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DANCE 6 - Beginning World Arts Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa & Diaspora: West African DanceCourse units: 2 Course ID: 173017110 MWF 3-4:30 pm, 1000 Kaufman HallFocus on beginning level of di!erent West African dance techniques and practices. Answers questions of why, where, when, and who dances them. Leads to clearer understanding of why these speci"c dances are danced, where in West Africa dances comes from, on what occasions they are danced, and which gender should execute them. Instructor: Willy Souly, for more information: [email protected]
DANCE 8 - Beg. World Arts Practices in Latin America & Diaspora: Introduction to TangoCourse units: 2 Course ID: 173016110 MWF 1-2:30 pm, 208 Kaufman HallTango is typically known as a competitive ballroom dance or a glittery Broadway spectacle. But there is a more mysterious tango being danced in cities around the world today: a complex, improvised social dance. In this course, we explore this social tango and become #uent in its unique movement language. No partner required. Everyone will learn both leading and following. Questions? Write to Instructor, Sharna Fabiano [email protected] This course will also be o!ered during Summer Session C, August 4-Sept.12, 2014.
DANCE 65 - Intermediate Modern/Post-Modern DanceCourse units: 2 Course ID: 173202110 TR 1-3:30 pm, 214 Kaufman HallMOVE WITH INTENTION! This class is for movers who want to expand on their knowledge of modern and post modern dance. We will employ technical aims of strength building, released joint conditioning, and modern phrase-work with a temporal awareness to safe-practice and dynamic risk. Our aim is to engage deeply and wildly with the space, gravity, each other, and ourselves. In this 6-week survey we will learn and dissect warming-up, center, traveling, partnering, improvisation, and choreographed phrases and scores. Liven up your summer with dance! Instructor: Kevin Williamson, [email protected]
WL ARTS 33 Indigenous WorldviewsCourse units: 5 Course ID: 401100110 Satis!es G.E. requirement in Fd. of Society and Culture (Social Analysis) MWF 10-11:30 am, 101 Kaufman HallThis course focuses on native peoples’ worldviews as they are expressed through language, ritual and ecology. The course title is non-geographically speci"c to allow variation over time and to draw inter-continental and global implications through class discussions and texts. This class meets for 90 minutes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Instructor: Alessandra Williams, [email protected]
WL ARTS 120 - Selected Topics in Cultural Studies, Section 1: Sports CultureCourse units: 4 Course ID: 401420110 TR 1-3:05 pm, 101 Kaufman HallStudy of sports can provide important space in which to think critically about human beliefs and behaviors. Emphasis on identifying and interpreting signi"cance of sports and athletics as culturally and socially informed activities. Careful analysis of athletic events--whether they be NFL football games, Mexican professional wrestling extravaganzas, or Brazilian soccer matches--provides meaningful insights into worldviews and value systems of societies in which these behaviors take place. More specifically, analysis can reveal, among other things, culturally derived understandings of body, ideals of physical beauty and prowess, concepts of racial ability (both mental and physical), notions of gender-appropriate behavior, and critical aspects of group (local, national, ethnic, etc.) identity formation. Instructor: Patrick Polk, [email protected]
WL ARTS 120 - Selected Topics in Cultural Studies, Section 2: Dreams, Visions, and RepresentationsCourse units: 4 Course ID: 401420210 TR 10:45-12:50 pm, 153 Kaufman HallExamination of range of dreaming and visionary traditions, mostly deriving from Amerindian contexts, but also including Islamic, Buddhist, and Western imaginaries. Exploration of way these ostensibly private experiential states become externalized and woven into daily life, giving rise to wide range of expressive public forms from informal narratives to mythic stories, songs, and visionary artwork. Instructor: Kevin Groark, [email protected]
Summer Session A June 23-August 1, 2014
DANCE 8 - Beg. World Arts Practices in Latin America & Diaspora: Introduction to Tango Course units: 2 Course ID: 173016130 MWF 1-2:30 pm, 208 Kaufman HallSee Session A above for description and instructor contact.
DANCE 9: Beginning World Arts Practices in North America and Diaspora: Tap Course units: 2 Course ID: 173025130 TR 3:15 – 5:20 pm, 208 Kaufman HallExploration of basic tap technique including an introduction to essential tap dance vocabulary, as well as o!ering a foundation for understanding rhythm. Students learn brief combinations including single basic time step and classic shim sham. Classes complemented with a wide range of musical accompaniment, with special attention given to old jazz standards. Introduction to history of tap dance through video presentations and short reading assignments. Instructor: Brynn Shiovitz, [email protected]
DANCE 59: Intermediate World Arts Practices in North America & Diaspora: HIP HOP/FUNKAMENTALSCourse units: 2 Course ID: 173177130 TR 10:45 – 12:50 pm, 1000 Kaufman HallGroove-oriented-technique based approach to learning hip-hop/street dance vocabulary and movement principles. Designed to explore fundamental body language, mechanics, and spiritual modes present in a variety of African American/Afro-diasporic social/ trendy/ popular dance practices. Special attention placed on principles of freestyling and collective individuality. This movement system is not limited to executing the physical activities characteristic of many Hip-Hop technique classes. In addition to focusing on what's most appropriate in training the human body, this movement system includes the mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the movements. Two keywords this summer are approach and exploration. Come willing, ready, and able to get your groove on. Instructor: D. Sabela Grimes, [email protected]
DANCE 159 Movement Theories: Pilates-Based Theory and PracticesCourse units: 2 Course ID: 173654130 TR 1-3:30 pm, 214 Kaufman HallPilates matwork can be radiant! Study is founded on the traditions and teachings of Joseph Pilates with an updated, embodied, and imaginative approach to initiating full-bodied movement from your center. Informed by years of dancing, Ideokinesis, Maureen Fleming technique, and yoga, students practice increased awareness of body and mind, explore the core, and investigate and re-pattern current movement pathways and the resulting muscular development, enabling energy to move optimally through our more aligned body systems and reducing injury. Open to all levels, ages, and backgrounds. Instructor: Alexandra Shilling, [email protected]
Summer Session C August 4 - September 12, 2014
**All course o erings are subject to cancella on should they not meet minimum enrollment requirements.
JUNE 21 TO JUNE 29, 2014Summer High School Dance/Performing Arts IntensiveNine full-days/residency program culminating in a work-in-progress performance the last day of the program.Course units: 2Director of program: Jackie LopezMore info: http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Dance/overview.htm
The Summer Dance/Performing Arts Intensive is an award-winning unique nine-day program that integrates the disciplines of dance, choreography, spoken word, music, and identity exploration, and o!ers guidance to students in assessing the role the arts can and will play in the next stage of their lives. The program is for advanced high school students dedicated and interested in taking their artistic abilities to the next level through intensive training and creative collaboration, culminating in a "nal performance. The intensive is open to students who are high school sophomores, juniors, or seniors at the time of the application.
JULY 11 TO AUGUST 10, 2014Prana Flow Yoga Teacher Training IntensiveCourse units: 2Faculty: Shiva Rea, Carson E!rd, and guest instructorsMore info: http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/PranaFlowYoga/overview.htm
Deepen your personal practice, immerse in the Los Angeles community and embark on the teaching path in UCLA Summer Institute's Prana Flow®: Energetic Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training, o!ered by the world-renowned UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance. Our month-long, 200-hour, Yoga Alliance approved, summer intensive will prepare you to teach Prana Flow® yoga created by Shiva Rea from a somatic perspective. Upon successful completion of the program, you will earn two units of UCLA credit and receive your Prana Flow® yoga certi"cate, allowing you to register with the Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level as a Registered Yoga Teacher. If you are an undergraduate or graduate student, or professional, without serious injury and a regular yoga practice for at least two years, you are encouraged to apply.. Questions? Contact Carson, carsone"[email protected]