Course Description

Dance Your Major is an opportunity to conceive, express, and share the main concepts of your degree through movement. In the course you will make a short film that describes your major through interpretive dance. The idea for this course is based on the international competition “Dance your PhD” in which science students design dances to illustrate their dissertation research. For this class ALL majors are welcome and you do not need to have prior skills or experience with film or dance. This is an opportunity to get out of your head and conceptualize your studies with a body and movement connection.

For more information and an example of the “Dance your PhD” visit these links:

https://www.science.org/content/page/announcing-annual-dance-your-ph-d-contest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8XAFFPhz8Q

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Requirements

Generating a 3-minute film that describes what you are studying (your major or a significant research project) to a general audience. You must be part of your video.

About the Instructor(s): Bridgit Luján

Bridgit Luján was introduced to dance study at the young age of two. She is a UNM alumni graduating with a MA in Dance History and a MBA in International Management. She received her MFA from a small liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, Wilson College. Bridgit has taught in higher education since 2002 and is also a dance journalist for Dance Magazine in NYC. She was a Fulbright Research Scholar Fellowship recipient 2022-2023.