DANC 351 - Anatomy and Kinesiology

CR: 3
Prerequisite: First-year students with permission. Understanding movement from the architecture and framework of the human body is important for dancers or for anyone who wants to know more about the way people move. Through lectures and experiential kinetic laboratory, this course covers the systematic study of skeletal and muscular systems of the human body with anatomical analysis of basic movement patterns and discussion of current medical and ethical issues. It offers an introduction to somatic techniques to help develop more efficient use of the body and to avoid injury. Lectures and laboratory. Offered alternate years.