DANC 071A SC - Intro to Latin Hustle

Following the civil rights movement and amidst the women’s and gay liberation movements, a partner touch dance emerged out of the South Bronx embodying the social, political, and economic times of the early 1970’s. This introductory course explores the roots of Latin Hustle from Mambo and Swing dance and its interaction with otherstreet and club stylesincluding rocking and freestyle. Classes are gender neutral, and everyone learns both leader and follower roles, as well as role swapping. In a lab week (twice per semester), there will only be one class that is 3 hours in length. The Club as the Classroom opportunity converts the studio into a club where students and participants engage in a club-simulated environment, which was influential to the development and practice of the dance. The point of these labs is to experience social dance as an emergent practice through improvisation.

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