Course Content and Outcome Guide for D 184B
- Date:
- 31-AUG-2010
- Posted by:
- Sally Earll
- Course Number:
- D 184B
- Course Title:
- Ballroom II
- Credit Hours:
- 1
- Lecture hours:
- 0
- Lecture/Lab hours:
- 0
- Lab hours:
- 30
- Special Fee:
- $12
Course Description
Ballroom II Continues the development of skills in ballroom dance at an intermediate level as well as enriching the depth of the dance technique and complexity of choreography. Focus is placed on: appropriate partnering in order to lead or follow, rhythm, style, and phrasing. Dances may include: Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Quickstep, Rumba, Cha-Cha, Swing, Samba, Jive, and Night Club Two Step. Course may be taken a total of three times for credit as either D 184B or PE 186E. Prerequisites: D 184 or PE 186D or instructor approval.Intended Outcomes for the course
1. Use increased spatial awareness, partnering skills, and coordination in order to build social connections and help make social choices.
2. Use social skills to acknowledge diversity and develop tolerance, support, and attentiveness towards other human beings.
3. Appreciate ballroom dance as an art form and understand how it fits in with other areas of dance.
4. Use developed skills in improvisation to promote creative problem solving.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
1. Participation
2. Creative Projects
3. Practical Evaluation
Other assessment strategies may include:
1. Group or individual choreography
2. Written exam to test knowledge or terminology and/or history
3. Research paper
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Structure:
Skill introduction and review
New pattern presentation
Practice with rotating partners
Improvisational dance and practice time
Movement:
Footwork and floor craft specific to each dance
Appropriate styling and musicality
Improvised sequences
Skill development and variations
Theory:
Familiarity with origins, history, and styling of each dance
Recognition of music used to accompany individual dances
Ability to dance written patterns