Orissi Dance Modules, 1990 - 2005

Sub-Series — folders: 10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of Ratna Roy's academic portfolio from 1988 to 2009. It includes faculty evaluations of Roy written by students, the syllabi, covenants, and descriptions of programs that Roy taught, and her self evaluations, as well as the evaluations of her by other faculty, and her evaluations of them. It also includes personal papers that relate to her position at TESC and the programs that she taught.

Dates

Creation: 1990 - 2005

Extent

10 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Class Description

"Monday classes will be devoted to the rudiments of Orissi dance while the Wednesday classess will focus on 'Vasanta Pallavi', a pure dance number, and a 'Mangalacharana', an invocation dance, in that order. Throughout the two quarters, we will constantly study tala, rhythm. In the winter quarter, we will be accompanied by a drummer." - Class syllabus (1990)

This was a recurring class for several years, from 1990 to 2005.

Modules include Beginning, Intermidiate, and Performance Orissi, takes as 4-credit side classes, usually on top of a regular 16 credit core class.