KINESIOLOGY & ATHLETICS
DANCE PROGRAM
| DANC 1A | FUNDAMENTALS OF BALLET I | 1 Unit |
| Introduction to the elementary fundamentals of ballet technique and training. Includes the basic vocabulary and practice of barre and center floor exercises. | ||
| Advisory: Enrollment is limited to 6 times within the DANC 1 group. | ||
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. | ||
| 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Lifelong Understanding | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
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| DANC 1B | FUNDAMENTALS OF BALLET II | 1 Unit |
| Continuation into the intermediate/advanced fundamentals of ballet technique and training. Includes the intermediate/advanced vocabulary and practice of barre and center floor exercises. | ||
| Advisory: Enrollment is limited to 6 times within the DANC 1 group. | ||
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. | ||
| 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Lifelong Understanding | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
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| DANC 2 | BEGINNING MODERN DANCE | 1 Unit |
| Formerly: H P 32 | ||
| This course is designed to develop the student's ability to integrate expressive body movement in a creative dance form. Fundamental modern dance locomotor and axial movement are presented and practiced in class. | ||
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. | ||
| 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Lifelong Understanding | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
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| DANC 3A | BEGINNING JAZZ DANCE | 1 Unit |
| Formerly: H P 33 | ||
| Introduction to the fundamental technique of jazz dance. Emphasis is placed on class participation so that students may develop their knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of jazz dancing, including warm-up, stretch, isolations and choreography. | ||
| Advisory: Enrollment is limited to 6 times within the DANC 3 group. | ||
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. | ||
| 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Lifelong Understanding | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
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| DANC 3B | INTERMEDIATE JAZZ DANCE | 1 Unit |
| Formerly: H P 33A | ||
| Designed to give students an opportunity to practice and perfect intermediate jazz techniques. Emphasis on techniques presented as well as information on historical and stylistic perspectives of this dance form. | ||
| Advisory: Enrollment is limited to 6 times within the DANC 3 group. | ||
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. | ||
| 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Lifelong Understanding | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
| Not scheduled for the Spring quarter. | ||
| DANC 4 | BALLROOM & SOCIAL DANCE | 1 Unit |
| Introduction to ballroom andsocial dance techniques. Instruction and practice in Swing, Cha-Cha, Waltz, Fox Trot, Rhumba and Tango dances. | ||
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. | ||
| 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Lifelong Understanding | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
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| DANC 5 | WORLD DANCE | 1 Unit |
| Formerly: H P 47D | ||
| Introduction to the history and origins of multicultural dance forms. Students will learn the basic steps, combinations, and finished dances of many traditional world dance forms. | ||
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. | ||
| 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Lifelong Understanding | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
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| DANC 6 | BEGINNING COUNTRY-WESTERN LINE DANCING | 1 Unit |
| Formerly: H P 47 | ||
| Introduction to the fundamental skills for Country and Western Line Dancing. Students will participate in a variety of dance steps designed to develop the coordination, skill, choreography and timing necessary for social line dancing. | ||
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. | ||
| 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Lifelong Understanding | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
| Not scheduled for the Spring quarter. | ||
| DANC 7 | CHOREOGRAPHY | 1 Unit |
| Formerly: H P 34 | ||
| Exploration of the basic principles and theories of choreography and composition and the tools for defining the creative process. | ||
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. | ||
| 3 hours laboratory. (36 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Lifelong Understanding | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
| Not scheduled for the Spring quarter. | ||
| DANC 8 | DANCE PRODUCTION: REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE | 2 Units |
| Formerly: H P 52 | ||
| Foothill repertory and touring dance company. Students gain professional- and advance-level technique training in various dance disciplines and work with master guest artists. | ||
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. | ||
| 6 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
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| DANC 9 | MOVEMENT FOR ACTORS | 2 Units |
| Formerly: H P 72 | ||
| Principles and practice of body awareness and movement for actors focusing on movement derived from jazz, musical theater, contemporary dance. Emphasis on alignment and centering, concentration and relaxation, development of the kinesthetic sense and exploration of the body/mind connection. | ||
| Advisory: UC will accept for transfer credit either THTR 38 or DANC 9, not both. | ||
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. | ||
| 4 hours lecture-laboratory. (48 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
| Not scheduled for the Spring quarter. | ||
| DANC 10 | TOPICS IN DANCE HISTORY | 4 Units |
| Formerly: H P 70 | ||
| A comprehensive study of the evolution of theatrical dance in the western world from the 16th century through the present day. Includes the eras of French court ballet, ballet d'action, romantic and classical ballet, modern, post-modern and contemporary dance. Examines topics in dance as an art form, including history, traditions, trends; outstanding artists and works; practice in observing and understanding dance in a historical and cultural context. Analysis of dance as an expression of social order, power, classical art, a medium of cultural fusion, and as an expression of individual artists. | ||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||
| 4 hours lecture. (48 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Humanities | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
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| DANC 11 | FOOTHILL REPERTORY DANCE COMPANY | 3 Units |
| Formerly: H P 40P | ||
| Supervised participation in scheduled productions of the dance department, in cast or crew. A laboratory course for the resident and touring company of the college, including instruction on the how to of a full-scale theatrical production for public performance. | ||
| Advisory: Not open to students with credit in PHED 34G. | ||
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. | ||
| 1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory. (84 hours total per quarter.) | ||
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||
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