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DNCE 1 - Introduction to Dance: Overview

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DNCE
1
FA - Arts
No
DANCE - Dance
DANCE - Dance
DANCE - Dance
Introduction to Dance: Overview
Intro Dance: Overview
100800 - Dance
D - Credit - Degree Applicable
Y - Credit Course
Fall 2020
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.
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.
Five to six year revisions.
0.00
No
Units/Hours
D - Credit - Degree Applicable
N - Is not part of a cooperative work experience education program.
No
1.00
1.00
3.00
3.00
0.00
0.00
4.00
4.00
2.00
2.00
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
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
25
20
100.000
80.000
No
Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Repeatability
No
Functionally Identical or Fractional Courses
Topic Area Information
No
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]
General Education/Transfer
Degree Transfer Applicability
Acceptable to CSUC, UC or Private
No
Y - UC Credit
General Education
08/01/1997
09/25/2007
08/01/1999
Comparable SC/IVC Courses
Comparable Transfer Courses
DANCE 16
CSU
CSU Fresno
DNCE 80
UC
UC Irvine
Yes
B3 - Breadth: Fine Arts and Foreign Languages
Yes
E - Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development
No
No
No
CID
Requisites
Course Requisites
Requisite Validation
Learning Objectives


Bloom's Taxonomy

Students participating in this class will:
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
  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
Assigned readings from the textbook, handouts, periodicals, other printed materials, and the Internet that reinforce class concepts.
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.
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.
Preparation of periodic participation in class discussion as well as student-instructor questions and response throughout the semester.
Method 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
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
MLA
Textbook (Minimum of 1 Required)
Yes
and/or
Harden-Velasco, Melissa
Dance Appreciation: Exploring Dance History and Performance
Kendall Hunt
2014
1465251944
Yes
or
Harriet Lihs
Appreciating Dance
5th
Dance Horizons
2018
9780871273956
Manual
Periodical
Software
Other Learning Materials
Library
Resource Needs
No
No
No
No
No
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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
Change repeatability to NR in compliance with new Title 5 regulations.
La Curan, Jennifer
2019-11-26
2020-06-22
Instructional Services
Fall 2020
Classification and Codes
FA - Arts
DANCE - Dance
DANCE - Dance
DNCE
9921.20
100800 - Dance
CCC000516344
D - Credit - Degree Applicable
A - Transferable to both UC and CSU.
N - Not Basic Skills
E - Non-Occupational
N - Is not part of a cooperative work experience education program.
Y - Credit Course
N - Course is not a special class.
Y - Not applicable
Y - Not Applicable, Credit course
Y - Not Applicable (funding not used to develop course)
Program Applicable
Not Applicable
N - Course is not a support course
Soc Code
C - Census
No
No
Methods of Instruction
Method of Instruction
L-L - Lecture/Lab Combination
ASSIST
No
06/24/2020
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DNCE
1
  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
  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
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.
No
16.6000
49.8000
2010-02-23
2020-06-22
  • 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.
Lecture/Lab Combination
  • 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.