Course Content and Outcome Guide for D 292
- Date:
- 13-SEP-2006
- Posted by:
- Curriculum Office
- Course Number:
- D 292
- Course Title:
- Ballet III
- Credit Hours:
- 1
- Lecture hours:
- 0
- Lecture/Lab hours:
- 0
- Lab hours:
- 30
- Special Fee:
- $12
Course Description
Continues development of classical ballet technique at the intermediate level. Emphasizes correct alignment, increased speed, strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, stamina, and ballet vocabulary in longer, more challenging combinations. Course may be taken 3 times for credit (any combination of D 292 or PE 286 for a total of 3 times). Recommended courses: D 192B, or PE 186B, or equivalent.Intended Outcomes for the course
- Increase knowledge and skills in intermediate ballet technique.
- Identify and apply the principles, technique, and vocabulary of classical ballet.
- Explore and appreciate ballet as an art form.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Attendance, participation, and effort.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills in intermediate ballet technique.
- Written and/or practical evaluation.
- Paper or project on dance.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Concepts, themes, issues:Principles of Ballet Technique:
- Correct alignment
- Turnout of the legs and feet
- Ballet body positions
- Leg and arm positions
- Seven basic movements of ballet
- Ballet vocabulary in French
- Safe and efficient dance techniques
Ballet Class, intermediate:
- Barre work: plies, releves, port de bras, battements, rond de jambe
- Center floor work: body directions, connecting steps
- Use of epaulement, upper body, and arms
- Grand Adagio
- Connecting steps
- Petit allegro-jumps
- Turns—in place and traveling
- Traveling steps and combinations
- Grand allegro
- Structure of a ballet class
- Dance class etiquette
Aesthetics and Awareness in Ballet:
- Flow and dynamics of movement
- Rhythmic awareness and musicality
- Use of shape and space
- Aesthetics and line of classical ballet
- Elements of expression and communication in ballet
Competencies/skills:
Demonstrate correct technique and intermediate skills in ballet movements and combinations:
- Barre work
- Center floor work
- Stretches
- Adagio
- Petit Allegro
- Connecting steps
- Turns
- Jumps
- Grand Allegro
- Extended ballet combinations
Demonstrate increased speed, control, strength, balance, and stamina in ballet.
Demonstrate improved quality of movement and musicality.
Demonstrate ability to learn, execute, and retain ballet steps and combinations from visual, aural, and kinesthetic cues with greater speed and accuracy.
Demonstrate ability to reverse combinations.
Identify and comprehend the principles and vocabulary of classical ballet technique.
Examine and articulate ideas about a dance performance.
Present a project/paper on ballet.