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Course Prefix
DNCE
Course Number
1
School Identifier
Course Suffix
1
Schools
IFA - Arts
Open Entry
No
Department
IDNC - Dance
Subject
DANCE - Dance
Program
DANCE - Dance
Course Title
Introduction to Dance: Overview
Short Title
Intro Dance: Overview
Course TOP Codes should be aligned with the program. Career Education must use an occupational TOP Code. Please check the TOP Code manual or consult with the Curriculum Specialist for assistance.
CB03 TOP Code
100800 - Dance
CB04 Course Credit Status
D - Credit - Degree Applicable
California Classification Code (CB11)
Y - Credit Course
Effective Implementation date of new/revised course
Fall 2020
Catalog Course Description
This course introduces the basic techniques, styles, and backgrounds of ballet, modern, and jazz dance, as well as other dance forms, such as hip hop, tap, international (e.g., African and Middle Eastern), and social dance. It is designed for dancers of any experience level. The course focuses on developing coordination, flexibility, strength, and postural alignment. Movement studies and improvisations encourage student individuality. DNCE 1 (or DNCE 1A and 1B) may be taken once for a maximum of 2 units.
Class Schedule Course Description
Introduces the basic techniques, styles, and backgrounds of ballet, modern, and jazz dance, as well as other dance forms, such as hip hop, tap, international (e.g., African and Middle Eastern), and social dance. Designed for dancers of any experience level.
Justification of Need
Five to six year revisions.
Material Fee
0.00
Is this a cross listed course? No

Units/Hours

CB04: Credit Status
D - Credit - Degree Applicable
CB10 Course COOP Work Exp-ED
N - Is not part of a cooperative work experience education program.
This course is variable No
This course is approved for lab workload (1.0) No
If no hours per category enter zero.
Weekly Faculty Contact Hours Lecture Min
1.00
Weekly Faculty Contact Hours Lecture Max
1.00
Weekly Faculty Contact Hours Lab Min
3.00
Weekly Faculty Contact Hours Lab Max
3.00
Weekly Faculty Contact Hours Learn Ctr Min
0.00
Weekly Faculty Contact Hours Learn Ctr Max
0.00
Weekly Faculty Contact Hours Total Min
4.00
Weekly Faculty Contact Hours Total Max
4.00
CB07 Min Units
2.00
CB06 Max Units
2.00
Total Min Unit Calculation
Lecture Lab Learn Ctr Total
Weekly Faculty Contact Hours1.003.000.004.00
Total Contact Hours16.6049.800.0066.40
Lecture Hour Equivalent1.002.500.003.50
Full Time Equivalent Faculty6.6716.670.0023.34
Units1.001.000.002.00
Outside of Class Hours33.20
Total Student Learning Hours99.60
Total Max Unit Calculation
Lecture Lab Learn Ctr Total
Weekly Faculty Contact Hours1.003.000.004.00
Total Contact Hours16.6049.800.0066.40
Lecture Hour Equivalent1.002.500.003.50
Full Time Equivalent Faculty6.6716.670.0023.34
Units1.001.000.002.00
Outside of Class Hours33.20
Total Student Learning Hours99.60
Maximum Enrollment 25
Anticipated Enrollment 20
Maximum WFCH
100.000
Average WFCH
80.000
Open Entry
No
Grading Method
Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

Repeatability

Only select YES if non-credit or a qualified KNES Course
Repeatable
No
The Functionally Identical or Fractional Courses are editable by admin only.
Functionally Identical or Fractional Courses
Repeatability Group Information
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This course is part of a Repeatability Group Yes
Repeatability Group
IDNCIN - IVC Dance Introduction

Distance Education

Each mode of instruction for an existing course intended for delivery by Distance Education (DE) shall be separately reviewed and approved by the Curriculum Committee prior to being offered. DE mode of instruction includes any regularly scheduled work that replaces otherwise scheduled class (“face”) time. [per Education Code 55378]
This course is/or proposed for DE
Describe how this is designed for accessibility

General Education/Transfer

Degree Transfer Applicability
Proposed Transfer Types
Acceptable to CSUC, UC or Private
Removing GE? No
Explanation
UC Transferable Course
Y - UC Credit
General Education
UC Approval Date 08/01/1997
CSU Approval Date 09/25/2007
CSU GE Approval Date 08/01/1999
IGETC Approval Date
Local GE Approval Date
Comparable SC/IVC Courses
Comparable Transfer Courses
Intro to Dance
Course Number
DANCE 16
Articulation College System
CSU
4-yr Institution
CSU Fresno
Introduction to Ballet and Modern Dance
Course Number
DNCE 80
Articulation College System
UC
4-yr Institution
UC Irvine
SC/IVC Code Yes
B3 - Breadth: Fine Arts and Foreign Languages
CSU GE Yes
E - Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development
CSU AI Areas No
IGETC No
Cal-GETC No
CID

Requisites

Course Requisites
Conditions of Enrollment Catalog View
 

Requisite Validation

Legacy Requisite Validation

Learning Objectives



Bloom's Taxonomy

Students participating in this class will:
Identify, define and perform basic positions, movements and movement combinations in various dance forms.
Demonstrate improved strength, endurance, flexibility, coordination, balance, movement memory, and rhythm.
Identify and evaluate areas needing personal improvement in terms of body position, alignment, technique, and movement combinations, and apply feedback to improve own performance and provide feedback to aid self and others in the learning process.
Analyze and solve basic creative movement problems.
Demonstrate the fundamentals of each dance form in terms of time, space, shape, and energy.
Translate and incorporate visual and verbal instructions with regard to placement of weight and body coordination in order to prevent injuries.
Compare and contrast the dance forms with regard to structure, technique, interpretive style, movement vocabulary, and history.
Critique a dance performance using the techniques of appraisal, academic criticism, and evaluation of skills appropriate to specific dance forms.

Content

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Course Lecture Content (Use outline format)
  1. Overview
    1. Class Requirements
    2. Class Policies
    3. Work Ethic
    4. Dance as a Global Perspective
  2. Elements of Dance
    1. Time: Duple Meter/Triple Meter
    2. Shape
    3. Space
    4. Energy/Effort
    5. Conveying Meaning through Motion
      1. Staging
      2. Ideas as related to use of the elements
      3. Creating an Arc -- beginning, middle, end
  3. Modern Dance
    1. Basic History of Modern Dance
    2. Basic Modern Dance Technique
      1. Modern dance class organization and structure
      2. Proper alignment of the body for modern dance
      3. Dance positions in parallel and turnout
      4. Terminology
  4. Ballet
    1. Basic History of Ballet
    2. Etiquette in Ballet
    3. Basic Ballet Technique
      1. Ballet class organization and structure
      2. Proper alignment of the body for ballet
      3. Basic ballet positions
      4. Terminology
  5. Jazz Dance
    1. Basic History of Jazz Dance
    2. Introduction to Jazz Dance Styles
      1. Classical
      2. Musical theatre/Broadway
      3. Lyrical contemporary
      4. Commercial
    3. Basic Jazz Dance Technique
      1. Jazz dance class organization and structure
      2. Proper alignment of the body for jazz dance
      3. Basic arm positions
        1. Curved
        2. Straight
      4. Isolations
        1. Head
        2. Shoulders
        3. Chest/Ribs
        4. Hips
        5. Feet/Ankles
    4. Terminology
  6. Other Dance Forms
    1. Style of the Dance Form (may include social dance, hip hop, break dance, tap dance, liturgical dance, and international dance, e.g. African and Middle Eastern dance)
    2. History of the Dance Form
    3. Technique of the Dance Form
      1. Class organization and structure
      2. Proper alignment of the body for the dance
      3. Basic positions and movements
      4. Terminology
  7. Analysis of Dance Performance
    1. Idea Presentation
      1. What to include
      2. Use of specific examples
      3. Clarity of descriptions
    2. Formulating Opinions
      1. Note-taking
      2. Evaluating opinion validity
      3. Identifying opinion justification
    3. Structure of a Dance Critique
      1. Organization
      2. Avoiding common errors
    4. Structure of an Essay
  8. Improvisation
    1. History of improvisation in development of modern dance
    2. Improvisation as a tool for exploration of personal movement
    3. Improvisation as a tool for choreography
Course Lab/Activity Content
  1. Overview of Class Organization and Structure for Each Genre
    1. Warm-up
    2. Centerwork
    3. Across the Floor
  2. Movements to Express Basic Elements of Dance
    1. Time: Duple Meter/Triple Meter
    2. Shape
    3. Space
    4. Energy/Effort
  3. Exercises and Basic Movements of Modern Dance and Proper Alignment of the Body to Prevent Injuries
    1. Dance Positions in Parallel and Turnout
    2. Basic Modern Dance Movements
      1. Plié -- micro, demi, grand
      2. Tendu
      3. Dégagé
      4. Rond de jambe
      5. Developpé
      6. Grand battement
      7. Contraction
      8. Turns
    3. Traveling Steps
      1. Walks
      2. Runs
      3. Triplets
      4. Prances
    4. Axial Movements
    5. Aerial Movements
      1. Jumps
      2. Leaps
      3. Hops
      4. Assemblé
      5. Sissonne
  4. Etiquette, Exercises and Basic Movements of Ballet and Proper Alignment of the Body to Prevent Injuries
    1. Practical Application of Ballet Etiquette
    2. Ballet Positions, Movements, Steps, and Exercises
      1. Basic Ballet Positions
        1. Turnout (outward rotation of the legs
        2. Levels
          1. À terre
          2. Sur les demi-pointes
        3. First position
        4. Second position
        5. Third position
        6. Coup de pied
        7. Retiré/passé
      2. Basic movements at the barre
        1. Demi-plié
        2. Battement tendu
        3. Battement dégagé
      3. Basic movements at the center
        1. Port de bras (arm positions): first through fifth
        2. Arabesque: first through third
        3. Reverence (courtesy)
        4. Sauté
      4. Basic traveling steps
        1. Glissade (side)
        2. Soutenu
        3. Chassé devant
  5. Exercises and Basic Movements of Jazz Dance and Proper Alignment of the Body to Prevent Injuries
    1. Exercises and Basic Movements of Jazz Dance
      1. Basic arm positions
        1. Curved
        2. Straight
      2. Isolations
        1. Head
        2. Shoulders
        3. Chest/Ribs
        4. Hips
        5. Feet/Ankles
      3. Basic jazz dance movements
        1. Ball change/kick ball change
        2. Jazz walk
        3. Basic turns
        4. Basic jumps
        5. Chassé with hips
    2. Performance Practice of Jazz Dance Styles
      1. Classical
      2. Musical theatre/Broadway
      3. Lyrical contemporary
      4. Commercial
  6. Exercises and Basic Movements of Other Dance Forms: may include hip hop, break dance, tap, social, liturgical, and international dance  (also includes injury prevention)
    1. Basic arm and body placement for each dance
    2. Isolations Specific to the Dance Form
    3. Basic steps specific to the dance form
  7. Creative Problem Solving and Improvisation (e.g. African and Middle Eastern dance).  Exploration of:
    1. Movement patterns
    2. Weight transfer and levels
    3. Dynamic range of movements
    4. Partnering -- contact improvisation
    5. Remembering movement creations
  8. Movement Combinations for Each Genre
  9. Giving and Receiving Feedback and Corrections

Assignments

Typical Outside-of-Class Assignments
Reading Assignments
Assigned readings from the textbook, handouts, periodicals, other printed materials, and the Internet that reinforce class concepts.
Writing Assignments
Critique of dance performance(s): live, television, or video. Journal of individual objectives and performance evaluations. Descriptions of movement sequences and corrections. Essay on genres presented.
Oral Assignments
Rehearsal of each day's movement vocabulary and movement combinations. Creative movement problems. Development of short movement combinations. Preparation for performance of movement sequences. Viewing of videos, television programs, and/or movies.
Other Assignments
Preparation of periodic participation in class discussion as well as student-instructor questions and response throughout the semester.

Method of Evaluation

Legacy Methods of Evaluation
  1. Instructors evaluation of appropriate standards of language, and discipline demostrating the fundamentals of each dance form for a beginning dance class through in class performance. 
  2. Written assignments to identify and define basic dance vocabulary and technique skills that are germane to ballet, jazz, modern and other dance forms. 
  3. Instructors evaluation of in-class demostrations of basic barre and center floor patterns that include locomotor movements, directional changes, and spacial adjustments. 
  4. Written journals that compare and contrast ballet, jazz, modern and other dance forms showing the students experience within each genre. 
  5. Written evaluation and analyzation of the mechanics and artistry of dance concerts within a dance concert critique.

Student Learning Outcomes

Outcome Text
Identify and evaluate areas needing personal improvement in terms of body position, alignment, technique, and movement combinations, and apply instructor feedback to improve own performance.

Required Texts

Specify Formatting Style
MLA
Textbook (Minimum of 1 Required)
Recommended Yes
Condition and/or
Author(s) Harden-Velasco, Melissa
Title Dance Appreciation: Exploring Dance History and Performance
Edition
City
Publisher Kendall Hunt
Year 2014
Rationale
ISBN # 1465251944
Textbook Transfer Data
Recommended Yes
Condition or
Author(s) Harriet Lihs
Title Appreciating Dance
Edition 5th
City
Publisher Dance Horizons
Year 2018
Rationale
ISBN # 9780871273956
Textbook Transfer Data
Manual
Periodical
Software
Other Learning Materials

Library

Resource Needs
Library electronic resources will support this class No
N/A No
I recommend we add No
Materials in the Library support this class No
Other No
Legacy Additional Resources

Attached Files

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Codes/Dates

Dates
School Approval
11/26/2019
Curriculum Committee Approval
02/23/2010
Board of Trustees
06/22/2020
State Approval
03/31/2010
Technical Change Date
02/25/2013
Technical Change Comment
Change repeatability to NR in compliance with new Title 5 regulations.
Originator La Curan, Jennifer
Origination Date
2019-11-26
Implement Date
2020-06-22
Instructional Services
Effective Implementation date of new/revised course Fall 2020
Classification and Codes
Division IFA - Arts
Department IDNC - Dance
Program DANCE - Dance
Subject DNCE
Catalog Id 9921.20
CB03 TOP Code
100800 - Dance
CB00 Course Control Number
CCC000516344
CB04 Course Credit Status
D - Credit - Degree Applicable
CB05 Course Transfer Status
A - Transferable to both UC and CSU.
CB08 Course Basic Skill Status (PBS Status)
N - Not Basic Skills
CB09 SAM Code
E - Non-Occupational
CB10 Course COOP Work Exp-ED
N - Is not part of a cooperative work experience education program.
CB11 California Classification Codes
Y - Credit Course
CB13 Special Class Status
N - Course is not a special class.
CB21 Course Prior to College
Y - Not applicable
CB22 Non Credit Course Category
Y - Not Applicable, Credit course
CB23 Funding Agency Category
Y - Not Applicable (funding not used to develop course)
CB24 Program Course Status
Program Applicable
CB25 Course General Education Status
Not Applicable
CB26 Course Support Course Status
N - Course is not a support course
CB27 Course Upper Division Status
CIP Code
Soc Code
Course Accounting Method
C - Census
Material Code
Required Prereq
No
Conditions of Enrollment Catalog View
Prereq Code
Prereq Earned
Required Coreq
No
Coreq Key
Coreq Course(s)
Admin Use Only

Methods of Instruction

Method of Instruction
Methods of Instruction
L-L - Lecture/Lab Combination

ASSIST

Queue for Assist No
Last Request From Queue
Last Direct Request 06/24/2020

ASSIST Preview

Prefix DNCE
Course Number
1
Content
  1. Overview
    1. Class Requirements
    2. Class Policies
    3. Work Ethic
    4. Dance as a Global Perspective
  2. Elements of Dance
    1. Time: Duple Meter/Triple Meter
    2. Shape
    3. Space
    4. Energy/Effort
    5. Conveying Meaning through Motion
      1. Staging
      2. Ideas as related to use of the elements
      3. Creating an Arc -- beginning, middle, end
  3. Modern Dance
    1. Basic History of Modern Dance
    2. Basic Modern Dance Technique
      1. Modern dance class organization and structure
      2. Proper alignment of the body for modern dance
      3. Dance positions in parallel and turnout
      4. Terminology
  4. Ballet
    1. Basic History of Ballet
    2. Etiquette in Ballet
    3. Basic Ballet Technique
      1. Ballet class organization and structure
      2. Proper alignment of the body for ballet
      3. Basic ballet positions
      4. Terminology
  5. Jazz Dance
    1. Basic History of Jazz Dance
    2. Introduction to Jazz Dance Styles
      1. Classical
      2. Musical theatre/Broadway
      3. Lyrical contemporary
      4. Commercial
    3. Basic Jazz Dance Technique
      1. Jazz dance class organization and structure
      2. Proper alignment of the body for jazz dance
      3. Basic arm positions
        1. Curved
        2. Straight
      4. Isolations
        1. Head
        2. Shoulders
        3. Chest/Ribs
        4. Hips
        5. Feet/Ankles
    4. Terminology
  6. Other Dance Forms
    1. Style of the Dance Form (may include social dance, hip hop, break dance, tap dance, liturgical dance, and international dance, e.g. African and Middle Eastern dance)
    2. History of the Dance Form
    3. Technique of the Dance Form
      1. Class organization and structure
      2. Proper alignment of the body for the dance
      3. Basic positions and movements
      4. Terminology
  7. Analysis of Dance Performance
    1. Idea Presentation
      1. What to include
      2. Use of specific examples
      3. Clarity of descriptions
    2. Formulating Opinions
      1. Note-taking
      2. Evaluating opinion validity
      3. Identifying opinion justification
    3. Structure of a Dance Critique
      1. Organization
      2. Avoiding common errors
    4. Structure of an Essay
  8. Improvisation
    1. History of improvisation in development of modern dance
    2. Improvisation as a tool for exploration of personal movement
    3. Improvisation as a tool for choreography
Lab Content
  1. Overview of Class Organization and Structure for Each Genre
    1. Warm-up
    2. Centerwork
    3. Across the Floor
  2. Movements to Express Basic Elements of Dance
    1. Time: Duple Meter/Triple Meter
    2. Shape
    3. Space
    4. Energy/Effort
  3. Exercises and Basic Movements of Modern Dance and Proper Alignment of the Body to Prevent Injuries
    1. Dance Positions in Parallel and Turnout
    2. Basic Modern Dance Movements
      1. Plié -- micro, demi, grand
      2. Tendu
      3. Dégagé
      4. Rond de jambe
      5. Developpé
      6. Grand battement
      7. Contraction
      8. Turns
    3. Traveling Steps
      1. Walks
      2. Runs
      3. Triplets
      4. Prances
    4. Axial Movements
    5. Aerial Movements
      1. Jumps
      2. Leaps
      3. Hops
      4. Assemblé
      5. Sissonne
  4. Etiquette, Exercises and Basic Movements of Ballet and Proper Alignment of the Body to Prevent Injuries
    1. Practical Application of Ballet Etiquette
    2. Ballet Positions, Movements, Steps, and Exercises
      1. Basic Ballet Positions
        1. Turnout (outward rotation of the legs
        2. Levels
          1. À terre
          2. Sur les demi-pointes
        3. First position
        4. Second position
        5. Third position
        6. Coup de pied
        7. Retiré/passé
      2. Basic movements at the barre
        1. Demi-plié
        2. Battement tendu
        3. Battement dégagé
      3. Basic movements at the center
        1. Port de bras (arm positions): first through fifth
        2. Arabesque: first through third
        3. Reverence (courtesy)
        4. Sauté
      4. Basic traveling steps
        1. Glissade (side)
        2. Soutenu
        3. Chassé devant
  5. Exercises and Basic Movements of Jazz Dance and Proper Alignment of the Body to Prevent Injuries
    1. Exercises and Basic Movements of Jazz Dance
      1. Basic arm positions
        1. Curved
        2. Straight
      2. Isolations
        1. Head
        2. Shoulders
        3. Chest/Ribs
        4. Hips
        5. Feet/Ankles
      3. Basic jazz dance movements
        1. Ball change/kick ball change
        2. Jazz walk
        3. Basic turns
        4. Basic jumps
        5. Chassé with hips
    2. Performance Practice of Jazz Dance Styles
      1. Classical
      2. Musical theatre/Broadway
      3. Lyrical contemporary
      4. Commercial
  6. Exercises and Basic Movements of Other Dance Forms: may include hip hop, break dance, tap, social, liturgical, and international dance  (also includes injury prevention)
    1. Basic arm and body placement for each dance
    2. Isolations Specific to the Dance Form
    3. Basic steps specific to the dance form
  7. Creative Problem Solving and Improvisation (e.g. African and Middle Eastern dance).  Exploration of:
    1. Movement patterns
    2. Weight transfer and levels
    3. Dynamic range of movements
    4. Partnering -- contact improvisation
    5. Remembering movement creations
  8. Movement Combinations for Each Genre
  9. Giving and Receiving Feedback and Corrections
Course Description
This course introduces the basic techniques, styles, and backgrounds of ballet, modern, and jazz dance, as well as other dance forms, such as hip hop, tap, international (e.g., African and Middle Eastern), and social dance. It is designed for dancers of any experience level. The course focuses on developing coordination, flexibility, strength, and postural alignment. Movement studies and improvisations encourage student individuality. DNCE 1 (or DNCE 1A and 1B) may be taken once for a maximum of 2 units.
Is Honors
No
Lecture Hours
16.6000
Lab Hours
49.8000
Outline Approval Date
2010-02-23
Outline Effective Date
2020-06-22
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Advisories
Enrollment Limitations
Objectives
  • Identify, define and perform basic positions, movements and movement combinations in various dance forms.
  • Demonstrate improved strength, endurance, flexibility, coordination, balance, movement memory, and rhythm.
  • Identify and evaluate areas needing personal improvement in terms of body position, alignment, technique, and movement combinations, and apply feedback to improve own performance and provide feedback to aid self and others in the learning process.
  • Analyze and solve basic creative movement problems.
  • Demonstrate the fundamentals of each dance form in terms of time, space, shape, and energy.
  • Translate and incorporate visual and verbal instructions with regard to placement of weight and body coordination in order to prevent injuries.
  • Compare and contrast the dance forms with regard to structure, technique, interpretive style, movement vocabulary, and history.
  • Critique a dance performance using the techniques of appraisal, academic criticism, and evaluation of skills appropriate to specific dance forms.
Instruction Methods
Lecture/Lab Combination
Evaluation Methods
Other Texts
Assignments
  • Reading

    Assigned readings from the textbook, handouts, periodicals, other printed materials, and the Internet that reinforce class concepts.

  • Writing

    Critique of dance performance(s): live, television, or video. Journal of individual objectives and performance evaluations. Descriptions of movement sequences and corrections. Essay on genres presented.

  • Oral Assignments

    Rehearsal of each day's movement vocabulary and movement combinations. Creative movement problems. Development of short movement combinations. Preparation for performance of movement sequences. Viewing of videos, television programs, and/or movies.

  • Other Assignments

    Preparation of periodic participation in class discussion as well as student-instructor questions and response throughout the semester.