This class explores dance as a reflection of culture and as an art form from the earliest societies to the present. Concert and Global dances will be observed closely as communication, art forms and commercial entertainment. Throughout the course students will analyze dance forms from both video and written material. Cultural influence and the contributions of individual artists will be investigated. This course specifically will concentrate on historically relevant choreographers and their processes, allowing the graduate level choreographers in the class to learn from, and possibly borrow concepts and practices of choreographers who came before them.