better if those involved engaged with each other in a culturally sensitive way.
