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| 1. Description - |
| 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.
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| Prerequisite: None
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| Co-requisite: None
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| Advisory: None
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| 2. Course Objectives - |
| The student will be able to:
- perform the fundamental exercises of beginning modern dance including center floor combinations.
- define the traditional vocabulary of positions and steps in the beginning modern dance class syllabus.
- identify and explain the progression exercises of the specific order of individual classroom exercises.
- analyze the historical development of modern dance.
- increase body awareness and confidence.
- recognize modern dance relationship to artistic references.
- appreciate classical and contemporary music as an integral part of the dance class.
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| 3. Special Facilities and/or Equipment - |
| Dance studio. Proper dance attire.
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| 4. Course Content (Body of knowledge) - |
| - Center floor exercises
- Extensions
- Balances
- Movement phrases
- Small jumps
- Big jumps
- Steps and positions
- Plie
- Tendu
- Degage
- Fall and rebound
- Curves of the back
- Use of breath
- Leg swings
- Developpe
- Grande battement
- Historical analysis of modern dance
- Sources and influences of historical periods on the evolution of modern dance
- Transition from classical to modern as an accepted form of performance
- Body Awareness
- Alignment
- Placement
- Agility
- Endurance and coordination
- Control
- Artistic References
- Reference to contemporary dance companies
- Sources and styles of musical accompaniment
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| 5. Repeatability - Moved to header area. |
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| 6. Methods of Evaluation - |
| - Periodic instructor evaluation of performance skills
- Demonstration and explanation of selected exercises
- Written critique on a live dance performance
- Final written test on vocabulary and concepts of beginning modern dance technique
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| 7. Representative Text(s) - |
| None
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| 8. Disciplines - |
| Dance
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| 9. Method of Instruction - |
| Discussion, Cooperative learning exercises, Laboratory, Demonstration
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| 10. Lab Content - |
| This is a P.E. activity course. All lab content is covered under course content.
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| 11. Honors Description - No longer used. Integrated into main description section. |
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| 12. Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing and Outside of Class Assignments - No content |
| 13. Need/Justification - |
| This course meets the Foothill GE Requirements for Area VII, Lifelong Learning.
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